Sep 11 - 21 2014
Distracted

Distracted

at IndyFringe Basile Theater

Jesse can't sit still. He swears, raps, laughs, cries too much… and you can't get him into his pajamas! Dad says, "He's just a boy!" But his teacher thinks there’s a problem. Is Jesse dysfunctional, just different, or is he distracted? Is the answer a pill, therapy, a new diet, less TV, or merely letting him “grow out of it”? It falls upon Mama to discover the answer to Jesse. With characteristic comic insight, Loomer goes deeper than a mere domestic drama, making Jesse the poster boy for a generation that has become the casualty of a world in which distraction is the primary existential condition. The jittery rhythms of Loomer’s work mirror a modern life in a constant state of interruption, carried on in a technological Tower of Babel. In this world, Loomer asks with comic clarity: Who wouldn’t have ADD?

"A smartly comic, sharply observant and surprisingly humane play." —Associated Press.

"A chronically entertaining comedy." —New York Daily News.

Warning: Adult Language and Content. Ages 13+

Admission Info

$15 Adults / $10 Students / $10 Each for Groups for 10 or more

Email: info@indyfringe.org

Dates & Times

2014/09/11 - 2014/09/21

Additional time info:

Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.

Location Info

IndyFringe Basile Theater

719 East St. Clair St., Indianapolis, IN 46202