“Stop Kiss” Opens Hovey’s 75th Season
Aug 31
Hovey Players opens its 75th Season with Stop Kiss by Diana Son.
Performances are at 8 p.m. on September 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, October 1 & 2, 2010
With one matinee on Sunday, September 26th at 2 p.m.
Directed by Tatiana Rutledge, Stop Kiss is the winner of the 1999 Obie Award and GLAAD Media Award. Performances run September 17 to October 2 at the Abbott Memorial Theater on 9 Spring Street in Waltham, Mass., located next to the Waltham Public Library.
Stop Kiss reveals the journey of how love’s first kiss can irrevocably change lives. Callie who lives and works in New York City, meets Sara, a Midwesterner who, against her parents’ wishes, has moved to the city to teach in the Bronx. As they get to know eachother, their shared experiences and sense of humor create a strong and unexpected bond. The tragic consequences of their kiss – the center of this powerful drama – serve as both an indictment of hatred and a moving study of the perils inherent in living life fully. The cast includes local actors Jennifer McCartney, Gabrielle Hatcher (Medford), Michael Soulios (Watertown), Jason Rutledge (Watertown), Andrew Boncoddo (Wakefield), Carolyn Cafarelli (Boston), and Melanie Bernier.
Hovey Players offers quality theatre, affordable ticket prices, and free parking at the intimate, 52 seat Abbott Memorial Theater. Performances are at 8 p.m. on September 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, October 1 & 2; with one matinee on Sunday, September 26th at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults and $14 for seniors and students. For reservations, email reservations@hoveyplayers.com or call 781-893-9171.
Hovey Players is also proud to continue its successful Hovey Gives Back program, which allows each director the opportunity to help raise awareness for a charitable organization of his or her choice. The designated organization for Stop Kiss is the Human Rights Campaign (http://boston.hrc.org), which represents a grassroots force of over 750,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest, and safe at home, at work and in the community.
About Hovey Players
Hovey Players has been Waltham’s community theater since 1936, featuring regional talent both onstage and behind the scenes. An inexpensive alternative to theater hosted in Boston with five full productions each year, Hovey Player’s 2010 – 2011 Season – celebrating its 75th year – includes Stop Kiss by Diana Son, Jerry Finnegan’s Sister by Jack Neary, Alarms and Excursions by Michael Frayn, Bent by Martin Sherman, and Private Lives by Noel Coward.
