Verge Theater brings Annie Baker’s drama The Flick to Bozeman
Verge takes audiences to the movies with summer staging
As the not-so-sunny season forges ahead, Verge Theater is giving Bozemanites and out-of-towners a great excuse to head indoors by featuring some fantastic stage performances. Here’s a look at what’s happening at “The Little Black Box on the Edge (of Bozeman).”
In mid-July, the community theater brings Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Flick to Bozeman. The play offers up a hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world. Performances will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm, July 19th–27th and August 9th–10th. Tickets are $19. Recommended for ages 17+.
The play revolves around a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, where three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35 millimeter film projectors in the state. Their tiny battles and not-so-tiny heartbreaks play out in the empty aisles, becoming more gripping than the lackluster, second-run movies on screen. Baker’s keen insight and finely-tuned comic eye make this an unforgettable story.
“FOUR STARS. A hypnotic, heartbreaking, micro-epic about movies and moving on. Irreducibly theatrical.” – Time Out New York
Also on the edge of Bozeman, the theater’s improv masters bring balance to the force on select Monday nights this summer with Improv on the Verge! They pair the fun and energy of short-form games (like you see on the popular tv show Whose Line Is It Anyway?) with long-form scenes in which they create hilarious characters and storylines on the spot. Head down for a new, fun-filled show every other Monday or so. Cheap thrills for your laugh hole! Upcoming shows are set for July 15th and 29th with a NEW summer-friendly start time of 8pm. Tickets are $9. Ages 17+.
Visit www.vergetheater.com for reservations and further information about upcoming productions! Advance tickets are also available in store at Cactus Records. Verge is always looking for volunteers whose valued services may earn free admission to select shows! Please visit the website for additional details. •
