Originally written by Ben Johnson in 1641, Bartholomew Fair took place at one of London's most popular summer fairs and brought together the lower masses and upper classes in a twisting, comedic knot of deceit, disguise, marriage licenses and a puppet show.

Nearly 400 years later, Billy Mitchell adapts Mr. Johnson's great comedy, in modern verse featuring only five performers taking on nearly 35 characters in an under 70-minute show. Bartholomew Fair, NJ owes as much to Monty Python and Carol Burnett as it does to Ben Johnson’s original script, bringing a contemporary sensibility to the classic comedy suitable for all ages.

The Theater Company’s 2008 summer production will be the premiere of this new work.

Performances will be:
July 11-13 & 18-20, 2008
Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays and Sunday at 4pm & 7pm
Frank Sinatra Park, Hoboken, NJ
Free to all!

BARTHOLOMEW FAIR, NJ CAST

CAST BIOS TO COME!

WRITER/DIRECTOR

BILLY MITCHELL (Writer/Director) recently directed Free to Be... You and Me and Seusscial as well as two of the one-acts, one for The Theater Company (TTC) and one for the Attic Ensemble, in this past season’s Hudson County One Acts Festival. He is also recenlty directed Jeffrey at the Attic Ensemble (where he is president). Recent directing credits include Free to Be...You and Me, Seussical, Into the Woods, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Off the Beaten Path (all with The Theater Company); Jeffrey, Design for Murder, the premiere production of Life, Death and Vermont (at the Attic); and in NYC: Love, Punky (Midtown Int’l Theater Festival), In Search of Tulla Berman and Who’s On First? for No Kneecap Prods.; Sunrize Highway’s Live from New York (at Elmo), Khaki at Bat (at HERE); and The Owl and The Pussycat (at Shetler’s Blackbox). Billy is the creator of A Gorey Phantasy, adapted from unpublished writings provided by late author/illustrator Edward Gorey; and the author/lyricist of Mad King Ludwig, a musical of the final days of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. If you actually want to know more, please visit bybilly.com!

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