You don’t have to be Irish to laugh out loud at Ellen’s Boys which focuses on the Flaherty family, living in their Dorchester triple decker, in 1965. From Jewish to Jehovah’s Witnesses, most of us are from quirky, dysfunctional families.

That being said, we would like to collaborate with you to bring this vibrant and delightful production to your stage.

This award-winning new play by Braintree, MA playwright James Sullivan has received rave reviews and sold out audiences at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, MA and our home theater at the Beal House, Kingston, MA. We would like to add you to that list.

Ellen’s Boys focuses on Ellen, a widow who has raised six children on her own but struggles to accept the changing times and her aging children’s embrace of the future.

Her middle son, Gil, now in his thirties, still lives at home and struggles to come to terms with his sexuality in the face of his staunch Irish Catholic upbringing, as Ellen plots and plans to marry him off. The eldest son, John is a priest involved in a relationship to a teenage parishioner that is a little too close. Youngest son, Michael, is about to be shipped off to Vietnam and is courting an unacceptable “I-talian” girl from the neighborhood.

What better way to explore the social issues of the times?

“Anyone with Irish relations or friends will recognize this family,” says Victoria Bond, who plays Ellen. “They act out of love and are beautifully imperfect and impossibly strong.”

Donald Sheehan, Artistic Director at True Rep, who plays middle son Gil, adds, “Audiences can’t help but root for the Flaherty family – just as we are rooting for this play.”

Let’s talk about how we can bring Ellen’s Boys to your stage. Please call to discuss logistics.

Best,

Steve Dubin, (781) 582-1061, SDubin@PRWorkZone.com

PR Consultant to True Rep Theatre