'Bill W. and Dr. Bob' at Circle Players

Circle Players will present the critically acclaimed "Bill W. and Dr. Bob," based on the true story of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, this April.

When the stock market crashes in 1929, Bill W. becomes a hopeless drunk, and his wife, Lois, is unable to force him to keep his promise to stop. Meanwhile, Dr. Bob Smith, a surgeon, drinks secretly, often going into the operating room hungover and high on sedatives. Through an astonishing series of events involving doctors, ministers, the Oxford Group evangelical movement, and Henrietta Sieberling – a scion of the Goodyear Rubber fortune – Bill and Bob meet on Mother’s Day of 1935 and form a relationship which keeps each other sober. Fired up, they seek out a third drunk to see if their program will work for others.

The show features Kirk White as Bill W., AJ Liana as Dr. Bob, Debbie Miller Nelson as Bill's wife Lois, Dawn Lanoue as Bob's wife Anne, and Stephen Mennella and Diane Teichman as members of the ensemble. It is directed by Ed Faver.

The show will run at 8 p.m. April 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 and at 3 p.m. April 24. Tickets cost $18 per adult and $17 per student or senior.

To purchase tickets, click here. Circle Players is located at 416 Victoria Avenue, Piscataway.