THE GARBOLOGISTS
by Lindsay Joelle
Directed by REBECCA BRADSHAWº
When Marlowe joins Danny’s route, the two get off to a rocky start with constant sparring and squabbling over everything from trash hunting to 19th century printmaking. Danny, a white, blue-collar, NYC sanitation worker values seniority and “house rules.” While Marlowe, a Black, Ivy-league educated sanitation rookie is determined to prove a point and make amends. These two worlds collide and improbable bonds form in this new, laugh-out-loud comedy.
Written by Lindsay Joelle and directed by Rebecca Bradshawº, The Garbologists offer a comedic take on unlikely friendships. Running from July 3 to 26, all performances are at Gloucester Stage’s Theater 267 East Main Street, Gloucester. Showtimes are Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm, and matinees Saturdays & Sunday at 3:00pm.
JULY 3 – 26
Performances
7:30 pm, WED + THU
8:00 pm, FRI + SAT
3:00 pm, SAT + SUN
Preview Performances
July 3 @ 7:30 pm + 5 @ 8:00 pm
Champagne Opening
Sunday, July 6 @ 3:00 pm
Artist Talk Backs
July 12 + 19 @ 4:30 pm
Pre-show Coffee Break w/ Artistic Director Rebecca Bradshaw
July 13 + 20 @ 2:00 pm
Child Care Performance
July 12 @ 3:00 pm
Meet the Creative Team
Lindsay Joelle (she/her) / Playwright
Rebecca Bradshawº (she/her) / Director
Rebecca Bradshaw is in her third season as Gloucester Stage’s Producing Artistic Director. Directing credits at Gloucester Stage: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and The Ding Dongs. Other directing credits: Witch (Huntington Theatre Company), Dial M for Murder (Penobscot Theatre Company), The Ding Dongs, Do You Feel Anger?, and Hurricane Diane (Kitchen Theatre Company), The Treasurer (Lyric Stage Company), Photograph 51 (The Nora), Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (Off the Grid Theatre), Familiar (A.R.T. Institute), Stupid F*cking Bird and Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Emerson Stage), Big Love (Brandeis), The Earth Room and Fire on Earth (Fresh Ink Theatre), The Tempest and The Secret in the Wings (Weston Drama Workshop), Speech and Debate (Bad Habit Productions), Oleanna and Red (The Umbrella Center for the Arts), Luna Gale (Greater Boston Stage Company), Bad Jews (SpeakEasy Stage), among others. She is a part of the Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College teaching directing/producing and a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
Critical Praise for Lindsay Joelle’s The Garbologists
“Audiences can expect a rousing comedy that tugs on the soul.”
“Brimming with extraordinary eclectic characters, intimate life affirming passions, laughter and even tears”
“The Garbologists is a brilliant 90-minute production that cycles through the grief, joy, insecurity, and vulnerabilities of life from the lens of those who see our worst.”
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
ºThe Director is a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
^Represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE
THE GARBOLOGISTS is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Group / Dramatists Play Service.