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The Exquisite Hour and NEXT
(Two One-act Plays)
2014
*THE EXQUISITE HOUR
Written by Stewart Lemoine
Directed by Elizabeth Ross
Cast
Patrick Baranowski ...... Zachary Teale Jennifer Inglis ................ Helen Darimont
*NEXT
Written by Terrance McNally
Directed by Bob McCue
Cast
Peter Schalk.................Marion Cheever
Melodie Hull................. Sergeant Thech
Production Crew for both One Acts
Kirsty Quinn ..... Producer Sandy Kay .... Costume Design & Wigs Kirsten Taylor ... Poster Design Kirsten Taylor ........ Logo Design
Lorraine Harvey ...... Stage Manager Chris Tulloch.......... Props
Nathon Taron .......... Sound Design Nathan Taron ......... Lighting Design
Bob McCue .............. Set Design for NEXT
Elizabeth Ross ......... Set Design for the Exquisite Hour
Terry Miller, Stan Williamson ...... Set Construction
Terry Miller, Elizabeth Ross........... Set Painting
Romi Bodin & Kristy Quinn .......... Photography
Harriet Pollock & Kristy Quinn .... Front of House Manager
Harriet Pollock & Kristy Quinn ........ Concessions Manager
Amigos Printing ............................ Printer
Lorna Kent ..................................... Prompter for The Exquisite Hour
Joanne Everett, Chris Tulloch, Ian Bodman................ Sta ge Crew
Synopses:
*The Exquisite Hour
A poignant drama
On a summer evening, a seemingly well-adjusted bachelor finds his life forever altered when an alluring stranger materializes in his backyard to ask the question, “Are you satisfied with what you know?” It's a romantic conversation piece, set in the age of the encyclopedia.
*NEXT
A comedy-drama.
Set in an Army Induction Center, an overweight, over-age and over-wrought draftee has reluctantly reported for his physical. Confronted by an Amazon-like female sergeant, he tries every evasion he can think of to disqualify himself, but is ultimately shattered by the realization that nothing will stave off the inevitable. His final monologue, a harrowing exposure of bitterness and confusion, reveals the dilemma of a man to whom the meaning and purpose of his country have become unclear.
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