The Complaint October 27, 2011

CEO Theatre (formerly Cockeyed Optimists Theatre Company) proudly presents their newest production, The Complaint. Directed by Bryn Boice (Navy Pier; Orange Flower Water, InProximity Theatre), Randy Noojin’s (writer/performer Hard Travelin' with Woody, FringeNYC) unexpected new comedy opens at 45th Street Theatre Thursday, October 27 and runs through Sunday, November 13, 2011. 

A Hispanic actor files a complaint on a police officer for using excessive force during a marijuana bust.  A rookie female cop is put to the task of trying to entrap him, but … who is she really? The Complaint is a play about good cops, bad cops, stoners and lovers. It is a play about The Importance of Being Earnest, and … the importance of being earnest. The Complaint is a modern day fairy tale about following your dreams, even when what’s standing in the way of your dreams is yourself.

The Complaint features a stellar ensemble cast, including: Josh Adler* (Precarious, The Drilling Company), Amanda Ladd* (Hans: A Case Study, The West End Theatre), Nicholas Alexiy Moran* (The Odyssey, Handcart Ensemble), Randy Noojin* (writer/performer Hard Travelin' with Woody, FringeNYC) and Michael Poignand* (Dia De Los Muertos, Teatro LaTea; Navy Pier, Theatre Row). *Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Bryn Boice (Navy Pier; Orange Flower Water, InProximity Theatre) directs The Complaint. The producer is Michael Mattie (Associate Director, CEO’s Almost Maine) for CEO Theatre.

The Complaint opens Thursday, October 27 and runs Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm through Sunday, November 13, 2011. There is a special pay what you can performance on Sunday, November 6 at 7pm. All performances take place at The 45th Street Theatre, 354 W. 45th Street, 2nd floor between 8th & 9th Avenues. A, C or E to 42nd Street.

Tickets to The Complaint go on sale October 1. Tickets are $18, and are available online at ceotheatre.org, or by calling SmartTix at 212-868-4444.