The Tall Boy Production History

• Kay Boyle's short story, The Lost, was originally published in a collection titled Smoking Mountain: Stories of Germany During the Occupation. Tandy acquired the rights from Kay Boyle’s estate and commissioned a stage adaptation from British playwright, Simon Bent.

• The script began development at Guilford College in North Carolina where David Hammond directed a fully staged reading in 2011.

• The show, by now titled THE TALL BOY had its premiere in August of 2012 at The University of North Texas.

• In 2013 THE TALL BOY was presented by The Clarence Brown Theatre restaged for their Carousel Theatre by Bruch Reed.

• THE TALL BOY then played three sold-out performances on Theatre Row on 42 Street in New York City as part of the 2014 United Solo Theatre Festival where it won the ‘Best Adaptation’ Award.

• December 27, 2014, THE TALL BOY was performed once at Off-Broadway’s Theatre 80 on St. Marks Place as part of a special event.

• The show came to The John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton for one performance as part of the 2015 JDT Lab new play series.

• In January 2016, had two performances at Rhode Island’s Courthouse Center for the Arts.

• In October 2017, two performances at the Riggi Theater in Saratoga Springs, NY, presented by The Creative Place International