FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

One Flea Spare
by Naomi Wallace
directed by Meg Taintor

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Contact: Jen O'Connor - 508-944-2939

Whistler in the Dark is proud to present One Flea Spare, Naomi Wallace’s searing and lyrical exploration of the politics of compassion in the year of the plague. On the last day of their quarantine, a wealthy couple’s house is invaded by two strangers - a sailor and a girl who might not be what she seems - and so they must begin another month of quarantine…together. Watched over by their jailor, these four with nothing in common must find a way to survive both the plague and each other. Alliances and betrayals, bargains and games.

Presented in the intimacy of the Factory Theatre, One Flea Spare provides a darkly poetic look at a world where the Plague has leveled class distinctions and left the survivors free to invent their own rules and codes.

What:

Whistler in the Dark presents One Flea Spare, by Naomi Wallace.
Directed by Meg Taintor.
Featuring Ben Chase, Jeff Gill, Curt Klump, Lorna Nogueira and Jennifer O’Connor.

When:

February 5th –February 21st 2010
Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30pm;
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 3pm

Where:

The Factory Theatre * 791 Tremont Street * Boston MA
General Admission: $20; Students: $10
Both Wednesday performances are Pay-What-You-Can ($5 minimum)
Discounted rates available for groups and StageSource members

Tickets:

General Admission*: $20
Students: $10
Discounts available for groups of 6 or more

Box Office:

Phone: 1-800-838-3006
Web: www.whistlerinthedark.com/boxoffice.htm
Walk-up: The Factory Theatre (box office opens 1 hour prior to performances)

For press tickets, questions or pre-production photos, please contact Jennifer O'Connor.

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Whistler in the Dark Theatre is an exploration. Founded in September 2005, its inception was sparked by the desire to delve into vividly dramatic texts and to bring back young people to the theatre. During its first four seasons, Whistler has presented eight full-length plays, and sponsored three years of FeverFest – a festival devoted providing opportunities to connect exploratory artists with adventurous audiences by creating an outlet for innovative, cutting-edge, and contemporary performance in the Greater Boston area.

Whistler received an Elliot Norton Award nomination for its production of Howard Barker's The Possibilities.

Past Praise for Whistler:

“Whistler in the Dark (is) a troupe that doesn’t need fancy props, elaborate staging, or even a theater space in which to mount a spellbinding performance” –EDGE Boston

“Go. See. Feel. And take your children. Show them what theater can be.” –Boston Globe

“(director) Meg Taintor ... can always make a tough text soar” -Boston Lowbrow

For our fifth season, Whistler in the Dark will be in residence at
The Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont St, Boston.