Kelly Lazenby, Artistic Director of Boring’s Nutz-n-Boltz Theater Company
(NNB), notes that the short plays by David Ives that will be performed as
readings in March will appeal to people who are familiar with the culture of
live theater.

“They’re very clever word plays, all of them,” she said. “There’s a bunch of
homage to theater itself in each play. If you’ve been in theater before,
understand where it’s coming from.”

Of course, even for those audience members who are theatrical novices will
also enjoy them, thanks to Ives’ wit and humor. The performances, taken
from his compendium “All in the Timing,” include plays that examine all the
bad decisions on a first date, making up a language on the fly and three
monkeys tasked with writing “Hamlet.”

Lazenby noted the performances will be readings, featuring actors with scripts
in hand and minimal props. The theater has offered a number of these types
of evenings in recent months, as they are more manageable to produce while
adhering to COVID-19 restrictions.

“It's a good way to do something that doesn’t need a whole lot of
preparation,” Lazenby said, adding that they also offer a chance for the
performers to stretch their acting chops with some interesting characters.
She also noted the theater is limited to 20 percent capacity, but that they
have been encouraged by seeing some new attendees for the recent shows.
Performances will take place with all necessary safety protocols in place,
including seats spaced to allow for social distancing, sanitizing all seats
between performances, hand sanitizer and staff wearing masks and gloves. If
any performances are not allowed to go on, all prepaid tickets will be refunded
in full.

The cast will include Ian Leiner, Justin Lazenby, Kim Berger, Tracey Grant,
Kraig Williams and Kelly Lazenby.

NNB presents “All in the Timing” March 19-21 at the Boring Grange, 27861
Grange Street in Boring. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays

and 3 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, or to make reservations, call
503-593-1295 or visit nnbtheater.com.