New York audiences will have the opportunity to travel back in time for a uniquely working class Irish American experience – life in a triple decker in Dorchester, 1965. True Repertory Theatre presents Ellen’s Boys, by Braintree, MA playwright James Sullivan, at the West End Theatre, 263 W 86th St., New York, NY 10024.

Performances include June 20, 21, 27, 28 @ 8PM and matinees June 21, 22, 28, 29 @ 3PM. Tickets are $60 general admission.

Ellen Flaherty loves her six children, but especially her boys — Gil, Michael, and John. Ellen busies herself caring for her grown son, Gil, who still lives at home. As she plots and plans to find him a suitable girl, Gil struggles to come to terms with his own sexuality.

Ellen journeys through a tumultuous year in the life of her boys. Oldest son John, a priest at the local parish, foreshadows brewing troubles in the church, while her youngest, Michael, recently enlisted in the army, meets a wholly unacceptable Italian girl.

Ellen struggles for control as her boys’ lives spin in unimaginable directions. Ellen’s Boys takes the audience on an emotional roller coaster ride in which no secrets are safe, no boundaries respected, and only their love for one another, and their sense of humor, can save the Flaherty family.

Massachusetts audiences have been cheering for Ellen’s Boys since the play’s first True Rep production in 2022. Sullivan has written complex characters that are beautifully imperfect and deeply human, whose dysfunctions are tempered by love. Ellen’s Boys highlights the struggle to accept change during a period of social upheaval and a shifting moral landscape.

ELLEN’S BOYS – AVAILABLE SHOWS

We have several dates available. Please select the show you would like to attend.
General Admission is $40 plus a $1.50 service fee per ticket.