“I’m uncomfortable with your silence.” This one phrase is what finally brings six radio station employees together in Tony Esparza’s new play, KBBJ: All Access All the Time. DJ Bear, the silent one, opens up about his childhood abandonment, and soon the whole station is awash in sharing and caring. After five years of working together, the KBBJ staff confide their secrets, which range from addictions to infidelity.
Not everything is so hunky-dory around the water cooler yet, though. Station manager Suzie, who knew all along about her employees’ secrets, must come to terms with her own cold, unempathetic behavior. Is she just bossy or beyond the reach of a group hug? Find out when KBBJ opens today at 8 p.m.
Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Mon., June 26, 8 p.m. Starts: June 16. Continues through July 8
This article appears in Jun 15-21, 2006.