'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' comes to Braintree's Curtain Call

Patriot Ledger staff
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Mark Logue, Jim Gross and Michael Jay rehearse for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
Mark Logue, Jim Gross and Michael Jay rehearse for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel about a 15-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome, was a Broadway hit and the troupe from Curtain Call Theatre will present the emotionally powerful show May 13-22 on its Braintree stage.

Toni Ruscio, a professor at Bridgewater State University and Massasoit Community College, directs a cast of 10, which features actors from across the region.

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Dan Kelly rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
Dan Kelly rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

The five-time Tony-winning production begins with the discovery by Christopher Boone of a dog killed with a pitchfork. From there, the storyline moves with more twists than a pretzel. Christopher has some personality quirks, for example: He hates the color yellow, doesn't like being touched and, while he knows every prime number up to 7,057, he is unable to understand human emotions. When a neighborhood dog gets murdered, Christopher thinks it's his job to solve the mystery, and that leads to the unraveling of some of his own secrets.

Ashley Harmon rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
Ashley Harmon rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

"It's a story about differences. It’s a story about sameness. It’s a story about acceptance. It’s about you. It’s about me,” said Ruscio, Curtain Call's artistic director.

Ruscio is a graduate of Boston University and Emerson College. She said this production, which closes the theater's 60th anniversary season is "particularly special."

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"The entire team of people working on the show feels so passionately about the story we are telling. It’s important to all of us that audience members feel that they are loved," she said.

Kayte Duren rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
Kayte Duren rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

Rounding out the cast are are William Benjamin, of Braintree; Michelle Bibeau, of Hyde Park; Pat Brawley, of Milton; Kayte Duren, of Weymouth; Jim Gross, of Weymouth; Ashley Harmon, of Hopkinton; Michael Jay, of Newton; Dan Kelly, of Ipswich; Mark Logue, of West Roxbury; and Erin Thomas-Lopatosky, of Easton.

Performances are at 8 p.m. May 13-14, 20-21 and at 2 p.m. May 15 and 22

at Curtain Call Theatre, 182 Commercial St., Braintree. Masks and poof of vaccination are required to attend. Tickets cost $20 at www.curtaincallbraintree.org.

Erin Thomas-Lopatosky rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
Erin Thomas-Lopatosky rehearses for Curtain Call Theatre's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

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