Image Theater - Lowell, MA

"Tales From a Tavern" 6 short plays set in a bar...performed in a bar!

In the grand tradition of the Irish Theater, Image Theater is proud to announce their new production of Tales From a Tavern, a series of seven original short plays by local playwrights, to be performed upstairs at The Old Court Pub, 29 Central Street, Lowell, MA. Show dates are May 16,17,23rd at 8PM and May 24th at 4PM and 8PM.
An ensemble cast of ten of the area’s top actors will be featured in these plays that range from the hysterical to the macabre, from sexy to just plain silly. Featured playwrights are Karla Sorenson, Janet Kenney, Lonnie Farmer, Robert Boulrice, George Sauer, Peter M. Floyd and Erik Sherman.
Featured local actors are: Kristina Kattar, Allison Ritts, Andrea DeFeo, Linda Sughrue, Jenny Dale Richards, Eliot L. Johnston, Scott Giangrande, Andrew Wetmore, Victor Andrews, Bill MCready
Directors: Jerry Bisantz, Ann Garvin, Dayle Ballentine
Audience members are invited to come on up, share a pint with our plays, and partake of the Irish hospitality of Finbarr and Jerry’s Old Court Pub in Lowell, in the wonderful intimacy that only live theater can deliver.

BLIND TASTING by Erik Sherman Vincent Gwin has his hands full when he runs into his old lover, Adina Perito at a “blind” wine tasting event… the double entendres fly as the wine goes down in this delightful duel that elevates snobbery to an art form.
THE SPACE BESIDE ME by Janet Kenney Melody’s sister’s rehearsal party is over, and Uncle Bob has second thoughts about escorting the bride down the aisle in Janet Kenney’s heartfelt examination of loss and the emotional bonds of family.
CRAB LEGS by George Sauer Poor Tonya Harding! Even in a seafood restaurant this poor girl can’t buy a break from her intense competition with ice princess Nancy Kerrigan… or can she?
POSSIBILITIES by Peter M. Floyd When Donna goes to a singles bar with her best friend Janie, she never expected to find out that she is the Queen of a Galaxy in another dimension… an out of this world play that bends the quantum physics of the dating scene.
A BAR A MAN WALKS INTO by Robert Boulrice When God’s own son is the bartender at this establishment, patrons have a tendency to unburden in the strangest ways. A darkly humorous look at the magnetic attraction of the local tavern.
THE WATERING HOLE by Karla Sorenson It’s a tough singles scene when you’re over 40 and the guys look younger and younger. Judy and Kate tread through the always dangerous waters of the mating game in this humorous look at middle aged anxiety.
MAN WALKS INTO A BAR by Lonnie Farmer a man walks into a bar, says to the Bartender “I just killed a guy… double Jack, straight up”. So begins a tale of life and death, served up with a twist.

Kerouac's Last Call
a new play by Patrick Fenton

Yet another sold-out show! February 15, 16, 22, and 23, 2008 at The Old Court Tavern. We even packed the house on the 22nd when most cities were shut down due to a snow storm!

Newsday reporter Patrick Fenton’s new play “Kerouac’s Last Call” will receive it’s World Premier production in Mr. Kerouac’s hometown of Lowell, MA on February 15^th, in a limited run that includes Feb 15,16,22, and 23^rd upstairs at The Old Court Tavern, 29-31 Central Street, downtown Lowell.

Image Theater is Lowell’s newest professional theater company, and, since their first production in September of 2005, Image Theater has produced the original plays of over 40 playwrights and composers.

Playwright Patrick Fenton, a freelance writer from Massapequa, NY, and a frequent contributor to Newsday, The Post, and The Daily News has always been a keen observer of Mr. Kerouac’s Long Island days. “Last Call” recalls a party held at a friend’s home in Northport, NY in 1964, just before the writer’s move to Florida with his mother. It is based on an actual reel to reel tape recording of that night recorded by neighborhood friends, a tape that Mr. Fenton is honored to have heard. It depicts the Jack at the end of his road, with glimpses of the forces that drove him, the people who moved him, and his own strong opinions on fame, his travels, and the “new” generations of readers who idolized him. Populating the play are characters from his past and present, and the play is filled with the music that accompanied his travels across America. Mr. Fenton’s words are reminiscent of Kerouac’s own writings, and the play has been work shopped last summer with the assistance of the Cultural Organization Of Lowell (COOL). The play will be directed by Ann Garvin.

"Keep Your Kids At Home" Naughty Readings fundraiser

Another sell-out night! November 17th at 8:00PM upstairs at The Old Court Tavern, corner of Central and Middle Streets, downtown Lowell!

Distant Music

A new kind of Irish play by James McLindon, presented by Image Theater at Skelligs Irish Tavern, 240 Moody Street, Waltham Sat, Oct 13, and 20^th at 4PM and 8PM and Sun 14, 21^st at 4PM. “…wisdom, wit at a real bar...” Sandy MacDonald, Boston Globe Tickets $19 and $17 for Seniors, Students.

Mill City Minutes 2007

September 14, 15, 21, 22nd the Annual Mill City Minutes Festival at the McDonough Freshman Academy Theater, corner of John and Paige Streets, downtown Lowell.

Kerouac's Last Call
a new play by Patrick Fenton

A fully staged reading of Newsday writer Patrick Fenton's moving new play about Jack Kerouac's last days in Ozone Park, Queens, NY.

No admission fee required, suggested donation of $10 would be greatly appreciated.

Thursday, July 5th at 8PM
National Park Visitor's Center Theater
246 Market St., Lowell.
Reserve your seat by calling 978-441-0102

Distant Music
a new play by James McLindon

Award winning Northampton, MA playwright James McLindon’s ode to the power of faith, friendship and all things Guinness.

While a blizzard howls outside, three extraordinary people reach out to each other in a pub in Cambridge. As inviting as a warm woolen sweater, Distant Music is an immensely literate play that weds the joys of the fine art of conversation with a distinct sprinkling of Irish humor, and possesses a quiet power that will remain with you long after the curtain falls.

Distant Music will perform April 13, 14, 20 and 21 at The Old Court, a wonderful Irish Tavern at 2931 Central Street, downtown Lowell. There will be two performances on April 14 and 20, at 4:00PM and 8:00PM. Curtain on the 13th and 20th is at 8PM.

Phil Thompson as Connor Curtin
Sally Nutt as Maeve Moore
Jonathan Popp as Dev Hart.

Director: Jerry Bisantz
Stage manager: Ann Garvin.

Proudly presented by the Image Theater.