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Tangible proof that
Chance Theater stands
head and shoulders above its peers in finding and staging new musicals that move us
and provoke thought even
as they entertain."
-- Orange County Register

"There’s something friendly about a musical on such a modest scale. Director
Oanh Nguyen creates a
low-key, intimate vibe"
-- Los Angeles Times

WOW!
"Musical theater lovers are
in for an emotion-packed treat down at the Chance."
-- StageSceneLA

WINNER
2011 American Harmony Prize

WINNER
4 New York Musical Theatre Festival Excellence Awards!
(Most Promising New Musical, Excellence in Book Writing,
Design and Performance)

WINNER
Anna Sosenko Trust Award

April 15 - May 22, 2011
The Boy in the Bathroom
Book and Lyrics by Michael Lluberes
Music and additional lyrics by Joe Maloney
Directed by Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen*^
Musical Direction by Mike Wilkins**

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CAPTION:	THE OUTSIDE WORLD INTRUDES David (Chris Klopatek) gets a feeling of what is on the other side of the bathroom door when he starts a relationship with Julie (Liz Holt) in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	SAFE IN HIS BATHROOM David (Chris Klopatek) has been writing his college thesis from inside his bathroom on rolls of toilet paper for the last year in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	MOTHER LOVES YOU While David (Chris Klopatek) continues to work on his thesis, his mother Pam (Marina Coffee) slips him flat food under the door and continues her relationship through the door in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE David (Chris Klopatek) and Julie (Liz Holt) discover deeper emotions for one another in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	SOMEDAY I'LL GET OUT OF HERE David (Chris Klopatek) thinks about the outside world and thinks one day he'll figure out a way to leave the bathroom in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	I'M FULL, BUT I WANT MORE Pam (Marina Coffee) sings about how life can get out of control, especially when people you love keep walking out of your life in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	JOIN ME OUTSIDE Julie (Liz Holt) is determined to entice David (Chris Klopatek) out of the bathroom and back into the real world in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	I JUST WANNA GET OUT OF HERE Julie (Liz Holt) takes a job in Pam's house so that she can afford a new car to get out of Michigan and find something amazing in her life in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO LEAVE... ARE YOU? David (Chris Klopatek) must face his own anxieties and fears to find a way out of the bathroom and into a life with Julie (Liz Holt) in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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CAPTION:	GETTING TO KNOW YOU David (Chris Klopatek) and Julie (Liz Holt) remember the simpler things from when they were young in the world premiere musical The Boy in the Bathroom, playing thru May 22 at Chance Theater.
CREDIT:	Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio