“No Matter What You Tell Me” by Benjamin Boucvalt

Lanesboro Arts is excited to present “No Matter What You Tell Me” an original play written and performed by Benjamin Boucvalt at the St. Mane Theatre on Saturday, May 16th, 2026 at 7:00 pm!

Tickets are on sale now for $25 General Admission, $22 Lanesboro Arts Members.

A truly gripping night of storytelling that dives deep into the heart of human connection and forgiveness, No Matter What You Tell Me is a years-long journey of a son searching for the truth about his family, while believing them incapable of doing wrong.

Uncovering a family secret about his late uncle sets off a chain of events that brings him face to face with his own foundations, forcing him to wrestle with everything he’s been taught to believe.

Hilarious, heartbreaking, and fiercely hopeful, this powerful story leads from one secret into another. A story that proves how family is fraught, never really what it appears, and, despite it all, so very necessary.

Benjamin Boucvalt has spent most of his career on stage doing classical work. He performed as a resident company member at Great River Shakespeare Festival continuously for the past 13 years. Notable performances include As You Like It/Orlando, Julius Caesar/Cassius, Midsummer/Oberon, Winter’s Tale/Leontes, Cymbeline/Iachimo, and Romeo and Juliet/Romeo.

Other theatres Benjamin has worked with include the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Playmakers Repertory Company, St. Petersburg Shakespeare Company, and the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Benjamin’s latest book, “The Name Hennessy,” was published in 2024. He voices one of the main characters in the audiobook that was also released that same year. It is a fully dramatized audiobook, with individual actors reading each character, all recorded together on stage.

Benjamin is also an active martial artist and does fight choreography for stage and film across the country. MFA, SAG-AFTRA/AEA

“Expertly crafted” / A “performance to witness” / “See this show and afterwards, call your parents.” —A Public Fit’s Timothy Cummings

“Emotional, raw, visceral.” / “Beautiful and heartbreaking” / —K.K. Peterson, Theatre Reviewer

This event is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Please note:

St. Mane Theatre tickets are non-refundable. If you are unable to use your tickets, you may turn them back as a tax-deductible donation to Lanesboro Arts. Please contact us at 507-467-2446 or info@lanesboroarts.org to arrange this.
The St. Mane Theatre box office will open at 6:00 p.m. the day of the event. Tickets will also be sold in person beginning at that time.
Each ticket purchased with a bank card will be charged an additional processing fee of $0.99. Patrons can avoid this processing fee by paying via cash or check in the Lanesboro Arts Gallery, or before the event in the St. Mane Theatre lobby.
If you are unable to purchase tickets online or need additional assistance, you may try calling 507-467-2446 to purchase a ticket over the phone during business hours. Tickets are also sold in person during business hours at Lanesboro Arts Gallery.
We will have a list of the ticket buyer names at the box office beginning at 6:30 p.m. If the buyer and their guests arrive together, no physical receipt or proof of purchase is needed to be admitted to the event–we will have a list!
Alternatively, attendees can present a printed copy of the ticket PDF that was e-mailed to the ticket buyer or present it on a smart device.
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