In this Mazumdar-winning new play, an idealistic teacher comes face-to-face with a bear in the wilderness and finds himself spiraling into a mid-life crisis. He leaves his partner, child, and students in pursuit of a new career where he forms an unlikely friendship with a young boy, as they help each other step forward into a brave new future. Oh yeah, and Led Zeppelin.
BERSERKER runs 2 hours plus an intermission.
“Incredibly fresh and fun, this love letter to Led Zeppelin tells an unforgettable coming-of-age story...and the age is middle age. This play is a wild ride through nature onscreen and off, marriage, partnership, and parenthood." --Stephen Weitz, Artistic Director of BETC
Winner, Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition
Selection, Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights Workshop
Finalist, BETC Generations Prize
Finalist, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
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BRUCE WALSH (playwright) Since receiving his MFA in playwriting from Indiana University in 2017, Bruce’s plays have won the Heideman Award, the Gary Garrison National Ten Minute Play Award, and the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition. His works have recently been produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville, Fat Turtle Theatre Co., and Cardinal Stage; and developed by The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Azuka Theatre, and Outpost Repertory Theatre. In a previous life, he was a longtime arts reporter for the Philadelphia Metro and City Paper. He currently lives in Elizabethtown, PA, where his wife, Jennie, is a mental health counselor at Elizabethtown College, and his son, Henry, enjoys cupcakes, ROBOCAR POLI, and shooting hot lava out of his elbows.
As a rule, Alleyway Theatre does not issue content or trigger warnings for any of our individual productions. If you have questions about show content, or request more information about production elements like fog or strobes, or age-appropriateness, please call the box office at 716-852-2600.
Alleyway Theatre is a member of the National New Play Network, Theatre Communications Group, Theatre District Association of Western New York, and Theatre Alliance of Buffalo.
1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo, NY 14202 | 716-852-2600
Alleyway Theatre, Inc. is a 501c3 organization. EIN: 22-2779994
