Whistler in the Dark Theatre Presents Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon

This spring, Whistler in the Dark Theatre returns to the intimacy of the Factory Theatre with Wallace Shawn's provocative and controversial examination of a shifting moral compass: 1985's Obie Award-winning Aunt Dan and Lemon.

Step inside Lenora's London flat: she has a tale to tell. It's a tale from her childhood, when she spent her summer evenings listening to her parents' glamorous and cosmopolitan friend Danielle weave stories about her loves and lovers, her escapades and adventures. A quiet and withdrawn child, Lemon escapes into the often seedy world of Aunt Dan's stories: lost in the adventure of it, but often without fully understanding it. Now in her twenties, Lemon mines these remembered stories for lessons - and draws startling conclusions as her memories blossom around her, setting the path for her interrogation of the truth of human compassion.

Director Bridget O'Leary says, "Aunt Dan and Lemon presses the conversations that society says we're not allowed to have. We are left angry, and the next step is to engage in conversation about what we're really angry about." Playwright Wallace Shawn's bold and uncompromising plays challenge and provoke his audiences, and Whistler in the Dark delivers a controversial evening in the tight confines of the Factory Theatre.

Cast: Melissa Barker, Melissa Baroni, Jen O'Connor, Alejandro Simoes, Scott Sweatt, Meg Taintor and Mac Young
Director: Bridget Kathleen O'Leary
Costume Design: Emily Woods Hogue
Light Design: PJ Strachmann

For mature audiences only. 

WHEN: April 29 - May 21, 2011 (running in our month-long repertory with Mill 6 Collaborative*)

WHERE: The Factory Theatre * 791 Tremont Street * Boston MA

TICKETS: General Admission: $20; Students: $10 ($30 rep passes to both productions are available online*)

BOX OFFICE: Phone: 1-800-838-3006
Web: www.whistlerinthedark.com/boxoffice.htm
Walk-up: The Factory Theatre (box office opens 1 hour prior to performances)

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