Catch as Catch Can by Mia Chung
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Shotgun Players presents
Catch as
Catch Can
Generations collide in this mind-and-form-bending masterpiece where three actors take on six distinct roles, crossing and blurring the lines of age and gender. Set in a blue-collar Rhode Island neighborhood, playwright Mia Chung hits hilarious and heartbreaking hot-button issues in a story that explores family traditions, smoldering resentments, and how your life can change in an instant.
A theatrical tour de force
Three actors shape-shift through six distinct roles, crossing and blurring the lines of age and gender.
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Special performances
May 22, 23, 27 & 28
Pay-What-You-Can Previews
Pay what you can for any of our four preview performances.
Opening Night
Sat, May 29 at 8 PM
Thu, Jun 3 · 7 PM
MAD Night
25 and under? $15 gets you a ticket, pizza and a beer (21+) or soda. MAD Nights sell out, so don’t wait. Bring your ID.
Fri, Jun 4 · 8 PM
ASL-Interpreted Performance
Interpreted in American Sign Language. Interpreters are visible from every seat in the theater. Use the code or contact the box office for exclusive seats with the closest views.
Sun, Jun 6 · 2 PM
Haptic Tour & Audio Description
For guests who are blind or have low vision: a pre-show touch tour of the space, costumes and props, plus live audio description on headsets.
Sun, Jun 13 · 2 PM
Masked-Audience Performance
All audience members, ushers and staff wear masks. Performers are unmasked on stage.
Thursdays & Sundays
Post-Show Conversations
Stick around after every Thursday and Sunday performance, starting May 30, for a conversation about the play.
From the critics
Challenges. Unsettles.
Deft and elegant.
Lays bare the theatricality of family life.
Very highly recommended for anyone who craves theatre that challenges, unsettles, and stays with you.
“Your life doesn’t have to make sense to other people.”
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