Key Productions presents Prelude to a Kiss, by Craig Lucas
Sept 12 – Oct 4, 2008 (Th – Sa 8pm & Sun 2pm)
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC)
5340 North Interstate Avenue
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“For better or for worse…In sickness and in health” has taken on a whole different and unusual meaning in Key Productions’ presentation of Craig Lucas’ award winning play, Prelude to a Kiss. Key Productions is the resident theater company at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, where Prelude to a Kiss will perform September 12 – October 4.

Key Productions mission is to open hearts and minds through theater with an emphasis on gay themes, issues, characters and artists. Key Productions is grateful for the developing a partnership with the QCenter and the IFCC.

Special Event!

Prelude is a romantic comedic fantasy that tells the story of two soul mates, Peter and Rita. Their whirlwind romance takes a startling turn at Rita and Peter's wedding when an uninvited guest, an elderly gentleman, congratulates the bride with a kiss. This kiss carries a magic charge that alters the lives of all three characters. Peter faces the question – if we fall in love with what is on the inside, what happens when the packaging changes? If the soul is what we connect with does the body matter? Prelude to a Kiss explores the issue of love in a way that will encourage the audience to examine what the emotion means to them.

Craig Lucas, a gay playwright, wrote Prelude to a Kissat a time when the AIDS epidemic was ravaging the gay community. This touching story was seen as a metaphor for the disease that transformed partners overnight into unrecognizable old men. So many people stayed at the side of their partner through unimaginable obstacles because of their love and devotion.

Note from Artistic Director, Troy Lakey – “I believe this play also speaks to the marriage equality question that is still an ongoing debate. We fall in love and want to spend our lives with what is on the inside. Why are laws put in place to prevent that just because the soul happens to inhabit the body of the same sex as their mate. Life is precarious and short enough, how can people put up road blocks to keep to soul mates apart. I am proud of the decision that Oregon has made regarding domestic partnerships. It gives me hope, like this play does, for a society where all people will be able to grow old with the person they love and not worry about prejudice, discrimination and hate.”

Where is Prelude to a Kiss?
Performances will be at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
5340 North Interstate Avenue [map]

Who is involved?
Directed by Troy Lakey (Artistic Director of Key Productions)
Stage Manager – Brian M Peterson
Light Design – Nathan Burks
Props Master/Sound Board Operator - Jason A. England
Photography - Horace Long
Graphic Design – George Vorhees

Peter – Joshua Rengert
Rita – Jenny Finke
Old Man – George Fosgate
Dr. Boyle – Timothy M Hill
Mrs. Boyle – Trish Egan
Taylor – Tonya Jone Miller
Aunt Dorothy/Leah – Victoria Blake
Uncle Frank/Tom – Mark Brown

Key Productions Board Members: Kevin Yell, Sandi McIlhenny, Alan Colley, George Vorhees, Troy Lakey (Consulting members: Michael Mendelson, Paul Fukui)

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