Hovey Summer Arts Festival

Produced by Leigh Berry and Mark Sickler

July 28, 29, August 4 and 5 ,2006

“Summer Shorts is …the best damn theater company doing what they do best…”
– Larry Stark, Theater Mirror
Summer is here once again, and it’s time to gear up for the Tenth Anniversary Hovey Summer Arts Festival at Hovey Players! Join us for our annual summer festival, featuring original one-act plays, short films, and more.

Performances (including film screenings) are Fridays and Saturdays, July 28, 29 & August 4, 5 at 8:00 pm.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for seniors & students for each track

TRACK A
PERFORMANCES: 7/28, 8/5 at 8pm

FILMS: “Jimmy’s House of Hugs” and “Eddie’s Winning Date” submitted by Julia Radochia
“What We Save” by Kelly DuMar, directed by Michelle Aguillon
“The Halfway House Club” by Philana Gnatowski, directed by Mark Baumhardt

TRACK B
PERFORMANCES: 7/29, 8/4 at 8pm

FILM: “Norma’s Scent” submitted by John Depew
“Fin and Euba” by Audrey Cefaly, directed by Kristin Hughes
“Bob’s Date” by John Shanahan, directed by Mike Soulios

We are also proud to display paintings by Laura Casselius upstairs in the Act II Lounge. The Opening Night Party will follow the Friday, July 28th performance at Baan Thai Restaurant located at 659 Main Street in Waltham, just a 5-minute walk from Hovey Players. Please join the cast and crew for free refreshments and cash bar!

Reserve your tickets today at (781) 893-9171. Hovey Players resides at the
Abbott Memorial Theater, 9 Spring Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Michelle M. Aguillon

Lysander loves Hermia, and Hermia loves Lysander. Sounds simple enough? In this most beloved of Shakespeare’s comedies nothing is quite that simple.

Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius used to love Helena but now loves Hermia. Hermia’s father prefers Demetrius as a suitor and enlists the aid of Theseus, the Duke of Athens. Hermia, given four days to choose between Demetrius, life in a nunnery, or worse, chooses none of the above and escapes with Lysander into the surrounding forest. Where, in typical Shakespearean tradition, complications ensue.

Performances: May 5-27, 2006

May 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 8 pm, May 7 at 2 pm at Hovey Players in Waltham.
May 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 8 pm, plus May 19 and 26 at 10 am at the Roxbury Center for Arts at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. Click here for directions.

Tickets $15.00 — Seniors $13.00

The Cast

Chris Cardoni as Theseus/Oberon
Melissa Sine as Hippolyta/Titania
Michelle Estrada as Hermia
Grace Sumner as Helena
Evan Bernstein as Lysander
Brian Busch as Demetrius
Leigh Berry as Puck
Jason Beals as Bottom/Pyramus
Karen Dervin as Peter Quince/Peaseblossom/Wall
Eric Houghton as Egeus/Snug/Lion
Claude Del as Flute/Moth/Thisbe
Mike Soulios as Snout/Moonshine/Philostrate

The Crew

Mark Sickler and Michelle M. Aguillon, Co-Producers and Publicity
Gabrielle Hatcher, Asst Producer, Make-up
Kimmerie H.O. Jones, Costumes
Lisa Burdick, Props
Chris Cardoni, Fight Director, weapons and accessories
John MacKenzie, Set & Light Design
Michele Boll, Scenic Design and Artist
Ed Council, Sound Design
Kristin Hughes, SM
Nicole Sparks, ASM
Sandi MacDonald, Jessie Olson, Michelle McDonald, Tech Crew
Ronni Marshak, Box Office
Renee Tyzbir, Shakespeare/Script Consultant, Dramaturg
Sarah Powell, Dramaturg
Jeremy Medicus, Photography
Jonathan Bonner, Managing Producer and Liaison at RCAHH
Mike Dunn, Signage & Programs
Eric Houghton, Web Support

By Sam Shepard

Directed by Bill Doscher

This powerful and brilliant play, winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize, probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. Set in a squalid farm home occupied by a family filled with suppressed violence and unease, a ranting alcoholic grandfather; a sanctimonious grandmother (who goes on drinking bouts with the local minister) and their sons harbor a dark secret. Into their midst comes Vince, a grandson none of them remember, and his girlfriend, Shelly, who cannot comprehend the madness to which she is suddenly introduced. “…wildly poetic, full of stage images and utterances replete with insidious suggestiveness…” —NY Magazine. “Shepard is one of the most prolific of our playwrights, and, for that matter, certainly one of the most brilliant.” —NY Post. “Mr. Shepard is an uncommon playwright and uncommonly gifted…” —NY Times.

Performances: March 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17 and 18, 2006

All performances at 8pm except:
Sunday, March 12 at 2pm

Tickets $15.00 — Seniors $13.00

The Cast:

Mike Lydon – Dodge
Sandi McDonald – Halie
John Grenier-Ferris – Tilden
Jason Beals – Bradley
Stephanie Romano – Shelly
Joe Coffey – Vince
Mark Bourbeau- Father Dewis

Production Team:

Michelle Aguillon – Producer
Victoria Taylor – Stage Manager
John Mackenzie – Set Design
Jeremy Medicus – Light Design
Ed Council – Sound Design
Lenna Kaleva – Make-up
Kristin Hughes – Props Design
Kimmerie H.O. Jones – Costume Coordinator, Assistant Props Design
Nicole Sparks – Crew
Kate Tonner – Box Office
Christopher Dunn – Programs
Mike Dunn – Signage
Eric Houghton – Web Support

Crew:
Michelle McDonald and Jessie Olson

By Christopher Hampton

Directed by Kristin Hughes

Boiling beneath the elegant surface of this scintillating study of sexual politics set on the eve of the French Revolution are the deviously twisted sensibilities of the Marquise de Murteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, a pair of schemers (and former lovers) who take pleasure in coolly manipulating and seducing those around them. The Marquise challenges the Vicomte to seduce the virtuous Madame de Tourvel but when he finds himself genuinely falling in love with his intended prey, the game quickly turns fatal–with devastating consequences for everyone involved. Dangerous Liaisons is decidedly wicked fun!


Performances: January 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 and 28, 2006

All performances at 8 pm except:
Sunday, January 22 at 2 pm

Tickets $15.00 — Seniors $13.00

The Cast:

Jason Beals – Vicomte de Valmont
Anne Freund – Cecile de Volanges
Sara Jones – Mme de Tourvel
Sandi McDonald – Mme de Rosemonde
Kristin Shoop – Emilie
Melissa Sine – Mme de Murteuil
Leslie Wagner – Mme. De Volanges
Andy O’Kane – Chevalier de Danceny
Chris Wagner – Azolan
Steve Folven – Major Domo

Production Team:

Michelle M. Aguillon – Stage Manager
Joe Domina – Asst Stage Manager
John Mackenzie – Light & Set Design
Michele Boll – Scenic Painting & Design
Kimmerie H.O. Jones – Costumes Designer
Elise Westmeyer – Master Seamstress
Kristin Hughes – Props
Judy Disbrow – Wigs
Chris Cardoni – Fight Choreography
Kate Tonner – Box Office
Ronni Marshak & John Tierney – House Managers
Programs – Christopher Dunn
Program Art – JulieAnn Charest
Signage – Mike Dunn
Web Support – Eric Houghton

Lighting Operators:

Rob Case
Matt Silverstein

Sound Operators:

Ed Council
Steve Key
Michelle McDonald
Mario Salinas

Backstage Crew:

John Greiner-Ferris
Kristin Hughes
Jessie Olson
Chris Teague

Set Crew:

John MacKenzie, Michael Tonner, Mark Sickler, John Greiner-Ferris, John Storer,
Kristin Hughes, Matthew Silverstein, Michelle Aguillon

Review: Theater Mirror

By Craig Lucas

Directed by Ronni Marshak

A charmingly comic and original modern fairy tale—both for and about adults, that takes the storybook wedding of two young lovers and (in the best fairy tale fashion) turns it upside down through the magic of an old man’s kiss. By the time the laughter subsides you are deftly locked into a dream where you keep telling yourself to hang on, knowing that sooner or later you will have to wake up—but you secretly hope you don’t. Prelude to a Kiss is a unique vision of the wonder and confusion of love and a honeymoon that defies description.

Performances: November 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19, 2005

All performances at 8 pm except:
Sunday, November 13 at 2 pm

Tickets $15.00 — Seniors $13.00

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The Cast:

Michael Tomasulo – Peter
Kimberly Shaeffer – Rita
David Harris – Old Man
Katheryn Holland – Mrs. Boyle
Henry Kettell – Dr. Boyle
Claude Del – Taylor
Will Neely – Tom & Minister
Joel Hersh – Uncle Fred
Lis Adams – Leah & Aunt Dorothy

Production Staff:

Director – Ronni Marshak
Stage Manager – Mark Sickler
Set Design – Michael Tonner
Light Design – Matt Silverstein
Tech Crew – Nicole Sparks and Jessie Oleson
Program Art & Design – Chris Dunn
Programs – Mike Dunn
Photographer – Neal Eric
Web Support – Eric Houghton
Producers – Hovey Board of Directors

By Martin McDonagh

Directed by Michael Tonner

Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, The Beauty Queen Of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother, whose interference in Maureen’s first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that leads inexorably towards the play’s terrifying dénouement.

The Cast:

Mary O’Donnell as Maureen Folan
Mikki Lipsey as Mag Folan
David Wood as Pato Dooley
Ted Batch as Ray Dooley

Production Staff:

Director/Set Design: Michael Tonner
Producer: Michelle Aguillon
Stage Manager: Nicole Sparks
Dialect Coach/Dramaturg: Mark Usher
Light Design/Scenic Painting: John MacKenzie
Sound Design: Walter M. Eduardo
Light Operator: Michelle McDonald
Sound Operator: Jessie Olson
Make-up: Kate Tonner
Costumes: The Cast
Photography: Jeremy Medicus
Set Construction: Michelle Aguillon, Lisa Gilbode, Matt Silverstein,
Nicole Sparks, John Storer, Michael Tonner

Performances: September 16, 18, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 and October 1, 2005

All performances at 8pm except:
Sunday, Sept 18 at 7pm
Sunday, Sept 25 at 2pm

Tickets $15.00 — Seniors $13.00

Enjoy the entire 2005-06 season and save $10 by subscribing now…click here for more information.

Corporate Sponsors: Baan Thai and Skellig Irish Pub

Review: Metro West Daily News