The Tall Boy

Respected actress Tandy Cronyn will perform the solo role in British playwright Simon Bent’s The Tall Boy, the world premiere of this work, this summer at the University of North Texas. UNT Department of Dance and Theatre undergraduate students will have the opportunity to work with Cronyn, Bent, and director David Hammond – all internationally renowned artists – during the two-week residency.

Cronyn – whose career has spanned film, television and theatre -- has been developing the script with Bent since 2010 and first presented the play in a workshop production in 2011.

Bent’s The Tall Boy features Annie, the American matron of a Bavarian displaced person’s camp for children after World War II, reliving the stories of three boys from the camp. The three children – a Czech, a Pole and an Italian – had been taken in by American GI’s during the war and adopted the GI’s accents, clothing and mannerisms. When the GI’s return home, the boys dream of joining them – but are sent to the camp.

Audience talkbacks with the artists after all performances except 5 p.m. Aug. 4 performance.

For tickets, call 940-565-2428 or Metro 817-267-3731, ext. 2428.