ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT TWO PRODUCTIONS! Two Plays! Two Theaters! Two Casts! One Lobby! Chains
by Elizabeth Baker directed by Jenn Thompson
Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd Street) in Theater Four
Tickets on sale now! May 14 through July 4 Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat 7:30PM Sat & Sun 2:00PM Wed 2:00PM: 5/27, 6/10, 6/24, 7/1 No Eve perf: 5/27, 6/12, 6/24
ENRICHMint Event May 17th after the matinee featuring Mint’s Resident Dramaturge
Dr. Maya Cantu
Partnership
by Elizabeth Baker directed by Jackson Grace Gay
Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd Street) in Theater Five
Tickets on sale now! June 4 through July 25 Tue, Wed, Thu 7:00PM Fri & Sat 8:00PM Sat & Sun 2:30PM Wed 2:30PM: 6/17, 6/24 , 7/1, 7/15, 7/22 No Eve perf: 6/17, 6/24, 6/30, 7/15
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In the summer of 2020, Mint will continue our deep-dive into the work of Elizabeth Baker. We’ll be taking over both theaters downstairs at Theatre Row to offer you an unprecedented opportunity to see two great plays by Elizabeth Baker, once hailed as a “New Playwright of Unmistakable Dramatic Genius.” Under the overall heading of “Meet Miss Baker”, Mint will present Baker’s dramatic debut, Chains, and her touching comedic triumph, Partnership in overlapping productions, performed in adjacent theaters at Theatre Row.
CHAINS by Elizabeth Baker directed by Jenn Thompson May 14 - July 4 in Theater Four Chains tells the story of working class people in London’s suburbs, looking at what life has to offer and yearning for more. Charley lives with his wife in a cramped house with a boarder. He takes the train daily to a London office while dreaming of something more exciting than a promotion to head clerk (“A sort of policeman over the other chaps.”) His sister-in-law, Maggie, is so eager to escape the drudgery of shop work that she decides to marry a nice man she barely likes. When Charley’s lodger suddenly decides to “hook it” and board a ship for Australia, it sends a tremor through the family and threatens to break the links that bind Maggie and Charley to their current lives.
PARTNERSHIP by Elizabeth Baker directed by Jackson Grace Gay June 5 - July 25 in Theater Five Partnership tells the story of Kate Rolling, an independent professional woman happily running a successful business with no interest in marriage. That is, until she receives an offer from her chief competitor proposing a merger... and matrimony. Like Chains, Partnership is a story of yearning for more. But Kate Rolling and her business associates are eager to work more, to earn more, to own more. They want to conquer the world, not to see it. They are not romantics seeking adventure, they are capitalists seeking expansion. Partnership offers a refreshing take on the importance of work-life balance.