Cherry Lane Theatre Company is Residence: Lesser America presents

HALF MOON BAY
A New Play by Dan Moyer

Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St.
NY NY 10014
20 May 2016

Directed by: Jess Chayes
Featuring: Gabriel King and Keilly McQuail

A bar in a bowling alley; a boy, a girl and love blossoms, but not easily. Gabe is a bit of a loner who bowls with a team to give himself a social life. He runs into Annie at the bar of the bowling alley and is immediately smitten. Annie, however, is wary, prickly and defensive. How these two dance around falling in love is Half Moon Bay, a funny, charming, yet melancholy play that nonetheless leaves one feeling hopeful.

Gabriel King is the puppy-ish Gabe who bounces back for more no matter how little encouragement he gets from Annie (the vulnerable and adorkable Keilly McQuail). They are a dynamic pairing that keeps the audience thoroughly involved with their courtship. Fantastic sets by Reid Thompson and lighting by Mike Inwood add to the crackling atmosphere.

- Jean Tait -