{"id":440,"date":"2010-07-05T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.61\/~twisithe\/?p=440"},"modified":"2023-07-12T14:38:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:38:25","slug":"come-out-to-see-craplicker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"Come Out to See Craplicker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/TDIoYgNsyrI\/AAAAAAAAA7U\/iUlApmmJ6oM\/s1600\/craplicker.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" rw=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/TDIoYgNsyrI\/AAAAAAAAA7U\/iUlApmmJ6oM\/s320\/craplicker.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA year ago you were healthy and straight, now you\u2019re gay and have cancer&#8230; that\u2019s a lot to deal with.\u201d Welcome to <em>Craplicker<\/em>, Steven Gallagher\u2019s exciting new (and first!) play about being gay, falling in love and coming out, in that order. The show plays at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarragontheatre.com\/\">Tarragon Theatre<\/a> Mainspace as part of the 2010 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringetoronto.com\/\">Toronto Fringe Festival<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The play centers on Josh, a nearly thirty year old man who is slowly venturing into the vibrant Gay Village of Toronto, as he works through accepting and embracing the fact that he is gay and mustering the courage to reveal this secret to his family. As he wades one baby step at a time into the sometimes frightening gay pool, an unexpected and critical diagnosis ends up pushing him into terrifying unchartered waters. <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet, instead of focusing on the fear and the gravity of this situation, Gallagher roots <em>Craplicker<\/em> in the bonds of friendship between Josh, Patrick, Alan and Neil which gives rise to crisp dialogue, delightfully bitchy witticisms, genuine humour and heart. There is a beautiful tender moment between Josh and his friend, Patrick who speaks to him about bravery, self expression and <em>Grease<\/em> while he begins to transform himself into his Drag Queen alter ego, which is especially poignant. <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">All the actors in the play have created distinct and memorable characters and each one has his own arc and growth throughout the piece, which is no small feat for a short play. Caden Douglas plays Josh with such charm and vulnerability even sitting in the audience, at times I wanted to run up and hug him. Jeff Miller&#8217;s hesitance as Neil is subtle,&nbsp;and by times heart wrenching. Ryan Kelly\u2019s Alan has perfect comic timing, David Gale wells up with sensitivity and emotion in a deeply beautiful way, and Wesley Connor\u2019s aloofness as Donald, the ex-boyfriend, creates a nice tension. <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mary Francis Moore directs the play expertly and always makes smooth, clear transitions between the present moment and flashbacks. Monica Dottor has added really great surgery prep choreography, which gives the play a touch of campiness that I found utterly delightful. It\u2019s incredible to think that this is Steven Gallagher\u2019s first play. It is engaging and heartfelt and his characters are strong and dynamic. There is a lot of exposition in the play, and, as in everything, I think there is room for growth and development, but ultimately, this is a strong piece of theatre executed by some very talented artists.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Craplicker<\/em> plays at the Tarragon Theatre Mainspace (30&nbsp;Bridgman Avenue) at the following times:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wed, July 7 7:30 PM<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/><strong>Thu, July 8 5:45 PM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Fri, July 9 5:15 PM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sat, July 10 11:30 PM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sun, July 11 Noon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>all tickets $10 at the door or book in advance by calling the fringe hotline at 416.966.1062 or go online at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringetoronto.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.fringetoronto.com\/<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA year ago you were healthy and straight, now you\u2019re<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4671],"tags":[6553,6555,6554,6187,4804,4480,4736,3747,4245,6556],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","tag-caden-douglas","tag-david-gale","tag-jeff-miller","tag-mary-francis-moore","tag-ryan-kelly","tag-steven-gallagher","tag-tarragon-theatre-mainspace","tag-toronto","tag-toronto-fringe","tag-wesley-connor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Come Out to See Craplicker - The Way I See It Theatre &amp; 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