Mills' The Pursuit of Persephone Returns for 6/26 Reading

Prospect Theater Company will present the return of The Pursuit of Persephone for a one-night-only concert reading, Monday, June 26, 2006 at 7:30PM at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street).

Directed by Cara Reichel, The Pursuit of Persephone will feature much of its original cast, including Chris Fuller as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jessica Grové as Ginevra King, David Abeles as Edmund Wilson, Piper Goodeve as Marie Hersey, and Benjamin Sands as J. P. Bishop. The concert will benefit the Prospect Theater Company's 2005-06 season of all new musicals, and celebrate The Pursuit of Persephone's Drama Desk nominations for Best Music (Peter Mills) and Best Orchestrations (Daniel Feyer, Peter Mills).

"Brilliantly talented, young F. Scott Fitzgerald is swept into the hierarchy of Ivy League society and the antics of the Princeton Triangle Club, in pursuit of the beautiful and elusive debutante Ginevra King. Their romance inspired This Side of Paradise, one of the greatest novels of the 20th century," according to press notes. The show is an original musical by Prospect's resident composer Peter Mills and artistic director Reichel, who have collaborated on The Flood, The Alchemists, The Taxi Cabaret and on the recent hit production of Iron Curtain. Mills also wrote the musical Illyria, based on Twelfth Night.

Ticket prices are $100 (Prime Seating for Show, VIP Post-Show Reception), $60 (Orchestra Seating for Show, VIP Post-Show Reception) and $30 (Balcony Seating for Show), and may be purchased by mail directly from Prospect Theater Company, 520 8th Ave., 3rd floor, Suite 307, NY, NY 10018. Checks may be made payable to "Prospect Theater Company." Tickets can also be purchased by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200, by visiting www.ticketcentral.org, or in person at the Lucille Lortel Theatre box office.