“Company,” which plays April 2 – 14 at Citizens Opera House, revolves around Bobbie’s birthday party and her friends’ endless questions about her finding a partner and settling down.
Bobbie is the 35-year-old protagonist of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Company.” Britney Coleman is the 35-year-old actor who plays Bobbie.
“It feels validating in a way,” Coleman told the Herald. “I never have to think, ‘How would a 35-year-old feel about x, y, and z,’ because I’m pulling from personal experience.”
“Company,” which plays April 2 – 14 at Citizens Opera House, revolves around Bobbie’s birthday party and her friends’ endless questions about her finding a partner and settling down. Nearly plotless, the action in the musical comedy unfolds as the couples she’s friends with play out vignettes while Bobbie tries to make sense of modern marriage, bachelorhood, and life.
“I resonate a lot with how Bobbie presents in social situations because, in every scene, the moments she is having with these couples aren’t centered on ‘just another day at the office,’ ” Coleman said. “There is something unique that’s happening with each couple.
