Performances Feb 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29 at the Gem Center for the Arts
A bold, bruised, and billowing drama, THE HUMANS layers the fabric of a family's past as they gather at the youngest daughter and her boyfriend's New York Chinatown apartment for a holiday meal. As the Blake family pokes at old wounds and forcibly stumble through treasured traditions, tensions bubble over, secrets fight their way to the surface, and the world creaks curiously around them.
There is no intermission. This play contains strong language and depictions of Alzheimer's disease.
Tickets online are $20 General / $10 Student, Senior, or Military
Tickets at the door are $25 General / $15 Student, Senior, or Military
CAST
Justin Tharpe as ERIK BLAKE
Julia Bennett as DEIRDRE BLAKE
Athena Watkins as AIMEE BLAKE
Sam Murphy as BRIGID BLAKE
Elaine Diner as FIONA “MOMO” BLAKE
Ben Kemper as RICHARD SAAD
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Opal Theatre Company is a recipient of the Boise City Department of Arts & History FY2020 grant. Grants are reviewed by a panel and awarded based on quality and merit, management, community benefit, and budget—supporting quality projects in both established and emerging cultural fields that ultimately contribute toward making Boise the most livable city in the country through building and reinforcing a strong and equitable cultural foundation.
Opal Theatre Company is thrilled to be able to create ambitious, world-class theatre in 2020. With the help of the Boise City Department of Arts & History, Opal Theatre Company will continue to create world-class, ambitious theatre in 2020 that entertains, inspires, and provokes.A bold, bruised, and billowing drama, THE HUMANS layers the fabric of a family's past as they gather at the youngest daughter and her boyfriend's New York Chinatown apartment for a holiday meal. As the Blake family pokes at old wounds and forcibly stumble through treasured traditions, tensions bubble over, secrets fight their way to the surface, and the world creaks curiously around them.