Boom!
By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Directed by Kari Goetz
Mar. 11 – 28, 2010
Thu. – Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm
Tickets: $24.50
Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
SEX! PLANET-RUINING CATACLYSMS LOADS OF BOOZE! boom! has all of these things.
It’s the end of the world as they know it
Jobsite Theater is delighted to present the hit comedy boom! by award-winning playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. boom! received its world premiere at Ars Nova in New York in 2008, and has been produced at Woolly Mammoth, Seattle Rep, and Cleveland Public Theatre to critical acclaim. According to a recent study by Theater Communications Group, boom! is one of the most-produced plays of the 2009-10 season, with productions at 12 other theater companies around the U.S.
In this explosive comedy about the end of the world, Jo answers a casual encounters Craigslist ad for “sex to change the course of the world.” She has no idea that grad student Jules actually fears the apocalypse is at hand and is looking for a partner to repopulate the species. That he’s gay and she hates babies is the least of their problems. Will their “intensely significant coupling” lead to another big bang, or is mankind’s fate in the hands of someone watching from outside the fishbowl?
“We are very excited to continue this season with another comedy,” says Jobsite Theater Producing Artistic Director David M. Jenkins. “Tampa Bay has been turning out in record numbers this season for fun shows like Night of the Living Dead and What the Butler Saw, and we are certain that boom! will continue that trend. The apocalypse has never been funnier.”
UPROARIOUSLY FUNNY. It's literate, coarse, thoughtful, sweet, scabrously inappropriate, wracked by existential anxiety, and wonderfully humane ... this is one end-of-the-world story that"s likely to leave you grinning from ear to ear.
Media
Dark Entries: Jobsite and Dystopia
The other day, a long-time passholder told me how badly I creeped them out as O’Brien in 1984. They said it took a few years
One From The Vaults | boom!
Behind the scenes video from our production of boom!
Boom Review
I’m not normally one to share reviews of other productions of plays that we’re doing, but this Variety review of the original Ars Nova production
Gallery
Cast & Crew
- Kari Goetz – Director
- Jaime Giangrande-Holcom – Stage Manager
Cast
- Summer Bohnenkamp – Barbara
- Chris Holcom – Jules
- Geneva Rae – Jo
Crew
- David M. Jenkins – Sound Designer
- Greg Newcomb – Graphic Designer
- Brian M. Smallheer – Scenic and Lighting Designer
- Katrina Stevenson – Costumer Designer
- Krystalle Voecks – Asst. Stage Manager
Patron Reviews
- boom! is very, very good. – Ward Smith
- boom! Was awesome lmao! I encourage my amigos to see it. There are other things to do in Tampa's nightlife besides clubbing people! – Jessy Julianna Quinones
- Boom! Mother Fucker! Boom! Excellent show. – jmasc6
- boom! was excellent. – mmobrien
- boom! Ftw! Come one, come all. Hilarity will ensue! Seriously... Never disappointed with a @jobsitetheater production. Thank you all, again! – faedkisses
- Just got home from boom! My abs hurt from laughing!! I blame you, @jobsitetheater!!! – ChristenP
- Congrats to Kari Goetz and @jobsitetheater for their wonderfully presented production of boom! last night. Review to follow soon. – onstageTampa
- boom! was even better the second time around. – mmobrien
- Best use of kettle drum, Carmina Burana and Lakme ever. – David Hood
- Went to see boom! at the Jobsite Theater tonite. One word: f-ing hysterical!!! oops, that's 1/2 words. GO SEE IT! – Mayra Calo
- I seriously think @jobsitetheater is one of the most consistently good theatre companies I've seen. boom! was great as usual. – Aaron_Horne
- Do you want to laugh? Do you like "edgy" humor? What would you do if the end of the world was imminent? Go see boom! @jobsitetheater. – networkmaster
- Ok, boom! was fantastic. Great job, @jobsitetheater! – Songofthebeast
- Funny, uplifting, touching and with one of the best wigs in the business! @jobsitetheater does it again with boom! – daidaloslost
- boom! @jobsitetheater was a lot of laughs. Great cast. Loved Summer Jenkins! Check it out @strazcenter Tampa! – lillyonthewater
- boom! @jobsitetheater is hilarious! Great plot twist at end and love that our tank has such a prominent role! – susanoliver
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