Submission 137 / Day 135

CLAUDIE HUKILL to Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

There are special qualities I look for in theatres where I send CLAUDIE. They tend to be places that have a fascination with family dynamics and relationships. The Keen Company in New York is an example. MCT meets the "family criterion" by producing three plays in this season alone that fit that description. But, for those who would rather take a shortcut, a single production of Brian Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA will suffice.

It's fascinating how some plays seem to be joined at the hip and that's certainly been the case with CLAUDIE and DANCING AT LUGHNASA. Of CLAUDIE'S six productions, four have come at theatres that previously produced LUGHNASA. And, for all I know, MCT may have produced LUGHNASA as well in some past season. I'll be sure to ask . . . if I get a response.

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VALU-MART was rejected today by Luna Stage, where I had sent a synopsis and query letter.