Summerworks 2009

In which two thirteen-year-old boys stuck in the 'burbs in the '80s stumble upon punk rock and it's hot and fast and angry and ALIVE like nothing they've ever seen or sniffed before.

In which a pregnant linguist finds unexpected comfort sitting at the cage of a strange, compelling gorilla.

In which a group of physically disabled fundraisers convenes at Dunkin' Donuts to celebrate, detox, squabble, flirt, and become a family ... or not.

"It's hard to make a play that's both scalding and beautiful, but Kristin Newbom's "Telethon" at the Ohio Theater qualifies, especially in the pitch-perfect staging it is being given by Clubbed Thumb to close its Summerworks festival." - Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times

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Clubbed Thumb commissions, develops, and produces funny, strange, and provocative new plays. Since its founding in 1996, the company has earned four Obies and presented plays in every form of development, including over 70 full productions. Clubbed Thumb is an incubator for artists and their work, staging plays to critical acclaim while supporting an ever-growing creative community. The company's core producers are Maria Striar, Producing Artistic Director; Diana Konopka, Associate Director; and Arne Jokela.