Beginning by David Eldridge
Opening February 14, 2025. This romantic comedy will make your Valentine’s Day.
In the U.S. premiere of this hit from London’s West End, it’s the early hours of the morning and Danny’s the last straggler at Laura’s housewarming party. The flat’s a mess, and so are they. One more drink? A funny, astute, poignant two-hander that takes an intimate look at being forty-ish and single—and those first fragile moments of risking your heart.
‘Written with real depth of insight, humor, compassion and a keen sense of the ridiculous’ – The Independent
‘Eldridge combines a hugely sympathetic sensibility with rare dramatic power, and one leaves this exceptional play rejoicing in his talent and impatient for his next.’
– Telegraph
Get your tickets HERE – now! (If ticket prices are a barrier, please contact BAT; art should be available for all.)
Beginning runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm, February 14 through March 9, 2025. (No performance on February 28, 2025.)
Run Time: about 90 minutes with no intermission. (Note the NEW 7:30 pm start time on Fridays and Saturdays, plus there is no performance on Friday, February 28.)
Check out this video description of Beginning.
Beginning contains some strong language and adult content.
MEET THE CAST:
Lucy Pearce (Laura) is thrilled to be returning to the stage with BAT’s production of Beginning. Recent theatre credits include Every Other Tuesday at Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago and Rush at Edge Theatre, Chicago. Lucy can also be heard acting in many voice-over roles including The Fugue, a featured episode of The Big Loop podcast. As co-owner of Throw’m In The Puget productions, she has directed, performed in, and edited multiple audio dramas. These include Passage Podcast, and Discovery Park. Lucy has a BA in acting from Italia Conti Academy of Theatre arts, London and is incredibly proud to call herself a graduate of The Second City conservatory program. She is also a classically trained soprano.
Gerald Germajesty Price, (Danny) a Chicago native, has dazzled the stage and sound booths for over two decades. He is now taking Seattle by storm, adding film and television to his accomplishments. Gerald honed his craft as an actor, vocalist, and voiceover artist with Infini Entertainment Company and ActOne Studios in Chicago, IL. Inducted into the International Thespian Society in 2005, Gerald expanded his talents at Victory Gardens Theatre while concurrently training under Ann Witting. He then tackled classical techniques like Meisner, Stanislavski, and Method Acting at Illinois State University, earning a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Performance Theatre-Acting and Theatre Studies-Directing.
