David Mamet's AMERICAN BUFFALO

"Mr. Mamet creates a subterranean world with its own nonliterate comic beat, life-and death struggles, pathos and even affection... In American Buffalo, he has created a deceptively small-scale tragedy that is packed with the power to explode the largest of American myths." –Frank Rich, The New York Times

In a decrepit Chicago junk shop, three ne’er-do-wells – petty thieves and junkies – plot to claw their way out of America’s economic trash-bin in a story that’s equal parts tragedy and comedy. Junk shop owner Donny, naïve young junkie Bobby, and paranoid loose cannon Teach plot to rob a coin collector who foolishly showed off a valuable American Buffalo nickel. Although they see themselves as businessmen on the rise, their ambitions clash against the realities of their own habits and deficiencies – testing the limits of friendship, interrogating the meaning of loyalty, and forcing each of them to confront the near-impossibility of trust. Is the American dream really a nightmare?

Since its premiere in 1975, audiences have loved American Buffalo’s vivid characters, dark humour, volatile intensity and its thoughtful examinations of friendship, loyalty, and success. Prepare yourself for a story you'll never forget!

CAST

Joey Ouellette as Donny

Mark Lefebvre as Teach

Alex Monk as Donny

CREW

Directed by Michael O'Reilly and Michael K. Potter

Produced by Michael K. POtter, Fay Lynn, and Michael O'Reilly

Stage Management by Fay Lynn

Set Design by Matthew Burgess

Poster and Program Design by Kris Simic