[NEohioPAL]The Turn of the Screw Opens at Actors' Summit
Thackaberr at aol.com
Thackaberr at aol.com
Wed Sep 28 09:32:17 PDT 2005
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For Immediate Release=20
For additional information contact:=20
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio =20
September 28, 2005=20
Henry James=E2=80=99=20
The Turn of the Screw=20
Opens Actors=E2=80=99 Summit=E2=80=99s 05-06 Season=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater announces the opening of Jeffrey Hatcher=
=E2=80=99s=20
adaptation of the classic ghost story The Turn of the Screw. The play will h=
ave a=20
preview performance on Thursday, October 6, and will play through October 2=
3 at=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in downtown Hudson. =20
The Play=20
Henry James, the American expatriate writer, insisted that he had heard the=
=20
original story on which he based his supernatural tale from the Archbishop=20=
of=20
Canterbury. The novella was serialized in a British magazine. It became one=
=20
of the most critically acclaimed of James=E2=80=99 works. =20
The story is of a young governess who is hired to care for two recently =20
orphaned children. She journeys to a lonely English manor house called Bly.=20=
She =20
learns that she is the replacement for another young woman, like herself, wh=
o c
ommitted suicide. The boy she is to care for has recently been sent home fro=
m=20
boarding school for some =E2=80=9Cunspeakable=E2=80=9D offense. The new gov=
erness has begun=20
to see the ghosts of the first governess and her lover. More disturbing,=20
still is that the specters seem to have a particular interest in the childr=
en.=20
She must find a way to stop the fiends before it is too late. But perhaps t=
he=20
most frightening question that tortures the would-be heroine is: Are the=20
ghosts real, or are they the product of her own fevered imagination?=20
The stage adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher is wonderfully theatrical. He =20
brilliantly conveys the ambiguity of the original while relying on two actor=
s to =20
tell the entire story, without props or costume changes.=20
The Cast=20
Returning to the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit stage once again, is Sally Groth in=
the role=20
of the governess. Sally was last seen at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit this pas=
t season=20
playing Susanna Shakespeare in The Herbal Bed. She has also performed at=20
Ensemble Theatre and Porthouse Theatre in the Cleveland area. Regionally, sh=
e has=20
been seen at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., The Denver Center,=
=20
The Wayside Theatre in Virginia, The Trustus Theater in South Carolina, a =20
national tour of The Little Prince and in various theaters in New York City,=
=20
where she was a founding member of the band, the Garage Ensemble. Sally is a=
=20
graduate of Hiram College and the University of South Carolina.=20
Joining Sally on stage is another Actors=E2=80=99 Summit regular, Alex Cik=
ra. Alex=20
portrays multiple roles in The Turn of the Screw. Alex last appeared at Act=
ors
=E2=80=99 Summit with Sally in The Herbal Bed. Other Actors=E2=80=99 Summit=
credits=20
include: The Memory of Water, Oedipus Rex and Otherwise Engaged. He began ac=
ting in =20
community theater =E2=80=93 specifically at Weathervane Community Playhouse=20=
and the =20
Players=E2=80=99 Guild of Canton. He also studied professionally at the Trin=
ity Rep =20
Conservatory in Providence Rhode Island. He has appeared in many local =20
productions, in plays contemporary and classical.=20
Performance Schedule
They=E2=80=99re Playing Our Song will have a preview performance on October=
6. The =20
official opening is Friday, October 7. Regular performances continue through=
=20
September 25, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:0=
0 =20
PM.=20
Tickets
Tickets for the preview performance are $14 for all seats. Regular tickets=20
are $25 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22 on Thursdays and Sundays. College=20
students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances except the=20
preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group discounts=20=
and=20
season subscriptions, and discount coupons are still available. Tickets can=20=
be=20
purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800. =20
Web site=20
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.=20
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts=
=20
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details=
please=20
call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800. =20
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors'=20
Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers.) =20
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James=E2=80=99<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Turn of the=20
Screw<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Opens Act=
ors=E2=80=99=20
Summit=E2=80=99s 05-06 Season<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3D3>Acto=
rs=E2=80=99=20
Summit Theater <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">announces the opening of Jeffrey=
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Hatcher=E2=80=99s adaptation of the classic ghost story The Turn of the Scre=
w. The=20
</SPAN>play will have<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> a preview=20
performance on Thursday, October 6, and will play through October 23 at Acto=
rs=E2=80=99=20
Summit Theater in downtown Hudson. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><FONT=20
size=3D3>The Play<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
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</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Henry=20
James, the American expatriate writer, insisted that he had heard the origin=
al=20
story on which he based his supernatural tale from the Archbishop of Canterb=
ury.=20
The novella was serialized in a British magazine. It became one of the most=20
critically acclaimed of James=E2=80=99 works. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;=20=
mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
nbsp; =20
</SPAN>The story is of a</SPAN><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"> </FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">young governess who is hired to care for two re=
cently=20
orphaned children. She journeys to a lonely English manor house called Bly.=20=
She=20
learns that she is the replacement for another young woman, like herself, wh=
o=20
committed suicide. The boy she is to care for has recently been sent home fr=
om=20
boarding school for some =E2=80=9Cunspeakable=E2=80=9D offense. The new gove=
rness has begun to=20
see the ghosts of the first governess and her lover. More disturbing, still=20=
is=20
that the specters seem to have a particular interest in the children. She mu=
st=20
find a way to stop the fiends before it is too late. But perhaps the most=20
frightening question that tortures the would-be heroine is: Are the ghosts r=
eal,=20
or are they the product of her own fevered=20
imagination?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
nbsp; =20
</SPAN>The stage adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher is wonderfully theatrical. He=
=20
brilliantly conveys the ambiguity of the original while relying on two actor=
s to=20
tell the entire story, without props or costume=20
changes.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<FONT=20
size=3D3>The Cast<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
Returning=20
to the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit stage once again, is Sally Groth in the role o=
f the=20
governess.</SPAN><B><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sally was last seen at Actors=E2=
=80=99 Summit=20
this past season playing Susanna Shakespeare in <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Herbal Bed</I>. She has also perfo=
rmed=20
at Ensemble Theatre and Porthouse Theatre in the Cleveland area. Regionally,=
she=20
has been seen at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., The Denver Cen=
ter,=20
The Wayside Theatre in Virginia, The Trustus Theater in South Carolina, a=20
national tour of The Little Prince and in various theaters in New York City,=
=20
where she was a founding member of the band, the Garage Ensemble. Sally is a=
=20
graduate of Hiram College and the University of South=20
Carolina.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Joining Sally on stage is anothe=
r=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit regular, <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Al=
ex=20
Cikra</B>.<B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>Alex portrays multi=
ple=20
roles in The Turn of the Screw. Alex last appeared at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit=
with Sally=20
in The Herbal Bed. Other Actors=E2=80=99 Summit credits include: <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Memory of Water,</I> <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Oedipus Rex</I> and <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Otherwise Engaged</I>. He began acting=
in=20
community theater =E2=80=93 specifically at Weathervane Community Playhouse=20=
and the=20
Players=E2=80=99 Guild of Canton. He also studied professionally at the Trin=
ity Rep=20
Conservatory in Providence Rhode Island. He has appeared in many local=20
productions, in plays contemporary and classical.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></=
P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
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<FONT=20
size=3D3>Performance Schedule</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<BR><FONT=20
size=3D3><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">They=E2=80=99re Playing Our Song</I></=
B> will have a=20
<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">preview performance on October 6.=
The=20
official opening is Friday, October 7. Regular performances continue through=
=20
September 25, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FO=
NT=20
size=3D3><st1:time Hour=3D"20" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">8:00=20
PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">=20
and Sundays at </SPAN><st1:time Hour=3D"14" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2:00=20
PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20
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<FONT=20
size=3D3>Tickets</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><BR><FONT=20
size=3D3>Tickets for the preview performance are $14 for all seats. Regular=20
tickets are $25 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22 on Thursdays and Sundays.=20
College students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances excep=
t=20
the preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group discou=
nts=20
and season subscriptions, and discount coupons are still available. Tickets=20=
can=20
be purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800. =20
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Actors Summit Theat=
er can=20
be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors'=20
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Summit</SPAN></st1:=
place></st1:City><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> is a professional,=
not=20
for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteer=
s=20
and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-08=
00.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20
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developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the=20
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