Binge
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jul 30, 2010
Closed Aug 8, 2010
Opened Jul 30, 2010
Closed Aug 8, 2010
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Running Time:
1hr. 30min.
1hr. 30min.
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http://slanttheatreproject.org
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
30% of American adults 20 years of age or older are obese. This play is about one of them. Doug Barnes wants to have gastric bypass surgery. But before he can, he has to endure a barrage of personal questions from his surgeon, the matchmaking efforts of his best friend, and an infatuation with the new pizza delivery girl. With two weeks to eat like there's no tomorrow, Doug is forced to confront his insecurities, his vanity, and the true motive behind so-called "self-improvement."
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Thomas Ward's darkly comic and mostly satisfying new one-act play,
Binge, being presented by the Slant Theatre Project at the Drilling Company, seemingly focuses on an unusual subject: Doug (Brent Bateman), an obese customer service rep in his early thirties, decides to have gastric bypass surgery to improve his "quality of life." But the work is ultimately less about being fat, and more about what people want to be as opposed to who they really are.
The play opens with a long scene with Doug and his doctor (John G. Preston), spliced with other scenes at his workplace with his cubicle buddy, Chris (David Lee Nelson), and at home where he strikes up a conversation with the new pizza delive[...]