> Subject: BWT PRESS RELEASE (REMINDER): THE LAST SUNDAY IN JUNE
> RETURNS FOR AN ENCORE DURING PRIDE WEEK
> 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.