Shows & Event Listings

Internal Continuity INTERNAL CONTINUITY
New Play Workshop Selection

September 9 – October 2, 2011

A World Premiere Play by Shaun McLaughlin

Directed by Scott Behrend

It might be the end of the Golden Age for nerdy thirtysomething fanboys Efrin, Shelby, and Buster when Efrin finally discovers the fairer sex. Will Shelby and Buster be able to dissuade their lifelong friend from the Dark Side of the Force? Will tabletop gaming night survive?! An offbeat counterculture comedy from writer Shaun McLaughlin; starring Matt Witten and RLTP Resident Actor Bob Grabowski.

 

 

Superior DonutsSUPERIOR DONUTS
A Western New York Premiere

November 11 – December 4,2011

By Tracy Letts

Directed by Scott Behrend

Aging hippie Arthur Przybyszewski is every bit as decrepit as the donut joint he operates and every bit as depressed as the rough mixed neighborhood that is home to Superior Donuts. Enter Franco Wicks, an idealistic young black man intent on helping Arthur change the shop – and maybe even the neighborhood – for the better. This comedy-drama from Tony and Pulitzer–winning author Tracy Letts (August: Osage County; Bug ) celebrates the redemptive power of hope, friendship, nostalgia, and diversity.

 

St. NicholasST. NICHOLAS
A Western New York Premiere

January 27 – Febuary 19, 2012

By Conor McPherson

Directed by Scott Behrend

From the author of The Good Thief and Shining City: Conor McPherson’s wry and ribald one-man show is the tale of a jaded, skirt-chasing, hard-drinking Irish theatre critic who falls into an entirely different world of exciting, glamorous, and soulless monsters… not actors, but vampires.

Starring Buffalo’s legendary Vincent O’Neill.
Clean BreakCLEAN BREAK
New Play Workshop Selection

March 9 – April 1, 2012

A World Premiere Play by RLTP Resident Playwright Darryl Schneider

Directed by Derek Campbell

Starring John Fredo

The author of War Room (2007 Artie Award winner for Best New Play) and the actor/director team that brought you The Goat; Or, Who Is Sylvia? (2010 Artie Award winner for Outstanding Production of a Play) join forces for this gripping high stakes drama. An inveterate gambler and his estranged daughter roll the dice one final time… for the future of their relationship.

 

 

Ancestral VoicesANCESTRAL VOICES: A Family Story
American Theatre Master Series

April 20 – May 13, 2012

By 2012 American Theatre Master A.R. Gurney

Directed by Scott Behrend

Buffalo, 1940: Young Eddie’s idyllic family life begins to unravel following a shocking announcement from the clan’s Patriarch. This bittersweet and deeply personal yarn marks the culmination of RLTP’s A.R. Gurney cycle, following the extraordinary success of our productions of A Light Lunch and Screen Play. Mr. Gurney will be appearing at the Road Less Traveled Theater during the run of Ancestral Voices for RLTP’s 2012 Spring Gala. Please join us in celebrating Mr. Gurney’s life and work with this special visit from Buffalo’s favorite son.

No Stage

June 7th – 21st “No Stage” will give audiences a chance to experience the lives of two inner-city youths...

‘Ancestral Voices’: Gurney reflects on Buffalo bluebloods

By Colin Dabkowski, Buffalo News It’s easy to get lost in A.R. Gurney’s 2000 play “Ancestral Voices,” a charming...

Blog Less Traveled: A.R. Gurney’s Ancestral Voices opens

by Scott Behrend  •  April 20, 2012 @ 9:41am Beginning tonight, Road Less Traveled Productions will mount Ancestral Voices,...

Road Less Traveled brings Gurney’s ‘Ancestral Voices’ to the stage

By Colin Dabkowski, The Buffalo News In the late 1990s, A.R. Gurney tried his hand at writing a novel....