The Marriage
         of Bette and BooThe Marriage of Bette and Boo

Was performed October 16 - November 8, 1998 at the Hasty Pudding Theatre

written by Christopher Durang
directed by Marcus Stern
set design by Molly Hughes
costume design by Karen Eister
lighting design by John Ambrosone
sound design by John Huntington

[Cast] [Synopsis] [Articles]

Bette and Boo should never have gotten married. Boo is an alcoholic, Bette has dead babies, their in-laws are gibbering sociopaths, and as for their priest - he thinks he's a strip of fried bacon! Savage, tender, and wickedly funny, The Marriage of Bette and Boo is Christopher Durang at his anarchic best.

 

Cast

Bette Brennan

... Caroline Hall

Margaret Brennan,
her mother

... Karen MacDonald

Paul Brennan,
her father

... Thomas Derrah

Joan Brennan,
her sister

... Kristin Flanders

Emily Brennan,
her sister

... Sophia Fox-Long

Boo Hudlocke

... Randall Jaynes

Karl Hudlocke

... Will LeBow

Soot Hudlocke
his mother

... Paula Plum

Father Donnally/Doctor

... Remo Airaldi

Matt

... Matt Chiorini


Synopsis

Based directly on Christopher Durang's experiences as a child and on his parents' marriage, the play begins on Bette & Boo's wedding day and jumps forward (and back) through an unusually peculiar twenty years of family life with the grandparents, uncles, aunts ... and the family priest. Along the way are more than a few births, deaths, bits of advice, holidays, disagreements, divorces, and (most important of all) fond memories.


Articles

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