Van down by the River

OK, so it's not a van. It's a stage. But we will be participating in The 30th Cambridge River Festival this Saturday June 13th. We will perform Larry Blamire's My Name is Leslie. Our performance starts at 4:30PM on the theater stage (near Putnam Street).

My Name is Leslie is a comedy about bad service and its consequences. Part Twilight Zone episode, part after school special and part WWII movie = all comedy. Featuring Jonathan Michael Anderson and Becca A. Lewis (both recently in Bunbury) plus rare acting appearances by Whistler in the Dark Artistic Director (and T Play audience favorite director) Meg Taintor and Mill 6's own artistic director John Edward O'Brien.

Check out http://www.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/river.cfm for more info and complete schedule.

Bunbury: from rehearsal to performance #3

I suggest instead of a harsh florescent light, maybe a gorgeous moon could hang over their shoulders. (rehearsal photo by Becca A. Lewis; production photo by Chris Engels

Bunbury: From rehearsal to performance #2

One of the actors suggest "Maybe we could pant like dogs." (rehearsal photo taken by Becca A. Lewis; production photo by Chris Engels.

Bunbury: From rehearsal to performance #1

Barlow suggested that the butler stand on the other side. (rehearsal photo by Becca A. Lewis; production photo by Chris Engels).

A loss for Boston Theater

Boston Theater suffered a loss last week when Lesley Chapman former Artistic Director of The Theater Cooperative passed away. Lesley was always a friend to us at Mill 6. She helped us out numerous times the most obvious being supplying us with a home during the time that the Piano Factory was out of commission. She was a passionate supporter of small theater in Boston and one whose time was cut far too short. Below is a link to a tribute blog for Lesley. Please feel free to post a message there if you knew her, and if you didn't please take a few moments to read some of the comments people have left. It does provide a little comfort to see how fondly she is remembered and how far her reach went. Rest in Peace, Lesley.

http://www.lesleychapman.blogspot.com/

Be The First On Your Block...

...to get tickets to Bunbury. Our theatermania ticket page is online and ready to take orders.

http://www.theatermania.com/boston/shows/bunbury-a-serious-play-for-trivial-people_153859/

Above is Mikkel Raahede and Nathaniel Gundy rehearsing a scene from Bunbury.

Rosie Ruiz Redux

It seems Rosie Ruiz is not the only person to combine a marathon and public transportation - three T Plays - Pat Gabridge's Recognition, Rick Park's Please Report Any Suspicious Activity and Ken Urban's White People will all be part of the eleventh Boston Theater Marathon happening Sunday May 17, 2009 at the BCA. Also our long time collaborator William Donnelly will have his play Sugar Glider presented. Our friends from Rough and Tumble will also be one of the presenting companies, and Mill 6's Artistic Director John Edward O'Brien's play If at First will be Mill 6's official entry in the marathon. It's always a great day with almost every theater company in Boston involved with one of the 50 ten minute plays. The entire event is a fundraiser for the Theater Community Benevolent Fund. For more information on the marathon please visit http://www.bu.edu/bpt/btm/index.html

Hope to see you there.