BBTC : Three One Acts : Zoo Story, Captive Audience, Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage

     Opening its second season, the Biscuit Box Theater Company will present The Zoo Story, Captive
Audience, and Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage, October 3-5 at the First Baptist Church of Lexington.
    On the surface The Zoo Story depicts a simple meeting of two men in Central Park. One is trapped in
alienation and loneliness, the other in the humdrum life of the white-collar executive. The attempt to bridge the
gap between them builds to a shattering, violent climax. Written in 1958, The Zoo Story marked the emergence
of Edward Albee as a powerful voice in 20th century American drama.
Everyday alienation appears again in Captive Audience by David Ives. It is a comedy about our relationship to
television: do we control it or does it control us? It follows two characters who find it deceptively difficult to turn
off the talking box in the middle of their living room.
Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage, also by David Ives, is a hilarious parody of Masterpiece Theater-style
English drawing-room mysteries.
The performances are Friday, October 3 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 4th at 2 p.m.; Saturday, October 4th at
8 p.m.; Sunday, October 5th at 8 p.m.

Claire Elizabeth Davies of Lexington directs The Zoo Story and Captive Audience. A graduate of Smith
College, Davies has created one-woman performance art and has been seen at underground venues in
Boston and New York.
The Zoo Story stars Gordon Vidaver as Jerry and Anthony Martignetti as Peter. Captive Audience stars
Bob DiCicco as Rob, Jan Connery as Laura, Jason Merrill as TV man, and Kathy Keefe as TV woman.
Mehran Khaghani directs Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage. Acting in Mystery are Laurence Collopy as
Inspector Dexter, Frances Vella as Sarah, Kris Reynolds as Mona, Scott Giangrande as Roger, and Kasha
El Amin Kadasha as Jeremy.
The production team includes lighting designer Doug Gordon of Nashua, NH; founding Biscuit Box member
and costume designer Catherine Bernard of Newton; and sound designer Cliff Spencer of Lexington.
The Biscuit Box Theater Company is happy to have found a home at First Baptist and supports their
outreach programs by donating a percentage of all profits to the First Baptist Church charities.
Tickets for the production of The Zoo Story and Captive Audience can be reserved online at
www.biscuitbox.org, by emailing boxoffice@biscuitbox.org, or by calling 617-924-4034. All tickets are $12
in advance, $15 at the door. Ticket reservations will be taken until the night of performance; all payments
must be made at the door in cash or by check.

THE BISCUIT BOX THEATER COMPANY PERFORMANCE LISTING, OCTOBER 3-5
Friday, October 3, 8 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2 and 8 p.m.,Sunday, October 4, 8 p.m.

BISCUIT BOX THEATER COMPANY
CLAIRE ELIZABETH DAVIES, director, MEHRAN KHAGHANI, director,
GORDON VIDAVER, producer