Mommies' Boys at Altered Stages

John Capo Productions presents Mommies' Boys, by Jack Dowd, at the Altered Stages from 9 - 20 May 2007.

Mommies' Boys: Set in an affluent suburb of Westchester County, Jackie, Patrick and Brendan are high school seniors looking forward to college and moving away from home. But first there are some unresolved issues to be dealt with: Jackie is gay and wants to tell his friends; Brendan is an angry young man trapped in a cycle of abuse; and Patrick is a budding uber-liberal whose main task in life seems to be getting back at his dad, who walked out on the family years before.

On the other side of the generational divide are the lads' forty-something mothers, who sometimes value friendship to the detriment of all else. What with Eileen enabling her husband's abuse, Ann's "let's all just get along" attitude and Margaret's in-your-face brassiness, it sometimes seems they stay together simply because there's no one else who'll talk to them.

As the clock ticks down toward Graduation Day, decisions are made, risks are taken and hidden passions are revealed. Through it all there are the bonds various mothers, sons, and friends share�bonds which may not be enouugh to withstand the realties that life has in store.

Directed by John Capo, Mommies' Boys features Ryan Coyle, Andrea Marshall-Money, Jason Gotay, Diana Prano, Jordan Kaplan and Carol Brooks.

A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Jack Dowd (Playwright) has written several plays including Brat From Hell, which has been produced in New York and Philadelphia. Other recent credits include Tricks of the Trade by John Capo, which enjoyed an extended run at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre, and Endings (also by Capo) at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre.

John Capo (Director)is a writer, director and developer of new works. As director, his credits include New York productions of works by Terrence McNally, Aaron Sorkin, Eve Ensler, Christopher Durang, Frank Gilroy, Jack Dowd and Woody Allen. As writer-director: Endings, Tricks of the Trade, The Last Moment of the Rest of Your Life, Things Beautiful and Wrong. He is a member of SSDC, AEA, Dramatists Guild and 24 Hour Plays and a recipient of the Herbert Halpern Award in Playwriting and a McNickle grant for dramatic criticism. Mr. Capo is a graduate of the theater conservatory at SUNY Purchase, where he lectures in the Business of Writing program.