THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO (2017)

The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang
Produced at Texas State University (2017)

Directed by Carly Conklin
Assistant Director: Samuel Williams
Scenic and Lighting Design: Andrew Gutierrez
Costume Design: Marissa Menezes
Sound Design: Hank Kersten
Composer: Spencer Hansen
Production Stage Manager: Brody Thrash

Laurel Toupal as Bette Brennan-Hudlocke
Chase Naylor as Boo Hudlocke
Michael Connally as Matt Hudlocke
Gunner Bradley as Paul Brennan
Danielle Grisko as Margaret Brennan
Kailey Hyman as Joan Brennan
Elizabeth Rees as Emily Brennan
Lucas Matteson as Karl Hudlocke
Tori Gresham as Soot Hudlocke
Joshua Martinez as Father Donnally/Doctor
(Photography by Bret Brookshire)

 

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"Smile for the camera, girls!"
"Smile for the camera, girls!"

Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Kailey Hyman as Joan

"Take this woman to be your lawfully wedded...I do, I do."
"Take this woman to be your lawfully wedded...I do, I do."

L to R: Kailey Hyman as Joan, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Joshua Martinez as Father Donnally, Chase Naylor as Boo, Tori Gresham as Soot, Lucas Matteson as Karl

"It starts on A, Emily."
"It starts on A, Emily."

L to R: Joshua Martinez as Father Donnally, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Kailey Hyman as Joan, Tori Gresham as Soot, Lucas Matteson as Karl, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Chase Naylor as Boo

"The honeymoon of Bette and Boo, continued."
"The honeymoon of Bette and Boo, continued."

Laurel Toupal as Bette, Chase Naylor as Boo

"The First Child of Bette and Boo"
"The First Child of Bette and Boo"

Kailey Hyman as Joan, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Joshua Martinez as Doctor, Chase Naylor as Boo, Lucas Matteson as Karl, Tori Gresham as Soot

"We'll call the baby Skippy."
"We'll call the baby Skippy."

Kailey Hyman as Joan, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Chase Naylor as Boo, Lucas Matteson as Karl, Tori Gresham as Soot

"I CAN HAVE MORE CHILDREN!"
"I CAN HAVE MORE CHILDREN!"

Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Elizabeth Rees as Emily

"You've spilled gravy all over the rug!"
"You've spilled gravy all over the rug!"

Gunner Bradley as Paul, Kailey Hyman as Joan, Chase Naylor as Boo, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Laurel Toupal as Bette

"You don't vacuum gravy!"
"You don't vacuum gravy!"

Tori Gresham as Soot, Lucas Matteson as Karl, Chase Naylor as Boo, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Kailey Hyman as Joan, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Michael Connally as Matt

"WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT THEN? TELL ME! WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT?"
"WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT THEN? TELL ME! WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT?"

Chase Naylor as Boo, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Michael Connally as Matt

"Okay, we'll soak it up with the sponge."
"Okay, we'll soak it up with the sponge."

Chase Naylor as Boo, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Michael Connally as Matt

"I just want to get through to him about the gravy. Boo? You don't vacuum gravy."
"I just want to get through to him about the gravy. Boo? You don't vacuum gravy."

Chase Naylor as Boo, Laurel Toupal as Bette

"I pledge to give up drinking in order to save my marriage and to make my wife and son happy."
"I pledge to give up drinking in order to save my marriage and to make my wife and son happy."

Michael Connally as Matt, Kailey Hyman as Joan, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Danielle Grisko as Margaret, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Joshua Martinez as Father Donnally, Chase Naylor as Boo, Lucas Matteson as Karl, Tori Gresham as Soot

"I think the waiter thought I was odd just ordering ginger ale."
"I think the waiter thought I was odd just ordering ginger ale."

Chase Naylor as Boo, Laurel Toupal as Bette

"IF BOO HAS ANOTHER DRINK I AM GOING TO SCREAM AND SCREAM UNTIL THE WINDOWS BREAK! I WARN YOU!"
"IF BOO HAS ANOTHER DRINK I AM GOING TO SCREAM AND SCREAM UNTIL THE WINDOWS BREAK! I WARN YOU!"

Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Tori Gresham as Soot, Michael Connally as Matt, Lucas Matteson as Karl

"I think it's time your next stillborn was baptized, don't you, Soot?"
"I think it's time your next stillborn was baptized, don't you, Soot?"

Lucas Matteson as Karl, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Tori Gresham as Soot, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Michael Connally as Matt, Chase Naylor as Boo

"Girls, girls. This isn't a conversation for the living room. Or for young ears."
"Girls, girls. This isn't a conversation for the living room. Or for young ears."

Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Michael Connally as Matt, Kailey Hyman as Joan, Danielle Grisko as Margaret

"I'm pregnant again. Do you think I'm going to die?"
"I'm pregnant again. Do you think I'm going to die?"

Laurel Toupal as Bette

"I fly home for the divorce proceedings. My mother's lawyer reminds me of my grandfather Paul."
"I fly home for the divorce proceedings. My mother's lawyer reminds me of my grandfather Paul."

Gunner Bradley as Paul, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Michael Connally as Matt, Chase Naylor as Boo

"Matt has dinner with Karl and Soot and Margaret and Paul. Karl is near eighty, Margaret is senile, and Paul and Soot are dead."
"Matt has dinner with Karl and Soot and Margaret and Paul. Karl is near eighty, Margaret is senile, and Paul and Soot are dead."

Tori Gresham as Soot, Lucas Matteson as Karl, Michael Connally as Matt, Gunner Bradley as Paul, Danielle Grisko as Margaret

"Bette, let's not have any more. I've had enough babies."
"Bette, let's not have any more. I've had enough babies."

Laurel Toupal as Bette, Chase Naylor as Boo

"I don't want to call you Matt."
"I don't want to call you Matt."

Michael Connally as Matt, Laurel Toupal as Bette

"I was just remembering when you were a little boy, Skip, and how very thrilled your mother and I were to have you."
"I was just remembering when you were a little boy, Skip, and how very thrilled your mother and I were to have you."

Chase Naylor as Boo, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Michael Connally as Matt

"Bette passed into death, and is with God. She is in heaven where she has been reunited with the four dead babies."
"Bette passed into death, and is with God. She is in heaven where she has been reunited with the four dead babies."

Chase Naylor as Boo, Laurel Toupal as Bette, Elizabeth Rees as Emily, Michael Connally as Matt