BACking
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6 actors // 2 hours
When Avery leaves his job on a cruise ship to return home and keep an eye on his cantankerous, recently widowed mother, Mel, he expects his glamorous life of karaoke nights in international waters is over. But a chance meeting on an app, a series of mangled run-ins with the new Neighborhood Association, and a long-awaited birth are going to convince him that life is just beginning.
Playwright R. Eric Thomas has serious comedic talent
Julia Klein, Philadelphia Inquirer
Thomas sews together disparate scenes, incongruous personalities, and plenty of music to craft a rich portrait of a multigenerational Black queer family.
Cameron Kelsall, Broad Street Review
Productions:
Arden Theatre Company, 2022 // directed by Rebecca Wright
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