Chapel off Chapel presents
WHO IS LINDSAY BOAG?
- A hilarious comedy that will make you hate technology, laugh, and possibly cross-dress.
                                                An Italian Comedy by David Conati
                             Translated into English by Clara Pagone 2007

‘I can’t get a job because I can’t carry a foetus.’
                         

‘Who is Lindsay Boag’ has nothing to do with beer. Lindsay has just gotten a new job because his employer thinks he’s a woman. Three friends tackle five ringing phones simultaneously, as Lindsay tries to hide his secret new job from his boyfriend, Fernando, who in turn attempts to conceal his job as a pornographic photographer from Lindsay. Pucci - their hysterical, safety-obsessed flat mate - lies for them both, is accused of having an affair with a married man and makes them all go ‘blind’, with pepper spray.

Featuring: Kishan Thurairasa, Clara Pagone and Nick 
                       Modrzewski

Dates:         Thursday 2nd October - 8pm(Opening)
                      Friday 3rd October - 8pm
                       Saturday 4th October - 8pm
                       Sunday 5th October - 6pm

Venue:        Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street,
                       Prahran – The Loft.
                       Melway Map Reference: 2L, J10

Tickets: Only $18/$15 (+ transaction fee)

Bookings: 8290 7000 / 9660 9600 to book tickets

Lighting Design: Brendan Jellie

http://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/www/html/3484-who-is-lindsay-boag-2---5-october-2008.asp
http://melbournefringe.com.au





Story:
It is a comedy about 3 room mates, Lindsay, Ferdy and Pucci. Lindsay, a man, is struggling to keep his job and finally gets accepted for a position but only because his employer thinks that he is 'Lindsay' a female. Lindsay doesn't want his boyfriend Ferdy finding out about this new job and employs best-friend Pucci to cover up for him. The show is 70-90 minutes long, and tells of the events which occur all in a day between these 3 mates keeping secrets from each other, attempting to be committed to their relationships and trying to pay their apartment rent.
 
Issues:
The piece is a comedy but underlining it are various 'themes' (for want of a better word). We are looking at the workforce environment for men and women, the power play between employer-employee, protection and safety for genders, diffusing the 'gay' stereotype and the obsession we all have with technology "in an age of all communications we often don't truly communicate at all" - which then lends itself to relationships and the honesty involved.