Stupid Kid in Richmond

Stupid Kid

STUPID KID a new play by Sharr White East Coast premiere directed by Alison Devereaux Thu Jan 23 - Sun Feb 16, 2020 $35 general admission/$25 militara+rvata/$15 students In this very dark and powerful comedy Chick surprises his parents when he returns home from prison after serving only 14 years of a life sentence. He's been released to face a retrial for a murder that he confessed to committing when he was a teenager. The flat-broke Ford family has tried to rebuild their lives and overcome the shame and guilt of their son's gruesome crime. Now that Chick is back they're forced to reluctantly relive the horrors of the past in the midst of their own mounting misfortunes. STUPID KID was commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and playwright Sharr White has had his plays developed or produced at theatres across the country and Europe including Manhattan Theatre Club, The New Group, MCC Theatre, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Melbourne Theatre Company, The Magic Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and more. Performers: Arik Cullen - UncleMike Andrew Firda* - Eddie Ford Jeannie Goodyear - Franny Hawker Lorin Hope Mello - Hazel Boomie Pedersen - Gigi Ford Adam Valentine - Chick Ford *appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association Production Team: Director - Alison Devereaux Set Designer - Alan Williamson Costume Designer - Emily Tappan Lighting Designer - Andrew Bonniwell Sound Designer - Bea Kelly Fight Director/Choreographer - Aaron Orensky Dialect Coach - Erica Hughes Stage Manager - Grace Brown Performance Schedule: Thu, Jan 23 @ 7:30pm Fri, Jan 24 @ 7:30pm Sat, Jan 25 @ 7:30pm (media opening) Fri, Jan 31 @ 7:30pm Sat, Feb 1 @ 7:30pm Fri, Feb 7 @ 7:30pm Sat, Feb 8 @ 7:30pm Thu, Feb 13 @ 7:30pm (post perf. talkback) Fri, Feb 14 @ 7:30pm Sat, Feb 15 @ 7:30pm Sun, Feb 16 @ 4pm (post perf. talkback) *This is final sale. Firehouse offers no exchanges, transfers, or refunds. firehousetheatre.org / 804.355.2001

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This event repeats on various days: Jan 23, Jan 24, Jan 25