PRESENTS
the Local Lab staged reading of

BATS#!T

written + performed by
Steven J. Burge*

directed by
Nick Chase

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April 25, 2025 | 7:30 PM MT
The Nomad Playhouse | Boulder, CO

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There will be a 20-minute conversation facilitated by Local Lab Co-Director Betty Hart directly following the reading.

audience survey

SYNOPSIS

Part confessional. Part storytelling. All ridiculous. Bats#!t is a 75-ish-minute monologue that, depending on statutes of limitations and local laws regarding admission of guilt wherever this may be produced, is either 100% fictional or entirely autobiographical.

Bats#!t was commissioned and developed by American Stage in St. Petersburg, Florida

To read the content awareness message, click HERE.

CREATIVE TEAM
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STEVEN J. BURGE* - playwright + performer

NICK CHASE - director

NICOLE DEBREE* - Siri

GERREE HINSHAW - dramaturg

SAGE HUGHES* - stage manager

VANCE MCKENZIE - lighting designer

LET’S MEET THIS MATCH

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Land Acknowledgement

Every community owes its existence and vitality to generations from around the world that contributed their hopes, dreams and energy to making the history that led to this moment. Some of the people from the history of this spot were brought here against their will, some were drawn to leave their distant homes in hope of a better life and some have lived on this land for more generations than can be counted. Truth and acknowledgment are critical to building mutual respect and connection across all barriers of heritage and difference. We begin this effort to acknowledge what has been buried by honoring the truth.

Local Theater Company acknowledges, with deep respect, that we are on unceded territory of Hinóno'éí (Arapaho), Tsitsistas (Cheyenne), Nuciu (Ute) Nations and this land is home to many Native Peoples today. We pay respect to their elders both past and present. We ask that you consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration and settlement that bring us here today.

This statement was crafted from information found in the #HonorNativeLand Guide from the US Department of Arts and Culture. You can access the guide at https://usdac.us/nativeland/ Thank you to the following organizations that helped deepen our understanding of land acknowledgement and historical truth:

Resources

http://www.nativepartnership.org

https://resourcegeneration.org

https://www.narf.org

https://president.cu.edu/statements/cu-systemwide-lands-recognition-statement

Appearing through an Agreement between Local Theater Company and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

^denotes member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)