New Brunswick theater team creates comedy play set to stream starting Tuesday

"Bad Dates" begins streaming Tuesday with tickets available on the George Street Playhouse website.

News 12 Staff

Feb 23, 2021, 12:14 AM

Updated 1,166 days ago

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How do you put on a play when a theater is closed? New Brunswick-based George Street Playhouse found a way to keep it all in the family and produce a comedy that will be available for streaming.
The play "Bad Dates," which was written by Theresa Rebeck, is a solo show about a divorced woman struggling to find a new love. The creative team of actress, director and cinematographer consists of a husband and wife duo along with their teenage son.
Andréa Burns is married to theater director Peter Flynn and their son Hudson is the cinematographer.
"I'm a 17-year-old high school student and I go to school for film," says Hudson. "So, I've been making films since middle school mostly for fun."
Bad Dates is the first in a series of recorded plays that will be streamed by George Street Playhouse. The nonprofit's home is in the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, which remains closed.
The Burns-Flynn household temporarily relocated and lived as a pod in an unoccupied home provided as the filming location to be able to follow professional COVID protocols.
"These are the two guys I trust the most when it comes to comedy," says Burns.
"Bad Dates" begins streaming Tuesday with tickets available on the George Street Playhouse website


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