Dear Friend of Mill Mountain Theatre:
When MMT added the Fringe Series to its season several years ago it gave me the “edgier” and challenging shows that I love. OK, what IS a “Fringe Series”? In the theatre industry ‘fringe’ describes contemporary plays that may stretch the boundaries between actors and audiences, be about issues that may be uncomfortable or simply present new ideas for discussion.
The 2019 Fringe Series, at home on our Waldron Stage on Church Avenue, will present the musical Next to Normal, coming up soon, June 20-29; and Every Brilliant Thing in November. Both are thoughtful plays with a contemporary edge and deal with mental health issues. There is, indeed, a strong audience for this kind of theatre.
But this audience needs to be supported and I hope you will help me do that by becoming a Friend of the Fringe, an affinity group to enable MMT to keep these Fringe shows on its schedule for many years to come. Friends of the Fringe can be a significant and influential voice in our community of theatre lovers for new and provocative plays. And we can have fun while we are doing that!
Want to become a Friend of the Fringe? Please contact John Levin, MMT’s development director, at 342-5761 or development@nullmillmountain.org, so we can continue efforts to preserve and grow this valued addition to our cultural community. Together we will devise ways to help develop a vehicle for shows that matter to us.
Sincerely,
Yvonne Olson
Mill Mountain Theatre audience member since 1992
