Nelly Boy smart, heartfelt, and sometimes funny

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Nelly Boy smart, heartfelt, and sometimes funny
By Colin Thomas

http://www.straight.com/article-266122/nelly-boy-smart-heartfelt-and-sometimes-funny

By Dave Deveau. Directed by Cameron Mackenzie. Presented by Zee Zee Theatre, in association with Screaming Weenie Productions. At the PAL Theatre on Friday, October 23. Continues until November 1

Remember the name Amitai Marmorstein. This guy is going to be a star.

In local playwright Dave Deveau's new script Nelly Boy, Marmorstein plays a biologically male 15-year-old who doesn't want to identify as either male or female. Following a crisis with his family, Nelly is found wandering naked on a highway. For the bulk of the play, we watch as he spars with an older male interviewer, who could be a therapist, cop, lawyer, or none of the above.