BUG

Shadow Horse Theater Company is thrilled to announce its next complex and terrifying production of BUG by Tracy Letts (August Osage County, Killer Joe). A complex and terrifying thrill ride, BUG explores the depths of human weakness. The Twin Cities has not seen this piece of theatre since 2003, and Shadow Horse Theatre is excited to breathe air into this masterpiece.

About The Show

Set in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, the play centers on the meeting between Agnes, a divorced waitress with a fondness for cocaine and isolation, and Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter introduced to her by her lesbian friend.  Agnes stays at a motel in hopes of avoiding her physically abusive ex-husband, Jerry, who was just released from prison.  At first, she lets Peter sleep on her floor, but soon offers him to her bed. Matters become more complicated as Jerry eagerly returns to the woman he loves, expecting to resume their relationship. On top of that, there seems to be a hidden bug infestation that has both Agnes and Peter dealing with scathing welts and festering sores. Peter believes this is the result of experiments conducted on him during his stay at an army hospital. Their fears soon escalate to paranoia, conspiracy theories and twisted psychological motives.

 We are very proud to have director Justin Kirkeberg along for the ride.

Cast

Agnes: Katherine Preble

Peter: Aaron Henry

Jerry: Eli Coats

RC: Charla Marie Bailey

Dr. Sweet: Kevin Fanshaw