The Montana Repertory Theatre will perform âBiloxi Bluesâ at the MSU Riley Center in downtown Meridian on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Prolific and renowned playwright Neil Simon puts a lot of himself and his experiences into his plays, but the three works known as his âEugene trilogyâ most likely tell the most about Simonâs own life.
In the middle of the trifecta is âBiloxi Blues,â which drops Eugene Morris Jerome into Biloxi, Miss., for his basic training.
On Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m., the Montana Repertory Theatre performs its rendition of âBiloxi Bluesâ at the MSU Riley Center in downtown Meridian.
Simon himself enlisted in the Army in 1945, but World War II soon ended and he never saw any action. The characters he creates in âBiloxi Bluesâ spend the hot Mississippi summer debating various topics and being terrorized by a cruel drill sergeant.
Coming to boot camp in Biloxi as a World War II Army recruit is a bit of culture shock for Eugene, a Jew from Brooklyn. Simonâs hit play follows Eugeneâs impressions -- always funny, often obscene, and sometimes heart wrenching -- of his wartime experience. With its mature content and language, this play is best enjoyed by older theater-goers.
Tickets are $30 and $24 at the MSU Riley Center box office, which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can be purchased online at www.msurileycenter.com or by calling the box office at 601-696-2200.