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Black Box Theatre (BBT) and its resident No Strings Theatre Company present "The Majestic Kid," by Tony-winning playwright Mark Medoff, directed by Ceil Herman, streaming Nov. 6-29.
In the play, Aaron Weiss, a young activist lawyer, and his feminist classmate, Ava Jean Pollard, have come to the Southwest to help Apaches protect their land from exploitation by monied interests from the East looking for a site to use as a toxic waste dump, according to https://books.google.com/.
The cast includes Luz Resendez as “Buster” Weiss, an idealistic public defender, and Rachel Thomas Chappell as AJ Pollard.
“Aaron receives hilarious and sometimes unwelcome advice as well as musical interludes sung with guitar accompaniment from his imaginary friend, the Laredo Kid (Joshua Taulbee),” Herman said in a news release. “While Aaron is attempting to find his place in a grown up world, the Laredo Kid continually presents him with old-fashioned values in which the men (heroes) and their ‘gals’ have separate and very conventional roles in life. The play moves back and forth between the realistic situation of protecting the land to the fantasy of Aaron talking with the Laredo Kid. Their obstacle is Judge William Findley (Scott Brocato), a rancher and magistrate judge who wants the land for a toxic waste dump. Findlay is in a complicated relationship with his secretary, Lisa Belmondo (Debbie Joe Felix), a graduate student in land management and a wonderful gourmet cook.”
Original music for the show was written by Nikka Ziemer, scenic and light design is by Peter Herman and costume design is by Robert “Bobcat” Young. Bekah Taulbee is the projectionist and board operator.
“The Majestic Kid” was first produced by the American Southwest Theatre Company in association with New Mexico State University in March 1981. Directed by Medoff, the cast included Ally Sheedy and William Frankfather.
BT’s streaming performances of “The Majestic Kid” will be Video on Demand, Herman said. Streaming dates are Fridays, Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27; Saturdays, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28; and Sunday, Nov. 29. Each performance will be available for 24 hours.
For reservations, visit www.no-strings.org or www.tktassistant.com/Tix/?u=NSTC/.
