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February 15 - June 16, 2002

8pm
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays

1030pm
Fridays, Saturdays

5pm
Sundays

 

PRESS HIGHLIGHTS:

"People begin laughing at the first sentence
and continue to the last"
D. J. R. Bruckner

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A sizzling, sexy, and hilarious new play by Suzanne Bachner that explores the issues of sex, power, desire and intimacy -- performed by 4 actors in 10 scenes -- will be exposed at the Kraine Theater.

When CIRCLE premiered last March at the Raw Space, OOBR called CIRCLE "possibly the best production on the Off-Off-Broadway boards; without a doubt, Suzanne Bachner is the outstanding playwright of the moment."

The John Montgomery Theatre Company received a 2001 OOBR Award for CIRCLE. An encore performance was given at PS NBC @ HERE in June.

CIRCLE is set in present day Los Angeles and New York City with characters who are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, husband, wife, father, producer, superstar, frat boy and stripper. These characters are linked through a daisy-chain of sexual contact as they meet in various locations, including a S&M dungeon, a bedroom, Starbucks, a nightclub, and cyberspace, striving to make a deeper connection with one another.

Directed by Trish Minskoff, CIRCLE returns with the original cast and production team intact.

The ensemble of actors includes Bob Celli, Judy Charles,
Thaddeus Daniels, and Felicia Scarangello.

set design by Trish Minskoff
lighting design by John Tees, III
costume design by Deborah Alves
sound design by Alexander R. Warner
and slide design by Danny Wiseman

The John Montgomery Theatre Company, founded in 1994, is committed to developing original work with an emphasis on the collaborative process.

Past productions have included OTHELLO with Geoffrey Owens, the NY Premiere of Sharman Macdonald's When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout, Icons & Outcasts, and Sex Ed.

Director Trish Minskoff's previous credits include WHEN I WAS A GIRL, I USED TO SCREAM AND SHOUT with Roberta Maxwell and Robin Morse, CRIMES OF THE HEART, ORPHEUS ON WEST FOURTH STREET, SCREWDRIVERS & SUNDAY BRUNCH, and DON'T LET DESTINY PUSH YOU AROUND at PS NBC @ HERE. Ms. Minskoff has won an OOBR and a Spotlight Award for CIRCLE.

Suzanne Bachner's play, ICONS & OUTCASTS, ran successfully for six months first at JMTC then at The Duplex, and it won the "Best of the Fest" at the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Ms. Bachner has won OOBRS for the JMTC productions of her plays CIRCLE, DON'T LET DESTINY PUSH YOU AROUND, and TWIN STUDIES. She is the resident playwright of The Actors Institute.

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