• Drinking in America

  • By: Eric Bogosian
  • Narrated by: Andre Royo
  • Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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Drinking in America

By: Eric Bogosian
Narrated by: Andre Royo
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Publisher's summary

Praised as “a breakneck, hair-raising comic tour of the contemporary American male psyche” by The New York Times, Drinking in America, is a gritty, muscular restaging with star Andre Royo (The Wire) bringing to vivid life more than a dozen colorful characters, each in the throes of intoxication. Written and originated by three-time Obie Award winner Eric Bogosian, this critically acclaimed work takes on a new persona in our present day, with terms like toxic masculinity and male fragility at the forefront of the zeitgeist. In this new interpretation, Drinking in America continues to challenge society’s ideal of what exactly makes a man and just how easy it can be to break that same man down.

Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

©2023 Eric Bogosian (P)2023 AO Media LLC

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Publisher's summary

Praised as “a breakneck, hair-raising comic tour of the contemporary American male psyche” by The New York Times, Drinking in America, is a gritty, muscular restaging with star Andre Royo (The Wire) bringing to vivid life more than a dozen colorful characters, each in the throes of intoxication. Written and originated by three-time Obie Award winner Eric Bogosian, this critically acclaimed work takes on a new persona in our present day, with terms like toxic masculinity and male fragility at the forefront of the zeitgeist. In this new interpretation, Drinking in America continues to challenge society’s ideal of what exactly makes a man and just how easy it can be to break that same man down.

Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

©2023 Eric Bogosian (P)2023 AO Media LLC
About the performer- Andre Royo

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Andre can most recently be seen as "Royal" in To Leslie, which had its premiere at the SXSW 2022 Film Festival. Andre is the recurring character "Laz Zayas" in Gloria Calderon Kellett’s romantic comedy series With Love for Amazon. Additional recent credits include "Demetrius" in the Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told and "Charlie Shannon" on Interrogation for CBS All Access.
Furthermore, Andre can be seen as series regular "Thirsty Rawlings" on Fox’s Empire, "Mayor Bobo" on Amazon's Hand of God and "Barry" on Showtime’s comedy Happyish. Royo has also appeared on a diverse range of shows, including Fox's Fringe as "Henry Arliss Higgins," NBC's Heroes as "Stephen Canfield," How to Make it in America, Party Down, Criminal Minds, and Kingdom.
Royo is best known for the legendary role of "Bubbles" in HBO’s The Wire. On the big screen in Hunter Gatherer, Royo won the "2016" Best Actor Award at the SXSW Film Festival. He starred in and produced the indie darling Calloused Hands. Andre has appeared in an eclectic array of features such as George' Lucas's Red Tails, James Gunn's Super, Hellbenders, Amazon's Beautiful Boy and the independent sci-fi feature Prospect, as well as The Spectacular Now and Lilia & Eve, which was released by Lionsgate. His first big screen appearance was in John Singleton’s Shaft.
Mr. Royo’s last stage performance was in Bob Glaudini’s critically acclaimed, A View from 151 Street in 2007 presented by the LAByrinth Theater Company.

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Beautiful

A beautiful rendering of a cross-section of American men all boozed up. Andre Royo definitely moves from one character to another with hard edged humor and subtle grace. Beautifully performed and directed.

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