F.U.D.G.E Theater Co Announces Neil Simon's FOOLS

F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company announces Fools, written by Neil Simon. Fools opens on January 30th, at 8:00pm and plays through February 7th, 2008.

"After producing two relatively heavy shows (Training Wisteria and Bare), we are very excited to bring our audiences something light and comedic, says Joe DeMita, The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company's Artistic Director. "With the comedic abilities of the cast combined with Neil Simon's hilariously clever dialogue, Fools will surely make even the grumpiest of people crack a smile. Maybe even twice." Fools features Dorothy Ahle, AnneMarie Alvarez, Frank Consolo, Jamianne Devlin, Steve Dyer, Nate Johnson, Tom Rimer, Peter Sofronas, Stephen Turner and Andrea Webber.

The story of Fools begins with the audience meeting Leon Tolchinsky, who is ecstatic that he has landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and Leon's job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays for more than 24 hours and fails to break the curse, he too will become Stupid. But, he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid that she has only recently learned how to sit down. Will he break the curse in time? Or will he be doomed to go from living a life of intellect to a life of stupidity?

The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, Inc. provides quality, affordable theatre productions to the people in the greater Boston area, cultivating an appreciation for and understanding of the arts, and providing a learning opportunity for those interested in a genuine theatre experience.

Joe DeMita (director) is one of the founders of The F.U.D.G.E Theatre Company, Inc. Directing credits include Jake's Women (Stonehill Theatre Company), Company (Winthrop Playmakers), and the F.U.D.G.E. productions of Once On This Island, Working, Rumors, Urinetown, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, I Sing!, The House of Blue Leaves, Into the Woods, Bat Boy, I Love You Because (Boston Premiere), Fuddy Meers, bare (Boston Premiere), and Training Wisteria. Joe has also served as the directing intern to Rob Ruggiero at TheatreWorks Hartford on productions of The Exonerated (featuring TV/Film star Kim Fields) and the world premiere musical Ella: Off the Record (starring Broadway's Tina Fabrique). In the Boston area, Joe served as the assistant director to Adam Zahler on the Lyric Stage's production of Talley's Folly.

The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, in residence at The Factory Theater, 791 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Fools by Neil Simon, directed by Joe DeMita of Reading, MA now residing in Cambridge, MA

Cast:
AnneMarie Alvarez - Andover, MA
Jamiann Devlin - Framingham, MA
Peter Sofronas - Salem, MA
Dorothy Ahle - Malden, MA
Nate Johnson - Wakefield, MA
Steve Dyer - Cambridge, MA
Frank Consolo - Peabody, MA
Andrea Webber - Woburn, MA
Tom Rimer - North Attleboro, MA
Stephen Turner - Rowley, MA

Designers:
Costume Designer: Brian Milauskas
Make-Up Dsigner: Kaitlyn MacPherson
Production Stage Manager: Tina Cersosimo
Set Designer: Joe DeMita
Lighting Designer: Jim Petty
Assistant Stage manager: Emily Monroe, Julia Rocha, Corey Simpson
Performances: January 30th & 31st at 8:00 pm
February 5th, 6th and 7th at 8:00pm
February 1st at 2:00pm

TICKETS: F.U.D.G.E. Memebers: $12.00, Students/Seniors: $15.00, Adults: $18.00.
Buy online at www.fudgetheatre.com.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Orange Line to Massachusetts Avenue