Rick Mickley Magically Ages 35 Years in 35 Seconds in Holiday Farce
The many faces of Rick Mickley: Mr. Yarmowich (up left); Paul Gordon (right, with Ansley Barnard as wife Kaitlyn);and Dr. Tim (down left, with Tristan Seaver as husband Jerry)PHOTOS by Jim KellyIn Let...
View ArticleTristan Seaver Is Seriously Silly in Warm-Hearted Holiday Farce
Tristan Seaver plays three diverse roles: DENNIS, the banker (with Kristi Schwartz as Tawny) ...JERRY, a merry and gay old soul (with Shayla Curran as Allie) ...... and RICH (upper right), the...
View ArticleShayla Curran Grows Through Motherhood Roles
Shayla Curran excels in dual roles. Expectant mothers face different fears, whether birth mother (red-headed Lizzie) ...... or adoptive mother Allie (with Jason Wilhoite as Kevin)PHOTOS by Jim KellyIf...
View ArticleMulti-Faceted Kimme Suchyta Sparkles in Bees
You talkin' to me? Kimme Suchyta (far left) plays multiple roles in this crazy cast of characters. PHOTO by Jan CartwrightIn the fast-paced caper As Bees in Honey Drown, modern society’s thirst for...
View ArticleBonnie Fitch Ponders Price of Fame in Barn's "Bees"
Bonnie Fitch (far right) as one of her many crazy characters in "Bees"PHOTO by Jan CartwrightWhat is the price of fame? In As Bees in Honey Drown, glamorous con artist Alexa Vere de Vere lures her...
View ArticleFor Josh Lisiecki, It All Comes Back to Love
Joshua Lisiecki as Evan Wyler is tempted by femme fatale Alexa Vere de Vere (Hosanna Phillips)PHOTO: Jan CartwrightAs Bees in Honey Drown is not your typical boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl,...
View ArticleDon’t Let Hosanna Phillips Con You: It’s Good to Be Bad
Hosanna Phillips as the conniving Alexa Vere de Vere works her charms on writer Evan Wyler (Joshua Lisiecki)PHOTO: Jan CartwrightAlexa Vere de Vere is a flashy con artist. She seduces her victims...
View ArticleKeeping It Gay: Director Michael Smith Leads “Bees”
Cast and crew of As Bees in Honey Drown, with director Michael Smith (front row, second from left)In your typical romantic comedy, the usual storyline is boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and then...
View ArticleEdmond Guay Embraces his Inner Geek as Drowsy’s Man
Edmond Guay as the Man in Chair adores his favorite musical -- The Drowsy Chaperone -- the play within the playPHOTO: Jan CartwrightFrom boy with microphone to Man in Chair, Edmond Guay has always...
View ArticlePutting on the Ditz: Julia Turner is Ditzy Flapper in Drowsy
Julia Turner (left) as Kitty and Lark Haunert (right) as Janet with Barbara Bruno (center) as the Drowsy ChaperonePHOTO: Jan CartwrightThe Drowsy Chaperone is a parody of American musical comedies in...
View ArticleMadeleine Bien is Tres Bien as Drowsy Ensemble Member
Madeleine Bien (left, kneeling) is part of the talented ensemble that plays multiple roles in The Drowsy ChaperonePHOTO: Jan CartwrightThe Drowsy Chaperone is a show-within-a-show narrated by an...
View ArticleBarbara Bruno IS the Drowsy Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone, a Play About...
Barbara Bruno is the Chaperone, who is often drowsy from drink. The Chaperone is the favorite character of the Man in Chair (Edmond Guay)PHOTO: Jan Cartwright Acting is an interesting balance of...
View ArticleLark Haunert Relates to Giving Up the Stage for Love in Drowsy
Lark Haunert is the center of attention as Janet van de Graaf in The Drowsy ChaperonePHOTO: Jan CartwrightUnless you’re from Canada, you’ve probably never heard of Janet van de Graaf, a Canadian improv...
View ArticleEric Nogas Has a Blast as Gangster Baker in Drowsy
Eric Nogas (right) and Jeff Graham (left) as Gangsters posing as pastry chefs, with Edmond Guay (Man in Chair)PHOTO: Jan CartwrightIt takes a tough man to make a tender pastry. In the Farmington...
View ArticleBeth Egan De Guise Has Many Guises in Drowsy Ensemble
Service with a Smile: Backstage with Drowsy Chaperone servants(L to R) Madeleine Bien, Beth Egan De Guise, and Melissa PalkaGetting the most out of life, in work and in play, is important to Beth Egan...
View ArticleLast Act Before the Final Curtain
Kandi, Carter and MadisonAs actors, we often draw on our own real life experiences to shape our characters. But there’s one role that none of us can really rehearse or prepare for: Death. A dear...
View ArticleTime Stands Still in All the Time in the World at Barn One Act Festival
Thomas Adams (Him), Ashley Thomas (Her), and Time feature prominently in All The Time in the World, directed by Maureen Mansfield PHOTO: Adam Barnowski All the Time in the World is one of six short...
View ArticleExistential Comedy is an “Epiphany” at Barn One Act Festival
David Durham and Carol Shirley-Brown reflect on their lives together in Epiphany, an existential comedy in the Barn One Act Festival.PHOTO: Heather HudsonIn the Seinfeld TV series, when Jerry and...
View ArticleRipcord Cast Takes Pleasure in Coping with Life’s Challenges
Ripcord cast members (L to R) Michael Rea, Nancy Cooper, Laurel Stroud and Margaret GilkesPHOTO: Paul ManoianLike a skydiver pulling a ripcord to slow his own freefall, David Lindsay-Abaire’s play...
View ArticleRipcord Cast Gets into Character by Facing Their Fears
Nancy Cooper, Margaret Gilkes, Jason Wilhoite and Mike GingerellaFacing phobias in Ripcord -- PHOTO: Paul ManoianIn David Lindsay-Abaire’s play Ripcord, adversarial roommates in a retirement home do...
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