The next show coming to the Little Theatre stage for the 2021-22 season is Anna Ziegler’s “Boy,” directed for the Central Methodist University audience by Professor Lonna Wilke.

Inspired by a true story, “Boy” explores the complicated terrain of trying to find love in a new body, and the inextricable bonds between doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold.

The cast will include P. Rob Brown (s Adam Turner, Cole Nowlin as Dr. Wendell Barnes, Elana Dodson as Jenny Lafferty, Kara McQuerrey as Trudy Turner, and Jackson Strain as Doug Turner. The Boy crew will be led by assistant director and stage manager Alex Sauer and assistant stage manager Maggie Eyberg. 

The show will premiere at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shows will be livestreamed and open to in-house audiences. Call the box office at 660-248-6281 for tickets and more information.