[NEohioPAL] Press Release for House for Sale

[Marie Dusini]

                                       Western Reserve Playhouse Opens Its 
Season
                                                           With
                                                             House for Sale
                                                               By Ron Hill
                                                   June 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22
House for Salewritten by Ohio native Ron Hill and published by Dramatic 
Publishing is a comedy/drama with a choice of two endings.  Which one will 
directors Pat Robertell-Hudson and William Morgan use – they haven’t decided yet 
– maybe a different one on different nights – you might have to come back and 
see it again to fully enjoy the cast performances.
Glen Martin played by Sid Freeman, last seen on our stage in Be My Baby, is a 
70-something widower in failing health, who stubbornly resists his daughter 
Helen’s attempts (played by Keri Lambert) to sell his house and move in with her 
and her husband.  In his search for a solution to remaining in his home, Glen 
advertises for a roommate, pulling in several odd and interesting characters.  
Once the prospective roommates arrive, he quickly loses control of the situation 
and mayhem erupts.  Max (Mike Groom), Glen’s crony and next door neighbor, 
offers his advice and becomes entangled in the melee, taking the situation from 
bad to worse.  When Max suffers an accident, Glen recognizes his own 
venerability and begins to entertain the idea of selling, even though he worries 
about losing the memories connected with the house.   In a dream, Glen’s late 
wife, Faye (Linda Waranai, last seen in God’s Favorite) comes to him and assures 
him that where one lives does not change the past or erase the memories and that 
she will always be with him.  What ending would you choose for Glen?
Others in the cast are Walt Kaminski, a favorite with Western Reserve audiences, 
and April Needham of Broadview Heights, Anthony Lindo from North Royalton, 
Patricia Walocko of Seven Hills, Charles Leonard of Akron and Annie 
Meyer-Steinheiser of Cuyahoga Falls all of whom have tread the board of most of 
the community theatres in our area.
The playwright Ron Hill is a native of Old Fort, Ohio and enjoys the small town 
living there.  He has played the role of Glen in several community theatres in 
his area.  This was the first of four plays that he has written and he says that 
the idea came from seeing an older gentleman sitting on his porch with a For 
Sale sign in his yard and he wondered why he would sell his house at his age and 
where he would go?
Pat Robertell-Hudson has acted in several WRP productions but this is her first 
stint at directing for us.  Multiple talented Pat has was the winner of the 
first ten minute play writing competition at Weathervane Playhouse in 2011 with 
her play Trips with Grandmom.  Her co-directer William Morgan also directed that 
production.  WRP Board Member Sue Snyder is the producer of this production and 
Maddy Francis is the stage manager.
Show Times:                Fridays & Saturday   8:00 p.m. (June 7, 8, 14, 15, 
21,& 22)
Prices:                            Adults - $12.00  Seniors & Students - $10.00
 OPENING NIGHT        Buy One/ Get One Half Off – FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH ONLY
For Reservations:       Call:   330-620-7314
The theatre is located at 3326 Everett Road at the Bath/Richfield township line 
in Summit County.  Using I-77 take Exit 143 and from either the North or the 
South turn left and drive one mile to Revere Road then turn right onto Revere 
Road and drive one half mile to the Barn and have an enjoyable evening.
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