THEATRE KIDS

Brian Holden delivers a portrait of quintessential "theater kids." His amused tone and playfully self-deprecating comments are narrated with candor and appropriate snarkiness. He portrays theater kids (TKs) as oddball individuals who joined the drama club in high school and college, and who kept "playing" long after graduation. Thanks to these self-proclaimed "queer" actors, playwrights, and directors dedicated to the thespian lifestyle, off-off Broadway theater was born. The author provides an insider's look at rehearsals, productions, catastrophes, and successes, as well as his frank assessment of his own abilities or lack thereof, his overfondness for alcohol and drugs, and the feeling of family engendered by belonging to a group of like-minded weirdos. As narrator, Holden offers an engaging listening experience that will be of particular interest to those who are, or once were, TKs. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2024]