Midwest Wingers should immediately head to actor Jeff Daniels‘ Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, MI to check out “Bleeding Red” a new play written by local Wayne State graduate, Michael Brian Ogden. The play is about the friendship between three mad Liverpool supporters, their female troubles, and “the biggest football match in twenty years”
“Michael Brian Ogden’s Bleeding Red, a new play about soccer fans, gets its world premiere April 9-May 30 by The Purple Rose Theatre Company, the Michigan theatre that often stages new work by Midwestern writers. Opening is April 17.
In this comedy with adult humor, according to PRTC, “the biggest football match in twenty years is about to kick off across the pond in London. Tommy [to be played by the playwright], confirmed bachelor and passionate Liverpool fan, arrives at his best mate Bobby’s flat to discover he’s been dumped by his fiancée. Trouble is, Bobby is the linchpin of the all-important pre-game ritual. Tommy must get him on his feet before the game starts, even if it means recruiting the help of another traitorous female, Bobby’s fetching sister Sarah.”
Bleeding Red is the first play from PRTC playmakers playwright Ogden, who describes himself as “a great soccer fan.”
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