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Who is Jennifer Barton Jones?
This well-known Boston-based background actress formed Avenue Stage along with noted impresario Michal O'Halloran.
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Who is Jennifer Barton Jones?
After being given the “places” call in the basement of Dot 2 Dot, this actor shouted that the play could not begin because “All my lines have gone! It’s all gone bung!”
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Who is Medea?
Eunice played this infamous character, who proclaimed that roles for older women were impossible to find on TV shows, “except for Orange is the New Black.”
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What is Paradise Green?
This small fringe programming organization, full of bumbling yet sweet-natured theatrical youth, hosted our Fringe debut in 2017.
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Who is Arthur Miller?
“I Can’t Remember Anything,” a two-hander starring Jennifer and Geoffrey, was written by this famous American playwright and celebrity husband?
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Who is Geoffrey Pingree?
This fine actor prevailed over intense competition to land the role of Mr. Kermit Wasserman in Avenue Stage’s premiere performance.
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Who is Superman?
Bobby Carlo, played by Geoffrey Pingree, claimed that he had slept with “two of the three actors” that had played this famous character.
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Who is Horatio?
Among many roles he played as dreaming George in “The Actor’s Nightmare,” Geoff portrayed this Shakespearian friend of a prince.
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What is "in a bra and panties?"
Geoffrey’s dramatic entrance during a performance of Fish Food exposed Jennifer to the audience in this uncomfortable state.
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What is “Shared Bath, Full English?”
This play chronicled the unfortunate story of some Americans abroad in the UK on an Agatha Christie Reality Tour.
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What are flowers?
Avenue Stage's first production, "A Betrothal," was the story of two outlandish characters who bred these.
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What are hard candies?
During the opening prologue of “The Actor’s Nightmare,” Miss Mary Mac’s character, Mrs. Sorken, requested that the audience please unwrap any of these items they were intending to use during the performance.
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Who is Uli?
Miss Mary Mac put the ash in Eurotrash when she brought life to this chain-smoking Room Service manageress of “indeterminate age and national origin.”
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Acceptable answers: what is a manicure? pedicure? acupuncture/ reflexology? shiatsu? past life regression?
Within 24 hours of landing in Scotland, Eunice had procured this essential service?
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What is "Home?"
In addition to our regular cast, this David Storey play featured supporting players Marie Jackson and Tony Dangerfield.
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Who are the QE2 Players?
The predecessor to Avenue Stage, this dynamic theatre company was formed by Jennifer Jones and Rosemary Ryding, "A Couple of Queens."
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What is amateur theatre?
Jennifer’s friend Tamara Bell once stated during an Avenue Stage performance that she “abhorred” this well-loved institution.
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Who is Hard Candy?
Eunice Simmons brought this hard-bitten character, on her umpeenth stint in rehab, to glorious life in a monologue of the same name.
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What is "A Room in Leith?"
This fine dining “Room” on the shore of Leith was where we celebrated our Fringe opening of Fish Food.
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What is "Medea?"
Before Judith Austin’s “Addictshunned,” this short piece, presented as part of "The Actor's Nightmare," was the only play that Avenue Stage had ever performed by a female playwright.
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What are chickpeas? (Garbanzo beans or chi-chi beans are acceptable answers.)
During Avenue Stage’s premiere production, diners had a choice of salmon or a vegetarian stew made from this tasty legume.
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Who is Beverly Creasey?
Shortly after writing a glowing review of an Avenue Stage production, this delightful Beantown theater maven survived being run over by her own burning car!
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Who is Atticus?
Desmond portrayed this young snob who complained about the “authenticity” of the English B&B his mother (apparently a fan of “To Kill a Mockingbird”) took him to.
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What is "the screams of prisoners?"
This ungodly noise coming from a van outside The Vault at St. Augustine’s proved that we were indeed performing next to a prison.
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What is "The Prescriber?
A “chapter” of Addictshunned, this monologue featured Megan Ward as a wacky Dr. Feelgood.
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