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Pride Films and Plays
www.pridefilmsandplays.com
April 15, 2013
Press Release - for immediate release
The Bachelors, a new screenplay,
continues its developmental process with enhanced staged readings in Chicago and Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Chicago, IL - The Bachelors, a new screenplay by Rick Kinnebrew and Martha Meyer, continues its development process with an enhanced reading in Chicago on Wednesday, May 29, followed by a highly anticipated performance in the historic Mineral Point Opera House on Sunday June 2.
Based on a true story, The Bachelors introduces us to Bob Neal, a London interior decorator who returns to his failing Wisconsin hometown of Mineral Point in 1934 and hires a local man, Edgar Hellum, to help him restore a historic rock cottage. It is a humorous and touching look at a life two men spend together. Their restoration anchors what has become a thriving artistic community in Mineral Point today.
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Edgar Hellum (left) and Bob Neal.
Photo used with permission of the Mineral Point Public Library
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The Bachelors was a semifinalist in Pride Films and Plays' Great Gay Screenplay Competition. It features Nelson Rodriguez and Nicholas Stockwell as Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum. Others in the cast include Sam Button-Harrison, David Besky, Joan McGrath, Jamie Smith, Beth Richards, and Tom Chiola. Chuck Berglund directs based on David Zak's original staging.
Tickets are $10 for the Chicago performance, which is May 29 at 7:00 pm at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
Proceeds will sponsor a second reading produced by the Alley Stage on Sunday, June 2nd at 2 pm at the beautiful Mineral Point Opera House. Tickets for the Mineral Point WI performance will be available starting May 1 by calling 608-987-3292 or visiting www.shakeragalley.com/alley-stage.
Rick Kinnebrew and Martha Meyer live in Evanston, Illinois and write plays for children as part of their work at Evanston Public Library. Follow their progress on Facebook at The Bachelors Screenplay page.
Photo used with permission of the Mineral Point Public Library
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