The Good Boy: Coming-of-Age Solo Show About Dealing with Deaf Parents
Bootleg Theater (2220 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90057)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00*
* Additional fees apply.
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The last date listed for The Good Boy was Sunday September 19, 2010 / 3:00pm.
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Goldstar Member Tips
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Grant on What to Wear
Casual
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GT on Other
Bands might play after the show, if you want to stay. See http://www.bootlegtheater.org/music.html.
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GT on Where to Park
A handful of spaces are available after 7PM in a lot to the NW of the building.
10 Goldstar Member Reviews
Vi Hoyer
Myself and my 93-year-old companion got to this event early and had the pleasure of talking with the director before the show (and Michael after). It's amazing to see it now, because even though this one-man show just premiered, it plays like a piece that's been refined from years of touring! It is so tight, so specific, relatable and engaging-- one of the finest solo shows we've seen anywhere.Written on Sep 07 2010
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GT
This is an excellent one-man show, provoking an abundance of laughter and of tears. (Bring your tissues!) I don't give out many 5's, but Mr. Bonnabel deserves it. Such emotional honesty -- I don't know how he does it night after night after night.Written on Sep 18 2010
My only issue with the production is that it should be in a smaller space. The show lends itself to that kind of intimacy, and there were WAY more seats than audience members. A cozier venue would have been more appropriate.
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Grant
Michael Bonnabel is one of the great figures in L.A. music theater and theater scene, and has premiered many works written for him (including Philip Littell's and Eliot Douglass' "The Wandering Whore" and Littell's "No Miracle: A Consolation"). This is a show about Michael's growing up in a home with two deaf parents; he frequently signs during the performance, and on Sundays there is a ASL translator also on stage. Michael has both comedic and poignant stories in this 85 minute staged monologue, and his gifts for beautiful voice, perfect timing of delivery, and thoughtful writing that brings the audience immediately into his story and doesn't let go make this an evening of theater and human existence that you shouldn't miss. The other comment about there not being a dry eye in the house is accurate; Michael gives a very moving performance and moves the audience along with him.Written on Sep 06 2010
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vance Studley
As a hearing child growing up in a deaf community (all relatives of my mother who is deaf) I found the actor's story, inflections, sounds and mimicry uncannily accurate and moving with pathos, joy, and emotion combined in this highly personal self-portrait. Be prepared to be moved by the entire story which reaches out to everyone in both worlds of the deaf and hearing.Written on Sep 06 2010
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More Information About The Good Boy
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Quotes & Highlights
- The Sunday matinee offers an ASL translator.
Description
Bootleg is proud to announce The Good Boy, the premiere production of a solo performance piece that tells the funny, moving and sometimes devastating story of his life as a little boy trying to find his voice in the middle of a large family raised by two complicated and loving deaf parents. Set in 1960’s Pasadena, and with the use of sign, speech and song, Michael shares his family’s stories of triumph, grief, dignity and shared respect. Learning to communicate his own feelings, dealing with adult responsibilities far beyond his young years and waiting for an emotional echo in a silent home, Michael is always the good boy who never quite feels as though he is good enough. He takes the audience into his young adult life struggling to find independence while never giving up in his quest for a deeper connection to his distant and remote father.
Michael Bonnabel is a Los Angeles-based performance artist with a wide range of noteworthy theater, film and TV credits, including award winning performances in Philip Littell’s No Miracle: A Consolation at Playwright’s Arena and the ADA Best Revival signed and spoken production of Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story at the Actor’s Workout Studio. He has appeared on The Bootleg Theater and Evidence Room stages many times including in the highly regarded and extremely successful Ken Roht’s 99¢ Only Calendar Girl Competition, and most recently in Robert Prior’s colorful adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Project: Wonderland, as the Caterpillar, among other characters. Other appearances include productions with The Long Beach Opera Company, West Coast Ensemble, Tiffany, Highways, Odyssey, Colony and Meta Theaters. Currently Michael is appearing in the long-running, sold-out production of The Manor, written by Kathy Bates.