The Boss

Metropolitan Playhouse
The American Legacy

220 East Fourth Street ~ New York, New York 10009
Administration: (212) 995 8410 ~ Tickets: 800-838-3006
connect@metropolitanplayhouse.org

"resounds with contemporary echoes....compelling theater"
- Karl Levett

"incisive....another reason to seek out more hidden treasures of American theater"
-Joel Benjamin

"vigorous and lively....an exciting evening of theater"
-Victor Gluck

Meghan Hoffman
photo by Sarah Jun

THE BOSS
by Edward Sheldon

In 1911, a bare-knuckles robber-baron has taken over the grain industry in a Great Lakes city, squeezing out all competition, crushing his workers, and turning a once proud city into his own fiefdom. A youthful idealist organizes a strike to fight back, and the Boss threatens to bankrupt the entire town. Perhaps the only real hope lies in the unlikeliest place: the heart of a ruthless man who has also fallen in love. One-half melodrama, one-half social protest, The Boss is a confrontation of corporate power, individual generosity, community values, and even a newly globalizing economy--all from 100 years ago.

Click here for more on author Edward Sheldon from Harvard Magazine

Starring*
J. Stephen Brantley
Richard Cottrell
John Fennessy
David Friedlander
Erik Gullberg
Dave Hanson
Carolyn Hartvigsen
Meghan Hoffman
John Isgro
Joel Rainwater
Howard Thoresen

* The cast and Stage Manager are members of Actors Equity Association.

The Boss is an AEA Approved Showcase.

William Vann Carlton*

Set Design

Alex Roe

Lighting Design by

Dramaturgy

Gladys Foxe

Production Assistants

Jessica Doherty
Rhys Evans
Tori Sicklick



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Praise for The Boss...
"Spectacular...formidable" -Catherine Rampell "a terrific production....the modern relevancy...is remarkable" - Matt Roberson "resounds with contemporary echoes....compelling theater" - Karl Levett "incisive....another reason to seek out more hidden treasures of American theater" -Joel Benjamin	"Startlingly fresh...crisp and cogent" - Michael Feingold StageandCinema.com "Stellar...marvelous...gorgeous ...brilliant. Not to be missed" - Cindy Pierre "vigorous and lively....an exciting evening of theater" -Victor Gluck
Meghan Hoffman photo by Sarah Jun	THE BOSS by Edward Sheldon In 1911, a bare-knuckles robber-baron has taken over the grain industry in a Great Lakes city, squeezing out all competition, crushing his workers, and turning a once proud city into his own fiefdom. A youthful idealist organizes a strike to fight back, and the Boss threatens to bankrupt the entire town. Perhaps the only real hope lies in the unlikeliest place: the heart of a ruthless man who has also fallen in love. One-half melodrama, one-half social protest, The Boss is a confrontation of corporate power, individual generosity, community values, and even a newly globalizing economy--all from 100 years ago. Click here for more on author Edward Sheldon from Harvard Magazine
Starring* J. Stephen Brantley Richard Cottrell John Fennessy David Friedlander Erik Gullberg Dave Hanson Carolyn Hartvigsen Meghan Hoffman John Isgro Joel Rainwater Howard Thoresen * The cast and Stage Manager are members of Actors Equity Association. The Boss is an AEA Approved Showcase.	Directed by Alex Roe Stage Manager William Vann Carlton* Set Design Alex Roe Lighting Design by Christopher Weston Costume Design by Sidney Fortner Dramaturgy Gladys Foxe Production Assistants Jessica Doherty Rhys Evans Tori Sicklick