Photo: J. Elissa Marshal
Written by Louis Sachar
Directed by Brian C. Fahey
Performances: October 2*, 3, 7, 8, 9 at 8:00 PM
October 3, 4, 11 at 2:00 PM
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
Tickets: $20 adults, $17 UT faculty & staff, $15 students available online at www.texasperformingarts.org or by phone at 477-6060.
*Join us October 2nd for an Opening Night Reception immediately following the performance. Guests will be able to mingle with the cast, crew, and director of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom while enjoying an assortment of light snacks and desserts.
Media and Resources:
- Cast List
- Director Information
- Playwright Information
- Synopsis
- Press and Reviews
- Costume renderings by Alee Franklin-Willis
- Puppetry Workshop with The Biscuit Brothers
- Study Guide (pdf - download adobe reader)
Synopsis: Adapted by Louis Sachar (Holes, Sideways Stories from Wayside School) from his Texas Bluebonnet Award winning children's novel, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom perfectly captures the frequent adolescent re-definitions of friends and enemies. Told in a series of hilarious and poignant interactions, Sachar's play brings the beloved characters from his wildly popular tale to the stage.
I was born in East Meadow, New York on March 20, 1954 and lived there until third grade. My dad worked on the 78th floor of the Empire State Building, and maybe that somehow inspired Wayside School, who knows? When I was nine years old, we moved to Tustin, California. At that time, there were orange groves all around, and the local kids would often divide up into teams and have orange fights. The “ammo” hung from the trees, although the best ones were the gushy, rotten ones on the ground. Now most of the orange trees are gone, replaced with fast food restaurants, and big box stores. For more information visit http://www.louissachar.com/Bio.htm.
Director: Brian C. Fahey
Brian C. Fahey came to UT from Boston, MA, where he was the Artistic Director of Gurnet Theatre Project, a Boston based theatre company he co-founded. For GTP he has directed The Illusion, Miss Julie (MA Cultural Council Gold Star Nomination), This Is Our Youth (IRNE – Independent Reviewers of New England Award Nomination, Best Play), and the Boston premieres of Bert V. Royal's Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead and Adam Rapp's Essential Self-Defense. Brian recently completed an observership at the Seattle Children's Theatre, working with David Saar on his production of Tomás and the Library Lady, and was an Assistant Dramaturg at the 2009 Bonderman Symposium at the Indiana Repertory Theatre working on the team for Laura Schellhardt's play Air Guitar High. At UT, Brian has taught Introduction to Improv, and serves as a Drama Specialist for Drama for Schools in Victoria, TX and for the 2008 residency in Galena, Alaska. Brian appeared as Memory Mender in UT's production of Still Life with Iris, and General Yepanchin in The Idiot. Recently he directed Wendy Bable's play/ballet for young audiences, Funky Snowman for the 2009 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival, and will direct Louis Sachar's There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom for the UT '09/'10 season. Brian holds a B.A. in Theatre from Northeastern University and has trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland.
- Jon Cook as Bradley Chalkers
- Tiger Sheu as Jeff Fishkin
- Benjamin Bazan as Robbie
- Bryan Ballew as Brian
- Shannon Kintner aas Colleen Verigold
- Dawnica Mathis as as Lori Westin
- Talleri McRae as Melinda Birch
- Anna Fugate as Mrs. Ebbel
- Stevi Baston as Carla Davis
- Michelle Cooper as Mrs. Chalkers
- Joey LePage as Mr. Chalkers
- Lindsay Genshaft as Mrs. Nathan
- Glen Hall as Mr. Verigold & Bartholomew the Bear
- Leslie Chastain as Mrs. Verigold & Ronnie the Rabbit
- Pierce Purselley as Turtle & Goose
