In a small, dying Oklahoma town, a young woman finally meets her beau: a just-released convict with whom she’s corresponded for three years. We watch her story weave in and out of the memories of a weary detective investigating a grisly case in a nearby lake, and a broken, mute boy who may hold the key to the mystery. Playwright Tim Blake Nelson conjures a ghost town filled with damaged, desperate people and dark secrets in this haunting drama, "Eye of God", which will open at Circle Players next week.
The show features James Houston as Sam Rogers, John Thompson as Jack, Arielle Beth as Ainsley, Heather Denges as Dorothy, James Jones as Tom, Lewis Decker as Willard Sprague, Michael Stratton as Les, David Bronovicki as Glen, Elizabeth Stamat as Janice, Frank Lankey Jr. as Del and John W. Kennedy as Lee. It is directed by Christie Leigh Carter.
Performances will occur at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays February 19-March 5, with a closing performance at 3 p.m. March 6. Tickets cost $18 per adult and $17 per student or senior.
Those who attend the show March 6 have the option of attending a pancake lunch before the show, beginning at noon. Tickets for this cost $10.
To purchase tickets for performances, click here. To purchase tickets for the pancake lunch, click here or pay at the door. For more information, contact circleplayersnj@gmail.com. Circle Players is located at 416 Victoria Avenue, Piscataway.
Friday, February 12, 2016
Villagers Seeking Actor for "Picnic"
Villagers Theatre seeks a male, mid-teenaged actor to play the role of Bomber in "Picnic". The character has about 15 lines at the beginning of the play.
"Picnic" takes place on Labor Day weekend in 1953, in the joint backyards of two middle-aged widows who live on farms in Kansas. The one house belongs to Flo Owens, who lives there with her two maturing daughters, Madge and Millie, and a boarder who is a spinster school teacher. The other house belongs to Helen Potts, who lives with her elderly and invalid mother. Into this female atmosphere comes a young man named Hal Carter, whose animal vitality seriously upsets the entire group. Hal is a most interesting character, a child of parents who ignored him, self-conscious of his failings and his position behind the eight ball. Flo is sensitively wary of temptations for her daughters. Madge, bored with being only a beauty, sacrifices her chances for a wealthy marriage for the excitement Hal promises. Her sister, Millie, finds her balance for the first time through the stranger's brief attention. And the spinster is stirred to make an issue out of the dangling courtship that has brightened her life in a dreary, minor way. Bomber tends to reinforce Madge’s beauty and criticize Millie for being the oddball.
The show is directed by Eric Walby, produced by Darren Nye and Paul Carver, and stage-managed by Laura Zahorbenski. It runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays April 1-17.
Those who are interested should email the director their resumé, a list of rehearsal conflicts, and a signed release form. Alternatively, they can email Darren Nye.
A list of rehearsal dates can be found here; the release form here. Eric Walby's and Darren Nye's emails are zengolfguy@gmail.com and darren@villagerstheatre.com, respectively. Villagers Theatre is located at 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset.
"Picnic" takes place on Labor Day weekend in 1953, in the joint backyards of two middle-aged widows who live on farms in Kansas. The one house belongs to Flo Owens, who lives there with her two maturing daughters, Madge and Millie, and a boarder who is a spinster school teacher. The other house belongs to Helen Potts, who lives with her elderly and invalid mother. Into this female atmosphere comes a young man named Hal Carter, whose animal vitality seriously upsets the entire group. Hal is a most interesting character, a child of parents who ignored him, self-conscious of his failings and his position behind the eight ball. Flo is sensitively wary of temptations for her daughters. Madge, bored with being only a beauty, sacrifices her chances for a wealthy marriage for the excitement Hal promises. Her sister, Millie, finds her balance for the first time through the stranger's brief attention. And the spinster is stirred to make an issue out of the dangling courtship that has brightened her life in a dreary, minor way. Bomber tends to reinforce Madge’s beauty and criticize Millie for being the oddball.
The show is directed by Eric Walby, produced by Darren Nye and Paul Carver, and stage-managed by Laura Zahorbenski. It runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays April 1-17.
Those who are interested should email the director their resumé, a list of rehearsal conflicts, and a signed release form. Alternatively, they can email Darren Nye.
A list of rehearsal dates can be found here; the release form here. Eric Walby's and Darren Nye's emails are zengolfguy@gmail.com and darren@villagerstheatre.com, respectively. Villagers Theatre is located at 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset.
'Uncertain Steps' at Villagers Theatre
For one night only, Villagers Theatre will present a series of ballets by the Lustig Dance Theatre.The show, lasting 90 minutes with an intermission, will include Uncertain Steps, a ballet that features baroque dancing brought to life by three elegant dancing couples; Luminaire, a futuristic and quite original whirlwind creation of fast-flying dancers, set to electronic music; and lastly, an original piece created by accomplished choreographer Bat Abbit.
Uncertain Steps refers to the occasionally improvised moments in baroque dancing that are brought to life in an elegant dance by three couples. Accompanied by live cello, this ballet unfolds in patterns, both formal and decorative, inspired by and set to Bach’s Cello Suite No. 6.
This special event will begin at 7 p.m. February 27. Tickets cost $20 per adult and $10 per student or senior. It is choreographed and musically directed by Graham Lustig and Bat Abbit.
To purchase tickets, click here. Villagers Theatre is located at 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset.
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