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Mill City Minutes Festival #1
Sept. 15-17 & 22-24, 2005
8pmAll performances at:
C. G. McDonough Arts Magnet
40 Paige St, Lowell, MA 01852
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Boston Globe ArticleMILL CITY MINUTES ENTRIES
The Image Theater Company presented the following plays at the Mill City Minutes Festival in September, 2005:
PERFORMANCE SLOT A: 9/15,9/17,9/23
EXISTENTIAL LOVE by Jon Meyers
Jean- Paul and Simone’s humorous, intellectually charged discussion of the meaning of life can’t hide the fact that Jean- Paul wants what every red blooded Frenchman wants… a trip to the bedroom!
OUT OF TIME by Karla Sorenson
An interview for a reality TV dating show takes an unexpected turn in Lowell playwright Karla Sorenson’s funny, and touching expose on the reality of reality TV.
YOU CAN’T SPELL “VEST” WITHOUT “EST” by Kate Bisantz
Ex-Lowell Spindles and Emerson College writing student, Kate Bisantz’s play reveals the hell of “retail” in this tale of the effects of the “Employee of the Week” vest on our jaded narrator.
DATE NIGHT by Glen Doyle
Poor Harold has his hands full on his first effort at three - minute speed dating. See the play that the Boston Globe called “the hit of the Boston Theater Marathon” in 2003.
FAMOUS SMALL "f" by Robert Mattson
A local musician legend is interrupted at a café by an avid fan… potential “stalkers” have never been this quirky and charming!
TEN PROMS by Patrick Cleary
Poor James gets the surprise of his life when ten women in prom gowns appear at his house… fifteen years after their big dates!
ROMANCE 101: THE MUSICAL! by Stephen Gilbane & Jerry Bisantz
Jeff and Karen meet, have their first date, break up and go their separate ways… all in the span of twenty minutes! True love and the resilliance of the human heart played out at “fast forward”. Sally Cragin of the Boston Globe: “superb chemistry and deft writing made for a frothy delight”. Jules Becker of Bay Windows gushed “…Romance 101-The Musical” is the pre-requisite for the parody loving theater-goer… a must-see.”PERFORMANCE SLOT B: 9/16,9/22,9/24
FLIGHT PENDING by Robert Mattson
When a flirtatious stranger hits on Gail at an airport terminal, complete strangers rush to her rescue in Rob Mattson’s funny look at the spirit of community.
COCKTAILS by Tom Doyle
Ah, it is a brief but romantic life for Darryl Zombie and Melissa Mai Tai as they discover each other between sips… can romance bloom before the straws empty their glasses.
SUMMER’S GONE by Jerry Bisantz
One man’s reflective reminiscences of days gone by and a touching tribute to a past generation who literally saved the world.
THAT’S OUR MARY! by Jack Neary
Local writing legend Jack Neary has done it again with this hilarious look at two actresses waiting in a theatrical Greenroom to audition for the role of the Virgin Mary.
FALL OUT by Sean D. Bennett
This powerful play about the long term effects of war was penned by local writer Sean D. Bennet, a recent student of the great Edward Albee.WORKING MAN’S BLUES by Karla Sorenson
The real low down on the out-sourcing of the American worker… whose side are we looking at?
ROMANCE 101: THE MUSICAL! by Gilbane/Bisantz (see above)Also, a collection of songs by local composers will be included in the program.
