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Drinking in America

By: Eric Bogosian
Narrated by: Andre Royo
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Praised as “a breakneck, hair-raising comic tour of the contemporary American male psyche” by The New York Times, Drinking in America, is a gritty, muscular restaging with star Andre Royo (The Wire) bringing to vivid life more than a dozen colorful characters, each in the throes of intoxication. Written and originated by three-time Obie Award winner Eric Bogosian, this critically acclaimed work takes on a new persona in our present day, with terms like toxic masculinity and male fragility at the forefront of the zeitgeist. In this new interpretation, Drinking in America continues to challenge society’s ideal of what exactly makes a man and just how easy it can be to break that same man down.

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About the Creator - Eric Bogosian

About the Creator

Eric Bogosian has a notable career both on and off Broadway and on screen while establishing himself as a prolific author. For Drinking in America, he received the Drama Desk Award as well as an Obie. His play Talk Radio (in which he starred, and which was produced on Broadway with Liev Schreiber in 2007) was adapted to film by director Oliver Stone. For writing and starring in the film Talk Radio, Bogosian received the Berlin Silver Bear for achievement in 1989. He is the author of numerous plays, including suburbia (Lincoln Center Theater, 1994), film adaptations of his work, and three novels: Mall, Wasted Beauty and Perforated Heart. In 2015 Little, Brown published Bogosian's Operation Nemesis, a non-fiction account of the death squad that avenged the Armenian Genocide. More recently, Bogosian has been featured in the television series Billions, Succession, and in 2022, AMC's Interview with the Vampire. In 2019 he starred in the Safdie Brothers' celebrated Uncut Gems alongside Adam Sandler. His website, 100monologues.com, features notable actors performing his monologues. Bogosian lives in New York City with his wife, Director Jo Bonney.
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About the performer- Andre Royo

About the Perfomer

Andre can most recently be seen as "Royal" in To Leslie, which had its premiere at the SXSW 2022 Film Festival. Andre is the recurring character "Laz Zayas" in Gloria Calderon Kellett’s romantic comedy series With Love for Amazon. Additional recent credits include "Demetrius" in the Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told and "Charlie Shannon" on Interrogation for CBS All Access.
Furthermore, Andre can be seen as series regular "Thirsty Rawlings" on Fox’s Empire, "Mayor Bobo" on Amazon's Hand of God and "Barry" on Showtime’s comedy Happyish. Royo has also appeared on a diverse range of shows, including Fox's Fringe as "Henry Arliss Higgins," NBC's Heroes as "Stephen Canfield," How to Make it in America, Party Down, Criminal Minds, and Kingdom.
Royo is best known for the legendary role of "Bubbles" in HBO’s The Wire. On the big screen in Hunter Gatherer, Royo won the "2016" Best Actor Award at the SXSW Film Festival. He starred in and produced the indie darling Calloused Hands. Andre has appeared in an eclectic array of features such as George' Lucas's Red Tails, James Gunn's Super, Hellbenders, Amazon's Beautiful Boy and the independent sci-fi feature Prospect, as well as The Spectacular Now and Lilia & Eve, which was released by Lionsgate. His first big screen appearance was in John Singleton’s Shaft.
Mr. Royo’s last stage performance was in Bob Glaudini’s critically acclaimed, A View from 151 Street in 2007 presented by the LAByrinth Theater Company.

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The original performance by Eric Bogosian can be recalled but not matched by this performer. The story still has comic elements that work well and a lonesome character is believably created.

Personal riff, comedic & touching.

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A beautiful rendering of a cross-section of American men all boozed up. Andre Royo definitely moves from one character to another with hard edged humor and subtle grace. Beautifully performed and directed.

Beautiful

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