Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

Compass Rose Theater
49 Spa Road Annapolis

Lost in Yonkers is directed by Brandon McCoy, Compass Rose lead teaching artist, with credits from Rep Stage, Theater J, No Rules Theater Company and has an MFA degree from Catholic University. The play is set in the 1940’s and tells the story of two boys who are left with their grandmother in Yonkers while their father is away working. Grandma Kurnitz is a fierce, strict and distant woman, who has raised 6 children and wants no more. Addled Aunt Bella, who lives at home, Uncle Louie, the shady "business man," and Aunt Gert, gather round the boys to love and help them as they come to realize the hard realities of life in Yonkers, and the joy of surviving difficult times together.

Thru - Nov 20, 2011