FRANCES AND MARYBETH
BY NEALE KIMMEL
March 8 – 18, 2012
Studio Theatre
Two sisters. Three men. Fourteen litres of milk.
One ultimate date night.
A modern dilemma. A classic comedy of errors.
(bracket) Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of Frances and Marybeth, a new comedy by emerging Toronto-born playwright Neale Kimmel.
Frances has just had a life moment. What's a life moment? She's not entirely sure, but she's now determined to get herself off the couch, forget about her cheating ex-fiance, and throw the ultimate date night. And, she's dragging her younger sister Marybeth, an artist who sells her “Paint by Numbers” on Craigslist, along for the ride. With the handsome Spanish man Frances picks up at the grocery store, and Marybeth's Craigslist boyfriend due to arrive any minute, an unexpected party crasher makes the evening a little more colourful than expected.
An outrageous comedy about love, moustaches and picking up the pieces, Frances and Marybeth are two sisters learning that sometimes to get it right, you have to paint outside the lines.
Frances and Marybeth (Act 1) was originally workshopped and produced at Alumnae Theatre's New Ideas Festival in March, 2011. After quickly becoming an audience favourite, it has been developed into it's full length glory and is ready to make the leap from Festival darling to Studio Stage gem.
Tickets are available via www.factorytheatre.ca, by email at , by phone at 416-504-9971 or at the door.
More information about this production can be found at www.francesandmarybeth.com
“Witty, smart, spontaneous. An unexpectedly delicious play.”
- Audience feedback form New Ideas Festival 2011
“Neale Kimmel's Frances and Marybeth is a very entertaining play. The well-structured script moves along at a good pace, with quirky dialogue and great physicality. I really wanted to find out what happens in Act II. Let’s hope Kimmel’s work develops into a full-length show!”
- www.theatromania.ca
“That was a real crackerjack.”
- Audience feedback form, NIF 2011
Written by
Neale Kimmel
Directed by
Heather Keith
Starring
Jesse Bond
Carolyn Hall
Meaghen Quinn
David Ross
Matt Wells
SHOWTIMES
March 8 – 10, 8pm
March 13 – 17, 8pm
March 11 & 18, 2:30pm
TICKETS
$20
March 11 & 18, PWYC