While the country has been affected by a tragic event, Syracuse Stage is taking the opportunity to do something good.

Syracuse Stage is co-producing its upcoming show, “Good People,” with the Cleveland Play House from April 26 through May 12. Audience members are encouraged to donate money to One Fund Boston, an organization founded by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino, according to an email from Patrick Finion, marketing director at Syracuse Stage. The money will help support the victims of the Boston Marathon tragedy.

The inspiration for this act of philanthropy was drawn from the play itself. “Good People” is a comedy with a Tony-nominated story based in the city of Boston.

The humor-filled play revolves around Margie Walsh, a woman from South “Southie” Boston who loses her job as a cashier after arriving late to work. In an attempt to find new employment, she reconnects with her high school boyfriend Mike, and the show progresses with the two confronting one another about the very different directions their lives have gone in since Mike left South Boston.

Written by David Lindsay-Abaire, the play opened on Feb. 8, 2011, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater on Broadway. It was nominated for two Tonys — in the Best Play and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Francis McDormand) categories.

Laura Kepley, associate artistic director at the Cleveland Playhouse, will direct Syracuse Stage’s production of “Good People,” although it is not her first time directing the play.

Kate Hodge, whose credits include episodes of “Boston Legal” and “Blue Bloods,” will be starring in the show as Margie Walsh. David Andrew Macdonald, an actor with multiple Broadway show attributes to his name, plays ex-boyfriend Mike.

“Good People” will be running in the Archbold Theater at Syracuse Stage, and tickets are available at the Syracuse Stage box office.

Published on April 25, 2013 at 1:12 am

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