Keizer Homegrown Theatre (KHT) present’s Anne Nelson’s, The Guys, a multi-layered portrait of the effects of devastating trauma and the slow re-emergence of hope as viewed through the lens of the World Trade Center bombings of September 11.
Directed by Artistic Director Linda Baker, seen last spring in her critically acclaimed performance of Sister Aloysius in KHT’s Doubt, The Guys shares the story of former war correspondent Joan, a character based on the author of the play, as she finds herself working unexpectedly with New York Fire Department Captain Nick Flannagan, a composite of the real men she interviewed for the script.
Nick struggles to integrate his grief over the loss of his own unit of firefighters, bodies forever missing inside the twin towers, having been asked to write the eulogies of those same men for their families. The play follows Joan and Nick over the course of one memorable afternoon as she helps him craft moving, realistic portrayals of the guys he lost.
Base on true events, The Guys brings humor and insight into this powerful tale of two wounded souls as they struggle to find their ways back into the light.
Award winning actress Nyla McCarthy, 
freshly returned from her master class in acting at Oxford University, portrays Joan. Salem’s own Joe Bodkin, a veteran of many local productions and loved by those he has worked with, tackles the fire captain, Nick.
The Guys will play in a limited run at the Kroc Center, 1865 Bill Frey Drive, NE, Salem, on September 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17, at 7:00 pm.
Note: a special matinee performance will be held at 4:00 pm on September 11, with a discussion between audience, cast and crew to follow. Local Fire Chief’s and First Responders will be in attendance. Refreshments will be served.
Tickets are available at the door.
With gratitude to all First Responders, they will be admitted two for one throughout the run.