The House of Blue Leaves

The Alternative Arts Collective (TAAC) is proud to produce John Guare’s wildly funny black comedy, The House of Blue Leaves. It tells the story of Artie Shaughnessy, a zookeeper by day and a songwriter with visions of glory by night. Artie dreams of escaping his humdrum life in Queens, and making it big writing songs for the movies in Hollywood. The story unfolds on the historic day in 1965 when Pope Paul VI visited New York to meet with President Lyndon B. Johnson and to celebrate a nighttime Mass of Peace at Yankee Stadium. The Vietnam War was about to begin in earnest, rock music was taking the place of rock and roll, and the times “they were a’changin.” Throw into the mix Artie’s love interest, a kid in the army, a little lunacy, and a trio of nuns; and well, you get the idea.