The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre presents
the Asian Premiere of America's Most Produced Play in 2009-2010

“Sex to change the course of the world”

A grad student’s online personal ad lures a mysterious journalism student to his sub-terranean research lab under the pretense of an evening of “no strings attached” sex. But when a major global catastrophic event strikes the planet, their date takes on evolutionary significance and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

Will they survive? How about the fish in the tank? And who is that woman pulling levers in the corner? An epic and intimate comedy that spans over billions of years, boom explores the influences of fate versus ran-domness in the course of one’s life, and life as we know it on the planet.

"Mr. Nachtrieb has a gift for darkly
funny dialogue and an appealing
way of approaching big themes
sideways. boom winds up
speaking, quietly and piquantly,
to our enduring fascination with
and need for myths about the
beginning of life as well as its end."

— New York Times

"A fantastically wild ride.
Nachtrieb possesses a sharp wit
and has crafted an imaginative
piece of social satire, tempering any
urge he may have to wow us with
his facile use of language and
delivering a clever play that’s both experimental and entertaining."

— Backstage

"It's literate, coarse, thoughtful,
sweet, scabrously inappropriate,
wracked by existential anxiety,
and wonderfully humane… this is
one end-of-the-world story that's
likely to leave you grinning from
ear to ear."

— Washington City Paper

"From pants-around-the-ankles comedy
to hipster Twilight Zone takeoff… 
boom is imaginative and easy to like." 

— The New Yorker

"A grandly whacked-out 
apocalypse fantasy… one of 
those charmed evenings." 

— Washington Post

Jon was trained under the famed Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art (in collaboration with Astro). Since then, he has acted in EMP's Stage Therapy, participated in the 2009 Short+Sweet Theatre Malaysia festival - where he won Best New Actor (Male) - and starred in Cock, Birdy, the musical The Last Five Years, and Klue, Doh! He is also the associate editor for Esquire Malaysia.

Sharon Lam started her life in the theatre in 2008 with Joe Hasham's Acting For Beginner's class. She went on to become an ensemble member of the inaugural Theatre For Young People 2008 programme, acting in productions like Ten: Theatrical Lightning Strikes Human Relationships and What Does It Mean... To Be Malaysian?. She also got involved in Short+Sweet Theatre Malaysia beginning 2008 in which she was awarded Best Actress Runner Up for her performance in Love and Light. She has been seen in productions such as The Secret Love Life of Ophelia, Rancangan Hari Jadi Terhebat Adli and The Real Inspector Hound and The Drive.

Since joining The Philharmonic Society of Selangor, BB Ostella has taken part in productions such as Music from Movies & Musicals 2 and In The Mood, as well as Turandot, The Merry Widow, and Sparks of Broadway (2010) as singer and dancer. She has also acted in productions such as Stage Therapy, Echo for The Platform @ KLPac, Cupidity for Short+Sweet Musical Theatre 2010, and Dancing at Lughnasa (2011). Her recent writing works include Don’t Stop Believin’ for Short+Sweet Theatre 2010 and Life Decisions for Baca: Of Love and Death, which has also been selected for performance at Short+Sweet Theatre Malaysia 2011. BB Ostella has taught and choreographed dances for various productions and shows such as The Poet & The Rent at KLPac (2010), EMP’s Bars & Bedrooms (May 2011), Dancing at Lughnasa (2011), as well as Nunuk Ragang (2009) and Parts of Infinity:XX.Love (2010) for the Short+Sweet Dance Festival, and choreographing for actress Didie Alias and husband Sham for Astro Ria’s dance reality show Sehati Berdansa in 2009. She was last seen onstage in Malaysian Girls (December 2011 & January 2012).

David Lim has worked in various capacities with theatre companies such as klpac, The Actors Studio Malaysia, PJLA, Dramalab, Gardner and Wife, and The Annexe Gallery. Directing credits include God of Carnage (PJLA), Cock (klpac), Dancing at Lughnasa (The Actors Studio Malaysia), Alfian Sa’at’s Family Outing (The Annexe Gallery), This Cannot, That Cannot (klpac), Toast! (AROMA and Dramalab), Gadis Jalan Burmah (Dramalab), Sightings and High Tide (Victorian Theatre Company) and Butterflies are Free (The Actors Studio Malaysia).

Yusman Mokhtar started in theatre in 2001 and has since done work both onstage and offstage. His main interests lie in scenography and directing. Design credits include Butterflies Are Free (TAS), Kisah Gadis (TAS), The Drive (TAS), Coffee & Toast (AROMA), Opera Cina Si Yatim Chao (ASWARA), Jalan Mati (klpac), What Does It Mean… To Be Malaysian? (klpac), Kaki Blue The Musical (klpac), Tanda (RAT), Short Eyes (RAT), Teater Kompilasi Vol. 1 and Teater Kompilasi Vol. 2 (RAT), Main Dalam Stor (Playground) and Muzikal Uda dan Dara at Istana Budaya. He is one of the founding members of Rumah Anak Teater and was part of its directing team for Tanda. 

Freddy Tan first started in theatre when he stage managed for INDICINELIVE! 1 (April 2010). Since then, he has worked both on-stage (performing) and off-stage (i.e., stage/production management, lighting, design, etc). If you think he looks familiar, you’ve probably crossed paths with him in productions such as the INDICINELIVE! series, After Juliet, IONESCO X2: The Chairs & The Lesson, Octopus (as lighting apprentice), SHORT+ SWEET Malaysia Musical & Theatre (2010 & 2011), CARTOON by Steve Yockey, and Malaysian Girls. He is currently the resident production manager at klpac.

Armanzaki has been freelancing about in all technical aspects of the stage for a year now, since he graduated from SEGi College Subang Jaya with a Diploma in Performing Arts. His recent projects include Klue Doh! and The Secret Life of Nora. He was also the Lighting Designer for Madu II staged at The Actor’s Studio @ Lot 10.