Performance dates:

"5 Conversations"
Thurs., May 20- 8pm
Sat., May 22- 8pm
Sun., May 23- 2pm

"Bend"
Fri., May 21- 8pm
Sat., May 22- 2pm
Sun., May 23- 8pm

Performance venue: Fisch Haus
524 S. Commerce

Poorman's Theatre Festival: CASTS

Poorman's Theatre Festival: AUTHORS

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The Pooman's
Theatre Festival

Theatre On Consignment will conclude its 2003-2004 season with the first annual Poorman’s Theatre Festival, a showcase for original plays by local playwrights. The festival run May 20-23 at the Fisch Haus Gallery, located at 524 S. Commerce, and will feature the plays “5 Conversations” by Jason Bailey and “Bend” by Mark Frank.

The seriocomic drama “5 Conversations” eavesdrops on five duets (occurring simultaneously, but seen individually) at a hotel bar during happy hour, as seen by a wise bartender (Meridith Jones). Five men (Alex Dryden, Jason Miller, Nate Cadman, Mac Welch, Kenneth Mitchell) and five women (Zoe Burgess, Rebekah Dryden, Amy Grimm, Megan Upton-Tyner, Anna Horsch) ponder life, love, hope, past, and future between shots and beers. Jason Bailey directs.

“Bend” tells the story of would-be playwright Joline (Stacy Champagne), who has just been rejected by a major publishing company and decides to take drastic measures to have her voice heard. Joline and the passengers she picks up along the way (Carrie Buettner, Danielle Schmdit, Bryan Welsby, Amber Malott) take an intense, emotional journey that leads to a surprising conclusion. Nathan Boren directs.

Per-show tickets are $5 ($4 for students and seniors), with festival tickets available for $8 ($6 for students and seniors). Seating is limited, and tickets can be reserved by calling Theatre On Consignment’s reservation line at 265-2226. The plays contain some adult language and themes and are for mature audiences.