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TROUSERS (Inis Nua): The Proof Is in the Pants

In keeping with their native tradition of storytelling, Irish playwrights Paul Meade and David Parnell weave an engaging tale of two estranged men who reconnect and revisit their shared youth in TROUSERS. It’s a seemingly simple story that lures us in with a joke (anyone who’s ever struggled with a building’s buzz-in intercom system will relate), then hooks us with gradual revelations about the truth of their relationship (read co-dependency) and the role friendship plays in reinforcing, for better or worse, a man’s self-image. No one is more expert at telling the story of the human condition than Inis Nua Theatre Company, and director Tom Reing does it again with his characteristic humor and sensitivity in this entertaining and insightful production. more…