Exploding SUBurbia
Somerset County Performing Arts High School, NJ
May 2008



“That is what friendship means. Sharing the prejudice of experience.”
- Charles Bukowski

Conceived and Directed by Andy Arden Reese

Ahhh… Being a teenager in the burbs.
Art vs. Life…
Dreams vs. Reality…
Us vs. Them…
Ambition vs. the Weightlessness of Being…

Based on Eric Bogosian’s text, suburbia, and interspersed with the texts of Charles Bukowski, Friedrich Nietzsche and original text by the company members, Exploding SUBurbiabusts open teenage existence on the verge of the inexplicable uncertainty of adulthood. Riffing at high velocity, Theatre LILA’s Artistic Director Andy Arden Reese takes us on a joyride through the mire of teen angst in the 21st century. Who said breathing the American Dream is easy?

SUBURBANITES:
Elisa Baxter                             
Lauren Brown               
Samantha Chalek         
Caity Danovsky            
Miles Garcia                 
Conor McGrath             
Julia Siebert                             
Samantha Simone                    
William Torruella                       
Monique Wheeler

The “SCORE”
The FOOD COURT - For the Love of Pizza - Junk Food Junkies - Burger Manifesto, Part I - Jell-O - Burger Manifesto, Part 2  - Popcorn Idols  - Playing for Peanuts - Parade Candy = Yogurt - Truth Serum