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Originally written by Ben Jonson in 1641, Bartholomew Fair took place at one of London's most popular summer fairs and brought together the lower masses and upper classes in a |
twisting, comedic knot of deceit, disguise, marriage licenses and a puppet show. Nearly 400 years later, Billy Mitchell adapts Mr. Jonson's great comedy, in modern verse featuring only five performers taking on nearly 20 characters in an under 90-minute show. Bartholomew Fair, NJ owes as much to Monty Python and Carol Burnett as it does to Ben Jonson’s original script, bringing a contemporary sensibility to the classic comedy suitable for all ages. The summer of 2008 product marked The Theater Company’s premiere of this new work. |
Hoboken Performances: June 20 & 27, 2009 at 4pm & 7pm Frank Sinatra Park, 5th & Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ (Rain location is DeBaun Auditorium on 5th & Hudson) Free to all! Kearny Performance: July 14, 2009 at 7pm (RainDate: July 16, 2009) Manor Park (Coogan Playground), Kearny, NJ Located on W. Bennett Ave. between Hamilton Ave. and Jefferson St. Free to all! Midtown International Theater Festival Performances: July 17, 2009at 7pm July 18, 2009 at 3pm July 22, 2009 at 5pm July 25, 2009 at 1pm July 28, 2009 at 8:30pm MainStage, 312 W. 36th St., 4th floor between 8th & 9th Aves., NYC Tickets: $18/adults, $12/students & seniors Discount tix (Use code "NJFA"): www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/660825 |
Adaptor/Director: BILLY MITCHELL - Recent directing credits include A Year With Frog And Toad, The Who's Tommy, Free to Be...You and Me, Seussical, Into the Woods, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Off the Beaten Path, Noon (all with The Theater Company); Jeffrey, Design for Murder, the premiere production of Life, Death and Vermont (at the Attic); and in NYC: Love, Punky (Midtown Int’l Theater Festival), In Search of Tulla Berman and Who’s On First? for No Kneecap Prods.; Sunrize Highway’s Live from New York (at Elmo), Khaki at Bat (at HERE); and The Owl and The Pussycat (at Shetler’s Blackbox). Billy is the creator of A Gorey Phantasy, adapted from unpublished writings provided by late author/illustrator Edward Gorey; and the author/lyricist of Mad King Ludwig, a musical of the final days of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. If you actually want to know more, please visit bybilly.com! |
Cast: EMILY BEATTY is thrilled to be working with Billy again after a recent Theater Company production of The Who’s Tommy. Emily most recently appeared in Nunsense at the Attic Ensemble as Sister Robert Anne (directed by David Zimmerman). Other favorite roles include The Secret Garden, Urinetown! the musical, Suessical (all at The Theatre Company). Emily is a Drama teacher and director at Sunset Park Preparatory in Brooklyn. She received her Master's from Long Island University and her BFA from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts, Roosevelt University. Thank you Billy for the opportunity! For Bub. |
PHILIP CORSO is extremely happy to be returning to the cast of Bartholomew Fair, NJ. Going into his junior year, he is continuing to earn his BFA in Acting at Montclair State University. This past semester he appeared as Bill in the MSU Theater Department production of All in the Timing. He also recently appeared as Rocky in The Rocky Horror Picture Show at with MSU's Players Club. Past favorite roles include Motel Kamziol in Fiddler on the Roof and the Mysterious Man in Into the Woods. Phil would like to thank Billy for a wonderful opportunity, his castmates who are all awesome to work with, the elusive Sean McClafferty and his astounding pinwhistle, and his mother for supporting him in everything he does. In addition, he continues to stand right behind you. Continue to not turn around. |
LETICIA DIAZ is overjoyed to be rejoining this glorious cast. Past favorite credits include: Katrina in Naked, Roberta in Danny & the Deep Blue Sea, Columbia in RHPS, Myrrah in Metamorphoses & her critically acclaimed role of "Mom", now 12 years running. Thank you to Billy, for every little chance. Deepest gratitude for my support group of crunchy brownie biters, used car salesmen, twitter-folk, generous strangers, marching mermaids & my sweet, sweet Naked Girls: every little bit of you is here with me. Everything - always - for Nino. )O( |
MARK DUNN is very excited to be returning to Bartholomew Fair, NJ after having such a great time with the production last summer. Mark recently appeared as "The New York Times" in the Strawberry One-Act Festival original short play I Knew You'd Say That by John Kearns. Most recently with The Theater Company, Mark played Jacob Marley, Fezziwig, and others (A Christmas Carol), a Wickersham Brother (Seussical), Officer Lockstock (Urinetown, the musical), and Richard (Free to Be…You and Me). With the Firebone Theatre Company, Mark had the honor of performing in a stage reading of Ron Reed's play Refuge of Lies in Fairfield, CT with Joanne Gleason, Keir Dullea, and Mia Dillon. Mark would like to thank Billy for another fantastic opportunity, and Dave, Carl, and Robert for their tireless support of this production. Sean, what can I say? You're the man! Mark would like to dedicate this performance to his wife Bridget. I LOVE YOU! |
BENJAMIN HOLMES is extremely pleased to have the chance to shout his lines over helicopter noise for the second summer in a row. For those of you wondering where you've seen a mustache that spectacular before, Benjamin would like to point out that he has appeared locally in the last two productions of A Christmas Carol (both times as Ebenezer Scrooge), last year's inaugural production of Bartholomew Fair, NJ (in the same roles, no less), All in the Timing (Bill, Don), and Urinetown, the musical (Senator Fipp), so one of those may be the source of your recollection. He has been in a great number of other things, but you don't care about them because you're an up-to-date, happening individual who lives in the here and now, not the there and then. Suffice it to say, the things you don't know about Benjamin's oeuvre won't hurt you. Benjamin dedicates his performance to E.E.H., who would probably be a little skeptical of Chester's wardrobe. He hopes you are moved by Juicy Fruit. |
COURTNEY KOCHUBA is beside herself with excitement to jump back into the fanciful world of Bartholomew Fair, NJ! She had 'the bestest time' last summer with this hilarious cast and crew, and is thrilled to return. Recent credits include: Off-Off-Broadway: Michael Chekhov Theatre Company's Happy Hour (Featured Performer); Regional/Community: Hudson Theatre Ensemble's Comic Potential (Dress Shop Asst./Prostitute), DeBaun Center's Patrick & Lisa's Wedding (Lisa). An alum of Carnegie Mellon University (B.A. Creative Writing), Courtney has also appeared in productions by 13th Street Repertory Company, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Rauh Conservatory Theater Company and Scotch'n'Soda Theatre. As always, she gives endless thanks and love to her Lorelai, Choochie, mwj and the most amazing friends for which a gal could ask. |
KELLY NICHOLS is an actor/singer/stand-up comic in New York City. Some of her recent roles have been The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, The Sour Kangaroo in Seussical, Julie in Keepingabreast, and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She also performs with Wildlife Theatre at the Central Park Zoo, and makes people laugh in stand-up clubs all over the city. She is writing a new musical called Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You that she's really excited about and hopes to produce this year. She loves to bake and do yoga and she lives in Hoboken with her awesome husband Letham. |
TTC is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. |