Fresh Ink Theatre presents DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP

Fresh Ink Theatre presents Don't Give Up The Ship by Laura Neill and directed by Joshua Glenn-Kayden, February 10-25, 2017 at the Plaza Blackbox at the Boston Center for the Arts.

When Diana, a middle-aged mother of two, wakes up as Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812, she suddenly commands much more of her life than she used to. Imagining that her daughters are warring lieutenants, her ex-husband is her four-year-old son, and her nurse Lizzie is her darling wife, Diana establishes an identity that is much closer to her true self than anyone expected.

Laura Neill (Playwright) has had work developed at Dartmouth College, Brown Production Workshop, RISD, VoxFest, Playwrights' Reading Room, and the Wilbury Theatre Group. Laura is an affiliate of the 2016 Company One PlayLab and has recently accepted a place in the Boston University MFA in Playwriting. She won the Eleanor Frost Playwriting Award in 2012 and is a member of the Dramatists Guild, StageSource, and the New England New Play Alliance. Laura runs the Youth Shakespeare Project, a summer theatre camp, with her husband Jaymes.

Fresh Ink Theatre: http://freshinktheatre.org

Box Office: http://www.bostontheatrescene.com/season/Dont-Give-Up-the-Ship/

February 10-25, 2017

Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30pm

Fridays at 8pm

Saturday 2/18 and 2/25 at 2pm

Saturdays at 8pm

*Post Show Social following the performance on Saturday, February 11th

*Cheap Date Night on Wednesday, February 15th and 22nd - Buy One Ticket, Get One Free, online only with code FITDATE6

*Playwright's Night on Thursday, February 16th and 23nd with a Tootsie Pop Talk following the performance

*Pay-What-You-Want performances ($6 min) on Friday, February 10th and the 2pm matinees on Saturday, February 18th and 25th

$25 General Admission (no hidden fees)

ALL matinee performances are $20 online or Pay What You Want at the door

Groups of 8 or more get $5 off!

Boston Center for the Arts

539 Tremont St,

Boston, MA 02116

CAST

Diana - Alex Alexander

Lizzie - Hayley Spivey

Martha - Tonasia Jones

Olive - Louise Hamill

Jeff - Robert Cope

PRODUCTION TEAM

Playwright - Laura Neill

Director - Joshua Glenn-Kayden

Dramaturg - Jessica Foster

Stage Manager - Vivian Yee

Asst. Stage Manager - Julia Fioravanti

Scenic Design - Madelynne Hays

Lighting Design - Harrison Burke

Costume Design - Elizabeth Rocha

Sound Design - Andrew Duncan Will

Asst. Sound Design - Matt Goode

Prop Design - Kelly Smith

Choreography - Rachael MacAskill

More Information can be found at http://freshinktheatre.org/dont-give-up-the-ship/

ABOUT FRESH INK:

Fresh Ink Theatre provides an avenue for the development of new work on the Boston small theatre scene in a collaborative, playwright-centerEd Manner. The company was born in the summer of 2011 and debuted at the Factory Theatre the following December with the nearly sold-out run of Priscilla Dreams the Answer by Walt McGough. Fresh Ink's unique submission model and development process have led to successful runs of plays by local playwrights including A. Nora Long, Patrick Gabridge, James McLindon, Lizzie Milanovich, Ginger Lazarus and MJ Halberstadt. Fresh Ink also created the Ink Spot staged reading series as another avenue to showcase new work and the annual Mad Dash 24-hour play festival. Now in its sixth season, Fresh Ink Theatre is proud to be a continuing part of the BCA's Performing Arts Residency Program.

MISSION:

Fresh Ink Theatre Company is committed to developing new work with emerging theatre artists in the New England area. We seek to empower writers with the tools to craft plays that showcase their creative vision, and we challenge the Boston community to engage in the evolution of new work as it transforms from first draft to first production, and beyond. We value artistic excellence, institutional transparency, community involvement and ongoing collaboration.

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