A turbo-charged tragicomedy with a satirical edge, LITTLE TOWN BLUES takes a hard look at what it means to be a young American in the 21st century. Drawing from influences as wide-ranging and varied as Anton Chekhov, John Updike, and Aaron Sorkin, the play delves into the emotional complexities of young love, intense friendship, and the end of adolescence, while never putting aside the absurdity of living in a world governed by iPhones, laptops, and text messaging. Navigating through delight and devastation, the boarding students of Deforest-Martin Prep rage against the machine of structured academia with the fire of a teenage rebel and the depth of a Russian poet.

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Examiner: THEY MAKE IT SO HARD ON US BABY… (Leslie Gauthier, August 2, 2011)
Theatre Is Easy: REVIEW: LITTLE TOWN BLUES (Haytham Elhawary, August 1, 2011)
Theater In The Now: SPOTLIGHT ON RACHEL BUETHE (Michael Bradley Block, July 28, 2011)
Hy Reviews: REVIEW: LITTLE TOWN BLUES (Hy Bender, July 24, 2011)

LESS THAN RENT THEATRE PRESENTS

LITTLE TOWN BLUES

WRITTEN BY RACHEL B. JOYCE AND JAMES PRESSON
DIRECTED BY JAMES PRESSON

JULY 23 – AUGUST 7, 2011
THE WILD PROJECT

CAST

CHRISTINA BIANCA CRUDO
BARRY RJ VAILLANCOURT
MOLLY RACHEL B. JOYCE
CHET SEAN PATRICK MONOHAN
OLIVIA BECCA BALLENGER
VERNON PATRICK FLEURY
LEE CORY ASINOFSKY
ANDREW MARK MACIEJEWSKI
NATALIE NICOLE VENTURA
CALVIN JAKE AHLQUIST
ANNE JENNA GROSSANO
FRED ADAM WEPPLER
ROD ADRIAN BRIDGES

CREATIVE TEAM

PLAYWRIGHTS RACHEL B. JOYCE, JAMES PRESSON
DIRECTOR JAMES PRESSON
PROD. STAGE MANAGER SOFIA MONTGOMERY
MUSIC DIRECTOR REBECCA GEGGATT
MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS ADRIAN BRIDGES, ADAM WEPPLER
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER LESLIE GAUTHIER
SET DESIGN DAN GEGGATT
COSTUME DESIGN MICHELLE TARANTINA
LIGHT DESIGN RYAN SEELIG
SOUND DESIGN GIFFORD WILLIAMS
PROPS MASTER NICOLE VAN DENBERG
CHOREOGRAPHY KATIE LAWSON
ASST. DIRECTOR KYLE WALTON
ASST. STAGE MANAGER REBECCA ZOLTOWSKI
ASST. COSTUME DESIGN JENNI MEADOR
ASST. SOUND DESIGN EMILY TABACHUK
DANCE CAPTAIN REBECCA ZOLTOWSKI
PRODUCTION ASSTS. DANIELLE LETSCHE, ROMANA SOUTUS
PRESS REPRESENTATIVE LANI HARMS
WEB DESIGN DAN DURKIN