F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company announces the Boston Premiere of Bare, a musical by Damon Intrabartolo and John Hartmere. Bare opens for the press on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 8:00 and plays through Saturday, August 2, 2008.
"We love to be able to present Boston Premieres," says F.U.D.G.E. President and Bare Director, Joe DeMita. "After the success of both I Sing, and I Love You Because, it is clear that Boston audiences love seeing new productions." DeMita and the F.U.D.G.E. crew love to create productions that have not been seen in the Boston area. Audiences have no pre-conceived notions of what the show "should" look like or "should" feel like giving the company a lot of enjoyed artistic freedom.
DeMita also mentions several important issues that Bare addresses – homosexuality and the catholic church, teen pregnancy, drug use, and suicide – to name a few! The show explores the pains and pleasures of five high school seniors at a co-ed Catholic boarding school as they struggle to grow up in these complicated, conflicted, contemporary times. Each of them question where they are in their lives. Answers are sought in the church confessional and in less formal venues including a stage, a rave, and a well-locked dorm room.
"These issues are all prevalent in today's society, and Bare addresses them in a poignant and thought-provoking way. Bare is a very nice close to a season that did not deal with too much heavy material!" The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, Inc.'s production of Bare features Trevor Croft, Samuel Moscoso, Ashley Yarnell, Keri-Ann Maguire and Andrew Mackin.
The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company, Inc. provides quality, affordable theatre productions to the people in the greater Boston area, cultivating an appreciation for and understanding of the arts, and providing a learning opportunity for those interested in a genuine theatre experience.
Joe DeMita (Director/Artistic Director) is one of the founders of The F.U.D.G.E Theatre Company, Inc. Directing credits include Jake's Women (Stonehill Theatre Company), Company (Winthrop Playmakers), and the F.U.D.G.E. productions of Once On This Island, Working, Rumors, Urinetown, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, I Sing!, The House of Blue Leaves, Into the Woods, Bat Boy: The Musical, I Love You Because, and Fuddy Meers. Joe has also served as the directing intern to Rob Ruggiero at TheatreWorks Hartford on productions of The Exonerated (featuring TV/Film star Kim Fields) and the world premiere musical Ella: Off the Record (starring Broadway's
Tina Fabrique). In the Boston area, Joe served as the assistant director to Adam Zahler on the Lyric Stage's production of Talley's Folly. Music Directing credits include Just So, Urinetown, Working, A New Brain, and Once On This Island.
Jason Whiting (Music Director) Previous productions as Music Director include: I Love You Because (F.U.D.G.E.), The Music Man (Riverside Theatre Works), Batboy: The Musical! (F.U.D.G.E.), The Last Five Years (The Player's Ring), Nunsense! (Bentley College), and Songs For A New World (Emmanuel College).
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