BUGS INFEST TRACY LETTS’ PLAY @ CHATHAM COMMUNITY PLAYERS

BUG
by Tracy Letts
Directed by Bob Pridham

WHEN: October 14-29, Fridays & Saturdays 8 PM; Sunday, October 23,
3 PM; October 29, 10 PM
WHERE: Chatham Playhouse, 23 N. Passaic Avenue, Chatham
TICKETS: $20 adults and $18 youth/senior
Buy tickets HERE 
The box office will begin accepting phone reservations on October 4 at 973.635.7363

BUG centers on Agnes, a lonely, middle-aged waitress victimized by her abusive ex-husband, and tortured... by the kidnapping of her child in a supermarket almost ten years ago. After spiraling into a world of alcohol, cocaine and seedy motel rooms, Pete,r a timid Gulf War veteran and drifter in search of a friend, wanders into her life. As their interest in each other grows, so does their paranoid obsession with understanding what—or who—brought them together. Did we mention the infestation of bugs?

“…obscenely exciting…top-flight craftsmanship. Buckle up and brace yourself…” states the New York Times.

The exciting cast includes: Sarah Pharaon as Agnes, Matt McCarthy as Peter, Tina Zogans as RC, Jeff Maschi as Goss and Brian Dowd as Dr. Sweet.

Director Bob Pridham said,” Playwright Tracy Letts gives us plays which fire on multiple cylinders and demand white-knuckle commitment from the actors, and BUG is no exception. Funny, rude, violent and appalling, this is a play which sends audiences and performers on a wild ride into a carnival darkhouse where almost nothing is what it seems to be. Few plays I know better capture the interlocked pathologies of fear, suspicion and reactionary madness which seem to be clogging the American airwaves these days. I'm reminded of the punchline to an old joke: ‘I may be paranoid, but at least I know what's real.’ Not to be outdone, Letts pushes us one step further: ‘What don't you know?"’”