InterAct Theatre Company: LITTLE LAMB

The first play to come out of InterAct’s new 20/20 New Play Commissioning program, LITTLE LAMB tells the story of Denny and Jose, a gay couple who want to be daddies, so they decide to adopt. They ask their adoption agent, Cathy, to help them procure a baby. Trusting her inital instincts that they would make great parents, Cathy finds Denny and Jose an African-American baby girl from Texas and the happy family begins its new life together. But when Cathy receives an unexpected visit from the birth mother, who has strong opinions about the placement of her daughter, Denny and Jose must face the unthinkable and Cathy is forced to choose between her progressive values, her African-American heritage, and her devout Christian beliefs.

’s previous works for the stage include: THE F*GGOT MUSEUM (*...AN EVENING OF GAY MEN WHO TALK TOO MUCH) (Theatre Off-Jackson, Seattle; Theatre Catalyst, Philadelphia; HOT! Festival, Dixon Place, NY); PHIDIAS8 (National Showcase of New Plays, Philadelphia; Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis); THE MAN WHO PAINTED BOSIE (Hedgerow Theatre, Media); HIDDEN RIVERS ( Montgomery County Community College) and CASSE NOISETTE: A FAIRY BALLET. Mr. Whistler is a Philadelphia resident who has performed as an actor locally and nationally, he currently teaches theatre on faculty at Montgomery County Community College, and holds an MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

co-founded InterAct Theatre Company in 1988, and has since served as Producing Artistic Director. He has directed over 40 productions for InterAct, including Israel Horovitz's LEBENSRAUM (1999 Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Overall Production of a Play, and Outstanding Ensemble), IT'S ALL TRUE (2001 Barrymore nominations for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Overall Production), and PERMANENT COLLECTION (2004 Barrymore nomination for Outstanding Overall Production). He has twice been named "Best Director" by the Philadelphia Inquirer for the world premiere of Thomas Gibbons' 6221 in 1993 and for LEBENSRAUM. Other notable productions with InterAct include the world premieres of Thomas Gibbons' BEE-LUTHER-HATCHEE, BLACK RUSSIAN and A HOUSE WITH NO WALLS and the Philadelphia premieres of SKIN IN FLAMES, BLUE/ORANGE, NIXON'S NIXON, AUNT DAN AND LEMON, LONELY PLANET, SEASCAPE, and GOD'S COUNTRY. Seth has also directed for the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, Blue Heron Theatre and the 45th Street Theatre in New York, as well as regionally with Act II Playhouse, Venture Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival, and the University of Pennsylvania. As a playwright, Seth is the recipient of two fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, as well as The Smith Prize for his play BLACK GOLD. MEN OF STONE and MISSING LINK garnered Barrymore Award nominations for Outstanding New Play in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Seth has served on funding and/or award panels for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Theatre Communications Group, and the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist. He has served on the Boards of the Women's Theatre Festival, Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, New Paradise Laboratories, Fresh Visions Youth Theatre, and the National New Play Network (for which he served as Chair from 2002-2006).

During LITTLE LAMB, InterAct will host several post-performance talk-backs to encourage further discussion on the issues it raises. Speaker Sundays, a series featuring invited scholars, community leaders and artists, are scheduled to follow matinee performances on:

Following the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday and Wednesday performances of every play, we invite patrons to grab a brownie and a cup of joe, then join us for Coffee Converstaions, informal discussions with company artists. During LITTLE LAMB, Coffee Converstaions are schduled for Tuesday, June 9; Wednesday, June 10 ; Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 17 .

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