Mill Fire at the Spoon Theater

Retro Productions present Mill Fire, by Sally Nemeth, at the Spoon Theater from 15 - 31 May 2008.

Mill Fire: In a late 1970s steel town, 25-year-old Marlene is content with her life. She has a menial office job, but is passionately in love with her husband Champ, who works at the local steel mill. When not with her spouse or working she's usually listening to the marital problems of her older brother (and mill foreman) Bo, whose wife Sunny all too often tries to drink her unhappiness away.

Like most people in town, Marlene trusts the mill owners to take care of their workers. But when they fail to do so and disaster strikes, something inside Marlene changes forever. Spurning offers of a cash settlement, she has no intention of appeasing the company's guilt by accepting benefit checks from their accounting department. She further scandalizes her friends and neighbors by refusing to grieve in what they consider to be an acceptable manner.

Directed by Angela Astle, Mill Fire features Lauren Kelston, Mike Mihm, Kristen Vaughan, Mark Armstrong, Cliff Jean, Jim Kilkenny, Heather E. Cunningham, and Aimiende Negbenebor.

The creative team comprises Jack and Rebecca Cunningham (sets), Kathryn Squitieri (costumes), Kerrie Lovercheck (lighting) and Amy Altadonna (sound).