Mint Theater Comp to present 2 comedies 'Is Life Worth Living?' & 'So Help Me God!'

Mint Theater Company has announced that it its 2009 � �10 season will kick off with two plays celebrating the art and antics of the actor.

First up will be Lennox Robinson's comedy, Is Life Worth Living? starring real-life couple Jordan Baker and Kevin Kilner as a pair of married actors heading up a troupe of traveling players in Ireland who bring their high-toned repertory of Russian and Scandinavian drama to the seaside resort town of Inish.

Following that, Mint will present two-time Emmy Award winner Kristen Johnston in a backstage farce by Maurine Dallas Watkins entitled So Help Me God!So Help Me God! which will play downtown at the Lucille Lortel Theater from 18 Nov 2009.

Is Life Worth Living?
Playwright: Lennox Robinson
Director: Jonathan Bank
Cast: Jordan Baker, Kevin Kilner, Leah Curney, Bairbre Dowling, Brian Keane, John Keating, Laurie Kennedy, Jeremy Lawrence, Erin Moon, Grant Neale, Paul O�Brien and Graham Outerbridge.
Venue: Mint Theater
Synopsis: A goofy comedy that imagines the impact a steady diet of serious drama might have on the amiable residents of the seaside town of Inish. Dates: 19 Aug - 11 Oct 2009. Opening night: 14 Sep.

So Help Me God!
Playwright: Maurine Dallas Watkins
Director: Martin Platt
Cast: Kristen Johnston (Lily), further casting to be announced
Venue: Lucille Lortel Theatre
Synopsis: Lily, a fabulous dramatic diva must fend off a challenge from her ambitious but naive understudy. Dates: Performances begin 18 Nov 2009.