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Preview of 'Strange Bedfellows' at the Phoenix Stage Company

A staged reading of a new work by Jason Boies will run for three performances.

Strange Bedfellows

Written by Jason Boies


Part of the Phoenix Stage Company's New Works Series

A Special Staged Reading

July 26 & 27, 2013 at 8:00 pm
July 28, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Strange Bedfellows follows Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Edward Rutledge on their way to a peace conference with the British on Staten Island in September of 1776. They stay at a small tavern overloaded with soldiers who on their way to join General Washington.

Accommodations are so tight that Adams and Franklin must share a tiny bed. Franklin’s proclivities toward nude air-bathing and in-depth discussion of personal hygiene and bodily functions make for entertaining history not found in school books. Anxieties are heightened as they discuss the disturbing direction the war is taking, the  possibilities of their meeting the next day and the uncertain future of a nation not yet fully born – a nation, unlike any other, founded on an idea.

The men are portrayed, not as demi-gods or dry characters from a text book, but rather plain men, whose foibles, maladies and prejudices in the face of everyday situations make for humorous yet sometimes uncomfortable situations.

The talented cast for this wonderful piece include Ed Bassett, Tim Cleary, Brian Elser, Chris Evans, Tori Richnavsky and Rob Richnavsky. All tickets are $10.00,

Phoenix Stage Company is located at 686 Rubber Avenue in Naugatuck. (203) 632-8546 is the box office number.

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