A Picture of Two Boys

Unlikely friends Markey and Pete just want to escape their tiny, mostly white, not-so-secretly racist town in rural Pennsylvania. For sensitive Markey, that means dreams of college and big cities, while rebellious Pete wants to be the next Kurt Cobain. When Markey finds an escape route without Pete, their friendship is shaken to its core. A decade later, the two find themselves sifting through the crumbled foundations of their shared history and revisiting the event which bound them together for life.

By Nick Malakhow (he/him)

World Premiere

Oct 29 – Nov 27, 2022

Performed in the Walker Theatre

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“As an artist, I strive to create universal stories that are nuanced and populated by people with eclectic identities. While all of my characters don’t possess the specific traits that make me who I am--after all, how many plays could I write about half-Ukrainian, half-Dominican, socially anxious queer men?--my vantage point of observing the world from a few different liminal spaces informs who and what I choose to write about.”

 - Playwright Nick Malakhow

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Nick Malakhow is a Colorado-based writer and theater educator. His full-length work includes Affinity Lunch Minutes (2021 O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Relative Theatrics, the Garden), Seeing Eye (developed with Victory Gardens, Fresh Ink, finalist for the 2019 O'Neill NPC, 2018 LTC/HowlRound Carnaval, and 2020 In-Progress Reading Series at Unicorn Theatre), and Grit (developed with Playhouse on Park, Fuse Theater, Theatre@First, and 2021 Princess Grace Award Finalist).