> This is a reminder e-mail for our production of The Last Sunday in  
> June which will be giving an encore production July 17th through the  
> 19th.  Our initial release was to meet certain deadlines, but that  
> being so long ago we wanted to make sure that it didn’t get lost in  
> the shuffle.

> Also enclosed is a photo from the production.  The caption should  
> read: In the foreground, the sexy Scott (Nathaniel Dudley) has a run  
> in with Joe (Erik Oehler), Brian M. Kehoe (Tom), Michael (Derrick  
> Frenney) and Brad (Edmond Toub) in The Last Sunday in June by  
> Jonathan Tolins.

> If there are any questions do not hesitate to call or e-mail.

> -J.R. Teeter
> Artistic Director/CEO

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> May 17th, 2009
> Contact: J.R. Teeter
> Artistic Director
> 585.271.5523
> J...@BreadandWaterTheatre.org

> The Last Sunday in June
> Returns for an Encore during Pride Week

> First appearing as part of this year’s Rainbow Theater Festival,  
> Jonathan Tolins’ The Last Sunday in June returns for an encore  
> during Pride Week.  The play itself is a bold work that warmly  
> embraces the customs and cultures of the “gay play” made popular  
> with Mart Crowley’s The Boys in the Band and Terrence McNally’s  
> Love! Valour! Compassion! while at the same time turning those ideas  
> on its head.  The story centers around a group of friends who meet  
> in a Greenwich Village apartment for the pride parade, which takes  
> place every year on the last Sunday in June.

> For all the witty banter, Tolins is interested in taking the pulse  
> of gay men in the wake of mainstream acceptance.  Is some attitude  
> adjustment in order when homosexuality has gone from the closet to  
> must-see TV?  Should they assimilate into the middle class by  
> marrying and moving to the suburbs or maintain a more bohemian, less  
> monogamous lifestyle in their own enclaves?

> The play’s primary focus is on the largely platonic relationships of  
> Tom and Michael, a couple in a slump about to move from the village  
> to the suburbs and James and Susan, a gay man and a straight woman  
> who decide to ‘opt out’ of their former failed relationships through  
> a legal marriage to each other.  Through humor
> and comedic turns the play attempts to re-define gay relationships  
> by posing a series of questions.  Can gay culture exist in the  
> suburbs away from bars and parades?  Can a partnership exist without  
> sex?  What defines a marriage?

> Jonathan Tolins is known for using comedy to address important  
> cultural issues through his contributions as a producer and writer  
> for Queer as Folk and his play Twilight of the Golds, which  
> performed on Broadway.

> The cast includes: Brian M. Kehoe (Tom), Derrik Frenney (Michael),  
> Edmond Toub (Brad), Erik Oehler (Joe), Marisa Krupa (Susan), and  
> Nathaniel Dudley (James/Scott). All actors were part of the original  
> Rainbow Theater Festival cast.  Mr. Dudley previously appeared in  
> last year’s incarnation of the Lambda Project.  Ms. Krupa has  
> appeared in four different incarnations of the Lambda Project as  
> well as the workshop production of The Witnesses of Kitty Genovese.  
> All other cast members have made their BWT debut in this production.

> The crew includes: Erik Oehler (director) and J.R. Teeter (lighting  
> design).
> Founded in 2000, Bread & Water Theatre is committed to making the  
> arts accessible and affordable to a broad-based audience and acting  
> as a positive agent of change in its community.   Under the artistic  
> direction of J.R. Teeter, BWT develops theatre that speaks to our  
> living, evolving, and dramatically changing world through new and  
> rare works of drama, and aspires to be a major force in American  
> theatre, providing audiences with challenging contemporary drama and  
> innovative community outreach programs.

> The Last Sunday in June by Jonathan Tolins will be presented at 243  
> Rosedale St. (New Life Presbyterian Church at the corner of Monroe  
> Ave. and Rosedale St.) beginning July 17th and running through July  
> 19th.  Performances are on Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at  
> 2pm.  Single tickets range from $6-$12 and may be purchased in  
> person or at BreadandWaterTheatre.org.  Discounted advance tickets  
> range from $3-$6 and are available online for a limited time only.  
> For more information, call (585) 271-5523.

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> ARTISTIC STAFF AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS AS THEIR SCHEDULES PERMIT
> PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

> Bread & Water Theatre is grateful to
> The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, AIDS Rochester, University  
> of Rochester HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trials Unit,
> M3 Financial Group, Plymouth Spiritualist Church, Pastor Robin Higgins
> The Lockwood Salon, New Life Presbyterian Church and Mark Wandtke  
> for their support of
> The Rainbow Theater Festival and our production of The Last Sunday  
> in June.