Headsets (A View From The Light Booth) by William Missouri Downs
Directed by Charles Hickinbotham
Synopsis: On the final night of the Chicago-Ensemble-Repertory-Group-Theatre-Project's doomed production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, everything that can go wrong does. The cast of Hamlet get hit with food poisoning, Yorick's skull goes missing and the police arrive to shut down the production because th
e producer hasn't paid the rent. When the critic from the Chicago Tribune shows up to review their production, the techies decide there is only one way to save their reputations - the critic must die. The techies set out to "accidentally" drop a Fresnel on him from the grid. As the production comes to its hilarious end, it's no wonder that Headsets has been called the Noises Off of technical theatre. Headsets will be running at the Barn Theater in Porterville for 9 performances: Friday, May 9, 16, and 23 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 10, 17, and 24 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 11, 18, and 25 at 2:15. Cast:
Hammet (m) - The stage manager --- Corey Barnes
Claude (m) - Hammet's stepfather; light board operator --- Steve Ross
Amelia (f) - The assistant stage manager --- Angelina Leon
Garry Cooper (m) - A Shakespearean actor --- Buzz Piersol
Patrolman Shubert (m/f) - A police officer --- Danielle Hold
Dick (m) - The sound board operator --- Ernest Medina
Crew:
Director - Charles Hickinbotham
Mentor Director - Wendy Plaisted
Stage Manager - Christina Clement
Costumes - Wendy Plaisted
Stage Construction - Corey Barnes, Christina Clement, Charles Hickinbotham, Alison Piersol, Buzz Piersol, Ginger Pierson, Steve Ross
