The Third Annual MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL presents Belles of the Mill ©2002 book by Rachel Rubin Ladutke • HOME PAGE lyrics by Jill Marshall-Work• HOME PAGE music by Jill Marshall-Work Based on the play The Belles of the Mill by Rachel Rubin Ladutke

Scheduled to be part of the 2002 off-off-Broadway Midtown International Theatre Festival in Manhattan. It will be performed as an Equity Showcase. Directed by Arlene Schulman Musical direction by Brian Allan Hobbs Raw Space, 529 W. 42nd St., NYC Tickets: www.ticketcentral.org Tickets $15, $12 seniors/students/groups • Ticket Central, (212) 279-4200, 1–9 p.m. 555 W. 42nd St., Tue.–Sat. 1–7, Sun. 1–6 p.m. Tickets also available at the door.   “The opening number—as the mill workers resolve to strike—segues between passionate solos, lively choral harmonics, and beautiful rounds” “Strong, effective opening” “A very intriguing and touching story” “The book is swift and compact, covering an amazing amount of ground” “All of the strike numbers are particularly strong and explosive, finding their dramatic arcs quickly and effectively.” “‘Negotiation Rag’ [is] a riotous show-stopper” “The finale, ‘One Day,’ ends the action on a harmonious note in anticipation of a better tomorrow.”

PERFORMANCE DATES July–Aug., 2002   Su M T W Th F Sa       JULY 8 6:00 p.m. 9 6:00 p.m.       13 1:30 p.m.     14 5:50 p.m.   16 8:25 p.m.       20 8:00 p.m.           24 4:00 p.m.   26 5:00 p.m.       28 1:00 p.m.     BEST of the FEST WEEK: AUG. 1 6:00 p.m. 2 6:30 p.m. 3 8:30 p.m.

SYNOPSIS: Belles of the Mill is set during the bitter winter of 1912 and the even more bitter “Bread and Roses” strike that mobilized the workers and immobilized the town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Amidst these turbulent events, an unlikely friendship develops between Bridget Gallagher, a young Irish mill worker, and Sarah Weissmann, a local Jewish midwife, as their livelihoods, their moral convictions, and even their lives are threatened. Together, the two women face life-changing decisions with courage, humor and hope. With a strongly written book, multi-level characters and a beautifully complex and exciting score, Belles of the Mill is an exciting new musical drama. THE CAST: JOSEFINA PRAZKA, a Polish mill worker: Bridget Harvey ANNA LO PIZZO, an Italian mill worker: Amanda Weeden* LUCIA COGNOSCI, an Italian mill worker: Phoebe Geer ALBERT COLLINS, an English mill official: Richard Bacon HIRAM STERN, a Russian-born Jewish shopkeeper: Bill Quinlan* SARAH WEISSMANN, Hiram’s sister-in-law; midwife to many immigrant women: Sharron Bower* JACOB STERN: Hiram’s oldest child. 12: Cohlie Brocato* BRIDGET GALLAGHER: an Irish mill worker: Elissa Ann Yudofsky FATHER PAUL O’CONNOR, head priest of St. Mary’s Church; Bridget’s uncle: Joseph E. Murray* WILLIAM WOOD, President of American Woolen Co.: Joe Enderson PATRICK MONAGHAN, Lawrence Chief of Police: David Green OFFICER SEAN RYAN, a policeman: Patrick Porter * ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN, an I.W.W. organizer: Amanda Weeden * CHORUS (strikers, mill workers, churchgoers, etc.): Katarina—Heather Bloomgren Greta— Heather Larson Jacqueline—Eileen Luscombe (all shows except 6/13–14) and Jill Marshall-Work (6/13–14)    *members of Actors Equity Association   THE PRODUCTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: Choreographer/fight director: Michael D. Pilon Stage manager: Peter Papazoglou Costume designer: Robin McGee Lighting designer: Peter Leonard Sound designer: Ann Warren Publicity: Rachel Rubin Ladutke, Jill Marshall-Work MUSICAL NUMBERS: (all music/lyrics ©2002 Jill Marshall-Work) • Pennies In Our Pay MP3 ALBERT COLLINS, STRIKERS • Hurry Home • No Easy Answers MP3 ANNA, LUCIA, SARAH, BRIDGET • Stop the Strikers • Get the Picture MP3 BRIDGET, SARAH; MP3 BRIDGET, COLLINS • My Kind of Hero • Cossacks in the Night • Finding My Place MP3 BRIDGET • Give Us Hope Today • No More to Give MP3 BRIDGET + SEAN • No Place is Safe • Let Us All Join Together MP3 ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN • Hurry Home reprise • Negotiation Rag MP3 • 20,000 Strikers • No More to Give reprise • A Time for Action MP3 SARAH • Another Chance to Begin MP3 BRIDGET, SEAN • Women Who Lead MP3 BRIDGET, SARAH, ELIZABETH • It Could Have Been Me MP3 BRIDGET, STRIKERS • My Kind of Hero reprise • One Day/Finale MP3 COMPANY Full backers’ demo recording 3/02 at LRP Studios in New York, NY Tatyana Liberman, sound engineer Musical Direction for demo by Jill Marshall-Work and Nicholas Cheng with accompaniment by Nicholas Cheng   FOR MORE INFO ON BELLES OF THE MILL FOR MORE INFO ON MUSICAL MAKERS FOR MORE INFO ON MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL