IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? Comes To The Mint 8/19 Through 8/30
By: Ali Leskowitz Jul. 13, 2009
IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?, an exaggeration by Lennox Robinson, comes to The Mint. Performances begin August 19.
"Legit repertory troupe comes to a small village in Ireland and, after a week or so of Ibsen, Chekhov and Strindberg, the town is off its nut."*
That, in a nutshell, is the story of IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?-- a gloriously goofy comedy that imagines the impact a steady diet of serious drama might have on the amiable residents of the seaside town of Inish.
"I suppose you would call it farce," Robinson told The New York Times in 1933, "But I'd rather not call it that because well - you know what people think you mean when you call a play farce."
Is Life Worth Living? played on Broadway three times in the 1930's but has not been seen in New York since. Brooks Atkinson writes, "You are permitted to respect the theme of Mr. Robinson's play and to like every character who is in it. If that is not pure comedy, what is?"
Is Life Worth Living? will star real-life couple JorDan Baker and Kevin Kilner as Hector de la Mare and his wife Constance Constantia of the De La Mare Repertory Company, the traveling players who bring their high-toned repertory to Inish.
Baker (Three Tall Women) and Kilner (Dinner with Friends) will be joined by Mint alums Laurie Kennedy (The Madras House), John Keating (John Ferguson) and Leah Curney (Return of the Prodigal) as well as Bairbre Dowling, Brian Keane, Jeremy Lawrence, Erin Moon, Grant Neale, Paul O'Brien, and Graham Outerbridge.
Tickets only $35 August 19th through August 30th!
Go online to purchase tickets or call (212) 315-0231 for our EnrichMINT Event schedule, click here
August 19th - August 30th $35
September 1st - September 20th $45
September 22nd - October 11th $55
Performances are Tues, Wed & Thurs at 7pm, Fri & Sat at 8pm, and Sat & Sun at 2pm.
The Mint Theater is at 311 W 43rd Street, Third Floor, Btwn 8th and 9th Aves in New York NY 10036. Call 212-315-0231.
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