Molumby's Million
Nov. 5-28, $22, Iron Age Theatre, 208 DeKalb St., Norristown, 610-279-1013, ironagetheatre.org.
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Iron Age Theatre has a special affinity for masculine plays — hard-edged, tough-guy dramas set in Antarctica, the Congo, the deep South — so D.W. Gregory's Molumby's Million seems ideal for the ambitious Norristown company. Lancaster native Gregory's new play features 1920s star boxer Jack Dempsey (Howie Brown, in fighting trim) battling a tiny Montana cowtown's local hero. It's a comedy, though, written by a woman (and Pulitzer Prize finalist), which co-director John Doyle likens to 1930s screwball comedies, but with heart — and features modern themes like the dangers of celebrity culture and money's corrupting influence. And, of course, macho guys punching each other silly.
Nov. 5-28, $22, Iron Age Theatre, 208 DeKalb St., Norristown, 610-279-1013, ironagetheatre.org.
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