The narrator of a story dutifully chronicles the meeting of a couple in a small cafe in Paris, France, only to start losing control of his characters once they realize he exists. Blending the lines between fiction and truth, this hilarious play examines what should triumph: reality, or a good story.
Set: Two cafe tables, three to four chairs."...the work is brilliant and comical... puts a funny and sometimes creepy twist on the art of storytelling."
"This 30-minute show is brief, but oozes quality."
"Welch's setups and unhinged denouements require directors... to commit to either playing it straight or playing to the rafters."
"A clever playlet that combines dramatic self-consciousness and romantic menace..."
"...a twisted comedy that questions reality..."
"...a delightful game with theatrical reality..."
"...gleefully leveled the [fourth] wall..."
"...reality and fiction intertwine in amusing -- now and then hilarious -- fashion."
"...cheerfully smashes the convention of the invisible wall between onstage narrator and the characters in the drama."
"Sean Michael Welch's 'Boise, Idaho,' is so delicious that it sets perhaps too high a standard for the others to live up to... A mixture of Pirandello and 'Seinfeld,' 'Boise, Idaho' almost seems to taunt the whole endeavor of storytelling, and Welch displays, along with his provocative imagination, an unbridled willingness to let real people behave ridiculously."
"A uniquely crafted story is that of Boise, Idaho, written by Sean Michael Welch."
| JUN 05, 2025 - JUN 08, 2025
Gather Repertory Theatre
Newberg, OR United States | Gather Repertory Theatre | Newberg, OR United States |
| APR 25, 2025 - MAY 04, 2025
HART Theatre
Waynesville, NC United States | HART Theatre | Waynesville, NC United States |
| APR 17, 2025 - APR 17, 2025
Lincoln Park High School
Chicago, IL United States | Lincoln Park High School | Chicago, IL United States |
| FEB 14, 2025 - FEB 15, 2025
Kent School
Kent, CT United States | Kent School | Kent, CT United States |
| NOV 24, 2024 - NOV 24, 2024
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic HS
Cranberry Township, PA United States | Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic HS | Cranberry Township, PA United States |
| NOV 22, 2024 - NOV 24, 2024
Leduc Drama Society
Leduc, AB Canada | Leduc Drama Society | Leduc, AB Canada |
| MAY 31, 2024 - JUN 01, 2024
Newport High School
Bellevue, WA United States | Newport High School | Bellevue, WA United States |
| MAY 19, 2024 - MAY 19, 2024
Leduc Drama Society
Grande Prairie, AB, AB Canada | Leduc Drama Society | Grande Prairie, AB, AB Canada |
| MAY 03, 2024 - MAY 04, 2024
Columbine high school
Littleton, CO United States | Columbine high school | Littleton, CO United States |
| APR 27, 2024 - APR 27, 2024
Leduc Drama Society
Hinton, AB Canada | Leduc Drama Society | Hinton, AB Canada |
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| JUN 05, 2025 - JUN 08, 2025
Gather Repertory Theatre
Newberg, OR United States | Gather Repertory Theatre | Newberg, OR United States |
| APR 25, 2025 - MAY 04, 2025
HART Theatre
Waynesville, NC United States | HART Theatre | Waynesville, NC United States |
| APR 17, 2025 - APR 17, 2025
Lincoln Park High School
Chicago, IL United States | Lincoln Park High School | Chicago, IL United States |
| JUN 26, 2014 - JUN 29, 2014
Middlebury Actors Workshop
Middlebury, VT United States | Middlebury Actors Workshop | Middlebury, VT United States |
