Pressure To Prove
Pressure to Prove:
The Sex Lives of Teenage Boys.
Produced/Conceived/Directed by:
the creators of Power to Pleasing: The Sex Lives of Teenage Girls
Funny, poignant, edgy… an intimate glimpse into the internal and external pressures in the lives of boys coming of age in our sexualized culture. The play is based on the real stories of boys giving voice to often unspoken topics. Premiered at The Dairy Center for the Arts as part of the Boulder International Fringe Festival in August, 2007.
Performed/Co-Created by:
Robert Paul Ryan, J Brommel, Ian Colson
Design by:
Pamela Traynor
Photo Credit:
Pamela Traynor
Writers, actors and producers Christa Ray, Liz Stanton and Bethany Jean Urban are graduates of Naropa University’s 2006 MFA Class. Several works were developed during Tectonic Theater’s residency in the program. Under the guidance of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Moisés Kaufman and Leigh Fondakowski, head writer of The Laramie Project, Power to Pleasing: The Sex Lives of Teenage Girls was one of the plays to emerge.
It has been a two-time winner of the “Pick of the Fringe” at the Boulder International Fringe Festival. Pressure to Prove was created (using the same performance generating techniques) as a companion piece to Power to Pleasing, and to respond to audiences who asked, “What is the boy’s point of view?”
While I do agree this show has a much larger potential, it is still one of the most open, honest pieces I’ve seen in a long time – and dealing with some very heavy subjects. Great job to everyone involved! Good show!”
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What really happens inside a boy’s bedroom? or locker room? or in his head and heart? These are real stories, telling it (sex stories) like it is. It is important work to reveal the male side with honesty and vulnerability…thank you.”
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Every woman, man, mother, father, educator, health professional, teen over 16 should see this show. Impeccably acted and portrayed. A powerful off shoot of the brilliant women’s piece-Power to Pleasing. Bravo!”
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Great. Deep. Real. That special quality when nothing is being pushed….wonderful acting. A gift to our culture…”
