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+
$15 Adults / $10 Students / $10 Each for Groups for 10 or more
Email: info@indyfringe.org
2014/09/11 - 2014/09/21
Additional time info:
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.
IndyFringe Basile Theater
719 East St. Clair St., Indianapolis, IN 46202