Go see Brian Bauman's ATTA BOY at HERE, featuring Lighting Design by Black Cat Founding Member John Eckert.

Atta Boy follows Homer, a middle-aged Pakistani-American engineer, and Matthew, a surly teenaged outcast, as they meet for secret rendezvous at a local holiday inn. This is no ordinary affair. The play is a collage performance, and incorporates original writing with re-appropriated transcripts from contemporary journalism, youtube videos, conservative christian weblogs, torture theory and practice, and popular cultural representations of the Columbine Massacre and the attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001. Atta Boy conflates the xenophobia/homophobia in the national responses to these traumatic historical moments, and maps a creepy topography of vulnerable desire.

We are thrilled to announce the formation of Black Cat Theatre Group with founding members Amanda Junco, Rachelle Beckerman, John Eckert, Meg Massalone, Hilary Walker, and Jeannette Oi-Suk Yew.

A project 10 years in the making, these theatre artists are joining forces to create compelling theater that resonates accross generations, race, and socio-economic barriers. Beginning with a new work from an amazingly talented emerging playwright we look forward to a developing a long history of relevant and accessible art!

Stay tuned for more exciting news and announcements!