The Salem Theatre Company has been invited to return to the Boston Theater Marathon at the Boston Playwright’s Theater for a second year in a row. The group’s former Artistic Director, Catherine M. Bertrand, will represent STC by directing Julia Harman Cain’s new play Last Meal as part of the Marathon on May 17th. Performing in the STC’s entry will be Caroline Watson-Felt and Natalie Cowell, both of Salem.
Last Meal is a somber and thought-provoking look at how people confront the consequences of the choices they make in life. Set in a prison kitchen in Texas, the play’s action centers around women prisoners Ann (Watson-Felt) and Nik (Cowell), who spend their time preparing the final meals for death row inmates. “Last Meal is both touching and challenging,” said Bertrand, “I am very excited that we have the opportunity to present a well-written work of such intense scope.”
Bertrand’s previous directing credits with the STC include Proof, The Boys of Winter, Book of Days, Safe, The Glass Half Empty, Chilling Tales, and No Exit. While she was Artistic Director, Bertrand established the popular Moments of Play One-Act Festival of original works by local playwrights. Watson-Felt has appeared in STC productions including The Best Man, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Proof, Safe, Seneca’s Oedipus, and No Exit. Cowell has been on stage with the STC in Proof and Improv on the Bricks.
Tickets for Last Meal and the entire Boston Theater Marathon are $25 and are available by calling 617-933-8600 or visiting www.bostonplaywrights.org.
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre presents the eleventh annual Boston Theater Marathon on May 17th from 12 noon to 10 pm. The marathon is an award-winning charity festival featuring 50 ten-minute plays by 50 New England playwrights presented by 50 New England theatre companies in 10 hours. The marathon will be presented at Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts.
This year the Boston Theater Marathon will include The Warm Up Laps on May 16th featuring three staged readings, including Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck’s The Novelist, directed by Huntington Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter DuBois. These readings are free and open to the public.
All net proceeds benefit the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, a non-profit organization that provides financial relief for theatre artists and organizations who face dire need and require financial assistance.
The STC welcomes their new Artistic Director, John Fogle. Since 1977, Fogle has staged over 70 productions at a variety of venues in the greater Boston area – including the Gloucester Stage Company, the Charles Playhouse, the Lyric Stage, Quannapowitt Players, Theatre-By-The-Sea, Wharf Rat and the Mugford Street Players, which he also serves as Artistic Director.
