[NEohioPAL] Frank Jackman, Sally Groth, Keith Stevens, Connie Thackaberry Open RUSSIANS IN LOVE

Wed Jan 14 06:47:07 PST 2009

Actors' Summit 

Presents English Language Premier of 

Two Vaudeville's by Anton Chekhov

Actors' Summit, Hudson's Equity Professional Theater, announces the
world English language premiere of two short vaudeville sketches,
discovered and translated by George Malko. Mr. Malko is also the
translator of the other two pieces on the evening's bill of faire. In
addition to the new pieces (In the Spring and The Dimwit) Actors' Summit
will be mounting the second professional production of two classic
comedies translated by Mr. Malko - The Bear and The Marriage Proposal.
Russians in Love will have a preview performance on January 15 with the
official opening night on January 16, 2009. The play will have twelve
performances through February 1, 2009. The play is performed Thursdays,
Fridays, & Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM at the Actors' Summit
Theater in downtown Hudson.

The Plays

In the Springtime is a brief monologue. In it a "cat about town" tells
the audience about the challenges of his love life. The Dimwit features
a retired military officer who seeks the help of a matchmaker to find a
wife. After discussion he decides that what he needs in a wife is a
dimwit.

In The Bear, a merchant pays a call on a widow to collect a debt. She
cannot pay, so he decides to wait in her parlor until he does get paid.
The argument escalates to the level of a duel. The fire shown by the
widow brings about a complete reversal, turning "the bear" into a
suitor.

The Marriage Proposal turns The Bear inside out. A young man asks for
his neighbor's permission to marry the neighbor's daughter. Everyone
involved is thrilled. In discussing the fact that their lands adjoin, an
old argument about who owns a meadow breaks out anew to hilarious
results.

The Cast

The four members of the cast are all long-time veteran members of the
Actors' Summit company of actors.

In addition to her 20 plus roles at Actors' Summit, Sally Groth has also
performed at Porthouse Theatre and Ensemble Theatre.  She has performed
at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C., the Denver Center, the
Wayside Theatre, a national tour of The Little Prince and numerous
off-off Broadway shows, commercials and films in New York City.  She
played fiddle with several rock bands in NYC and was a founding member
of the band, The Garage Ensemble, and part of the Naked Angels Theater's
serial cabaret, Hotkeys.

Frank Jackman has been seen at Actors' Summit in A Child's Christmas in
Wales, Polish Joke, Don't Hug Me, Personals, The Gingerbread Lady, and
others.  Frank has done many commercials, voiceovers, and industrial
films for companies such as Greyhound, Moen, Dick's Sporting Goods, Time
Warner, and American Greetings.  Frank just finished a run of All Shook
Up at the Carousel Dinner Theatre, where he played the almost mute
Sheriff Earl.

Keith Stevens was seen earlier this season in Main-Travelled Roads and
Sanders Family Christmas. Other Actors' Summit credits include:  Proof,
Macbeth, Rounding Third, A Child's Christmas in Wales, Musical of
Musicals, The Musical, The Thing About Men, Picnic, Romeo & Juliet, and
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.  In NYC his credits include The
Snob (Actors Studio), Audience (Brooklyn Playwright's Collective), Last
Train to Nibroc, Fool for Love, The Honey Makers and the world premiere
of 2:51 (all at Circle in the Square Downtown), Deserters (Bernie West
Theater), Loader #26 (Theater for a New City) and Big Al (ASDS).
Additional regional credits:  As You Like It, Eurydice, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Suburbia, and Betrayal.  Keith holds a MFA in Acting from
The Actors Studio Drama School and a BA in Theater from Cleveland State
University.  He is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.

Constance Thackaberry most recently appeared as June in The Sanders
Family Christmas, Catherine in Proof, Madge in Picnic, as Kate in She
Stoops to Conquer and as Polly in The Gingerbread Lady. For Actors'
Summit Connie has directed Nixon's Nixon and Rounding Third. Her work
has been seen in New York at Ensemble Studio Theater, Circle in the
Square Downtown, Bowery Poetry Club, and locally with Great Lakes
Theater Festival, Cain Park, Cleveland Public Theater, Cleveland
Signstage Theatre, Ensemble Theater, and Porthouse among others. Connie
received her MFA in Acting from The Actors Studio Drama School. 

All four members of the cast are proud members of Actors' Equity
Association.

Performance Schedule
Russians in Love will have its preview performance on January 15.  The
opening night performance is Friday, January 16, and it will be followed
by a dessert reception with the cast.  Regular performances continue
through Sunday February 1.

Performance times:

Performances are given Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM and
Sundays at 2:00 PM at the theater, located at 86 Owen Brown Street,
Hudson, Ohio. 

Tickets
Preview tickets are $15. Regular performance tickets are $28 on Fridays
& Saturdays, $25 on Thursdays & Sundays, with seniors receiving a $3
discount at regular Thursday and Sunday performances. 

New this year: ALL full time student tickets (with ID) are $7 at all
performances. 

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (330) 342-0800 or from the website
at www.actorssummit.org.  

Web site
Actors' Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org
<http://www.actorssummit.org/> . Actors' Summit is a professional, not
for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization.  We are seeking
volunteers and board members.  For more details please call MaryJo or
Neil at (330) 342-0800. 

Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors'
Equity Association (the Union of Professional Actors and Stage
Managers.)

Actors' Summit:  Professional Theater -- Ohio Artists.

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