By Wendy MacLeod
Directed by Mark Sickler
The House of Yes was this year’s offering at the annual EMACT Drama Festival. The festival took place at The Groton School, June 13-17. Hovey participated along with 12 other Eastern Massachusetts community Theaters.
By Christopher Lockheardt
Directed by Michelle M. Aguillon
Hovey Players is proud to again be part of the Boston Theater Marathon, taking place at the Calderwood Pavilion, Sunday, May 11, 2008. This Marathon performs 50 plays by 50 companies in 10 hours! Michelle M. Aguillon will direct “Helluva Poker Face” by Christopher Lockheardt. The Cast includes J. Mark Baumhardt, Michael Sean Corbett, Claude Del, and Mark Sickler.
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By Barbara Lebow
Directed by Frank Moffett
“A Shayna Maidel” (a beautiful girl), by Barbara Lebow, is a story (late 1940s) about a young polish girl, Rose, in her twenties, who came to the United States with her father, Mordechai, at the age of four and is now completely “Americanized.” The plan had been for Rose’s mother and sister to join the others, but her sister fell ill with scarlet fever, the mother stayed on to care for her, and soon the rise of the Nazis cut off their escape. Their ordeal in the concentration camps, which only the sister survived, has brought a burden of guilt to the aging Mordechai and deeply mixed feelings as he awaits the arrival of his elder daughter, Lusia, who has, at last, found her way to America. With her halting English and old world ways, Luisa is a striking contrast to Rose, who is somewhat embarrassed by her rediscovered sister’s presence, and fearful that it will threaten her own hard-won independence. Distraught, and concerned that she may never be reunited with Duvid, her young husband, Lusia embraces a series of memories and fantasies which make real the joys and horrors of her life before the war. But when Mordechai gives Rose a letter from her mother, a “proof” of family is somehow restored, and old barriers give way to a renewed sense of hope and mutual dependence, and the conviction that a better future may yet arise from their troubled past.
By Jane Martin
Directed by Bill Doscher
“For your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too…”
Pro-life. Pro-choice. Who is accountable, God or man? What man or woman can be accountable for a human life?
What is the extent of individual freedom?
What is a rape victim’s right? What is a Christian’s duty?
These are among the infinitely troubling questions provoked by Jane Martin’s drama Keely and Du.
Keely, a young woman, is kidnapped by a right-to-life organization on her way to an abortion clinic. While being held captive, Keely forms a relationship with Du, the pro-life nurse who looks after her.
In this close encounter with two opposing sides, how far does a friendship go? Here is a story that evenly explores both sides of this volatile debate, where irresistible forces meet unwavering convictions.
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By Marie Jones
Directed by Leigh Berry
Stones in His Pockets is set in a tiny rural town in County Kerry during the economic depression in the 1980s – Jake and Charlie, each of whom has had both financial struggles and a dream to tap into the fortune and fame of Hollywood. When a huge Hollywood film studio descends upon their tiny village as the backdrop to create “The Quiet Valley”, both men are hired as extras. The actors each portray these main male characters, plus each performs a multitude of other characters against the other’s Jake or Charlie – a production assistant in the film crew, a security guard, the main actress in the Hollywood film, an Irish Catholic priest. Though the portrayal of these characters is genuinely funny, the predicament of these two men and the rest of the inhabitants of their village is placed in contrast to the glamour and greed of Hollywood. When one of the villagers dies of a drug overdose, the others are left to choose between attending his funeral or being forced to continue filming so that the studio does not go overbudget. The play’s deeper meaning lies in exposing the dashed hopes, dreams and desires of these impoverished, struggling people as they reveal their hardy Irish resilience and perseverance.
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A satirical, black comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Michelle M. Aguillon
We’ve all been there, confused, neglected, unloved, unnoticed, right? Kimberly Levaco feels those things from the people around her: from her pregnant, self-centered, foul-mouthed hypochondriac mother, to her passive, oblivious alcoholic father. Kim’s only solace is her Aunt Debra, a homeless, ex-convict with a heart of gold and her new geek-friend, Jeffrey. The twist is that Kim suffers from Progeria, a disease that’s aged her at a rate that’s four times her age. So at 16, Kim is at the end of her “average” life span, and only wants the best out of her wacky life. But who has time with the new baby coming? After escaping mysterious circumstances in Secaucus, Kim’s family has resettled in Bogota, New Jersey. Fresh outta prison, Aunt Debra arrives and comes up with a scheme that may help them all get out of their pitiful lives. Will Kim finally find happiness then?
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By Cynthia Heimel
Directed by Kristin Hughes
Los Angeles, 2000. “These are the times that try a girl’s soul,” says Cynthia. And she’s right. Dating, breaking up, learning to be single, risking being a couple… what’s a girl to do? And what’s the best way to maintain your sanity while you do it? Join Cynthia and her pals Cleo and Rita on their adventures as they search for true love - or at least a guy to hold their hands at the movies. Because being in a relationship is tough, but being alone isn’t a picnic either.
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