Main Street Stage

The dark comedy Bosoms and Neglect written by critically-acclaimed playwright John Guare (Six Degrees of Separation, The House of Blue Leaves) opens Friday, July 20th at 8 P.M.  The play is directed by Main Street Stage Artistic Director, Bruce T. MacDonald and features Scott Moran as Scooper, Beth Hahn as Henny and Kelli Newby as Diedre.

Henny is eighty-three and blind.  Scooper is Henny's successful but emotionally insecure son. Henny has carried several secrets for which she feels guilty and responsible for Scooper's unhappiness.  Scooper has picked up Dierdre in a small bookstore and retired to her apartment in order to help her deal with a dead pet.  Scooper and Diedre are not strangers.  They have encountered each other in passing in their shared psychiatrist's office.  

Scott Moran was last seen in the Main Street Stage production of Veronica's Room.  Kelli Newby appeared last summer in John Patrick Shanley's Where's My Money? Beth Hahn appeared two summers ago in Ellen McLaughlin's Tongue of a Bird.  

Bosoms and Neglect is an intelligent, hilarious and provocative look at modern mores. It deals with contemporary characters who fight for meaning in a world where neglect, indifference and alienation reflect the norm in human relationships.

BOSOMS AND NEGLECT previews Thursday, July 19th and opens Friday, July  20th. It continues Fridays and Saturdays through August 4th at 8 P.M.  There will be two Sunday matinees, July, 22nd  and July 29th at  4 P.M. and two special Community Night performance at 8 P.M. on Thursday, July 26th  and August 2nd.  Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for seniors and $10 for students .  The Community Night performances are "Pay What You Can".  Call 413-663-3240 for reservations. Seating is very limited and reservations are recommended.