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Mysterious Skin
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Opened May 2, 2003
Closed Jun 28, 2003
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

At the age of eight, Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his house, having endured something traumatic that he cannot remember. In the same town, young Neil McCormick, sexually aware and wise beyond his years, is fully aware of the events from that mysterious summer. New Conservatory Theatre Center presents Prince Gomolvilas' adaptation of Scott Heim's gay coming-of-age novel Mysterious Skin.

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New Conservatory Theatre Center
25 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102

The New Conservatory Theatre Center, located in the heart of San Francisco, is a Performing Arts complex. Our internationally known state-of-the art facility houses three fully-equipped theatres, ranging in size from 50-132 seats, a video studio, art [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Brian Lackey was abducted by aliens -- or, at least, that's what he believes. When he was eight years old, he woke up in a crawl space underneath his Kansas home with no memory of the preceding five hours. Prince Gomolvilas's new play Mysterious Skin follows Brian's search to discover the truth behind this incident. Based on Scott Heim's novel of the same title, this complex, intriguing play weaves together themes of loneliness, abuse, sexual desire, and the urgent need to unlock memory.

Heim's novel proceeds chronologically, starting with Brian's account of his mysterious awakening in the crawl space after a Little League game earlier that evening. In Gomolvilas's adaptation, Brian (playe[...]


Reviewed by Dan Bacalzo on May 21, 2003

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