Eat Your Heart Out

by Nick Hall

Charlie is a waiter and struggling actor working in various and very different restaurants within New York City. He tries to scrape together a living, sort out his love life, and reconcile his desires to “make it big” but also do something artistically satisfying. The other performers bring to life the various patrons Charlie encounters, including the girl desperately trying to eat snails and oysters to impress her fiance, the middle-aged lovers so intent on each other that they cannot even place their order, the rich and embittered astrologer, the timid man who never gets the waiter’s attention, and the agents, directors, actors, and other waiters who inhabit New York City. This show explores what it means to thrive in the modern world while looking for meaning in life and trying to have it all.

Performance Dates:

May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 2025

Location:

Show held at the Somers Knights of Columbus Banquet Hall at 236 Main Street, Somers, CT

Cast:

• Charlie – Zach Gray
• Man – David Basile
• Woman 1 – Christine McGuinness
• Woman 2 – Gina Paro
• Girl – Cassie Myers
• Boy – Nathan Alvarez