Michael is more experimental, dumping plant food on his plant haphazardly and even giving it bits of human food from time to time. Norman is very regular in his habits, watering his plant daily with his squirt gun and giving it the proper amount of plant food. The seeds come with a set of instructions, but Michael soon loses them, and the boys are left to care for their plants themselves. He plants one himself and gives one to his brother to plant. One day, Michael gets a couple of seeds in the mail that he doesn’t remember sending away for. Often, by the time these things arrives, he’s forgotten what he sent away for. Michael also likes sending away for random things in the mail, like toys that require him to save a certain number of box tops. Michael’s always saving random things that might turn out to be useful later, although how useful they are is questionable because it’s hard to even find things. Norman is a neat freak, and Michael likes things messy.

The Lucille Lortel Theatre is located in Manhattan at 121 Christopher Street.Michael and his younger brother, Norman, share a room, but it’s not a peaceful arrangement. The creative team also features scenic design by Michael Schweikardt, costume design by Tracy Christensen, lighting design by Chris Dallos, sound design by Eric Shim, puppet design by Eric Wright and music direction by Jana Zielonka.įree tickets are not available for the July 24 opening-night benefit performance. John Simpkins stages the production that features choreography by Jennifer Werner. The cast also includes Lorinda Lisitza as Mom, Lauren Marcus as nosey cheerleader Patty Jenkins, Jeffrey Omura as Jason/Mackenzie and Kilty Reidy as Dad. Jason Williams and Lance Rubin appear as Michael and Norman, respectively. When the boys send away for some 'Amazing Beans' that sprout into very large plants, they suddenly realize all of their smelly socks are disappearing. Iconis ( The Black Suits) has penned book, music and lyrics for the family-friendly musical that follows two young brothers named Norman and Michael, who share a very messy room that is covered in piles of dirty socks. Performances began July 16 and continue through Aug.

Jason Williams and Lance Rubin in The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Photo by Joan Marcusīased on Nancy McArthur's children's book of the same title, Dirty Socks is the annual free summer offering from Theatreworks USA.

The plant that ate dirty socks