Other Halves
For the first time, the Bare Bones Staged Readings Series brings you a collection of short plays about assumptions and misunderstandings.
About The Directors:
Deidre Purcell (Trifles) received her B.A. in Theatre and English from Drew University and her M.A. in Theatre Education from Emerson College. Her passion for text analysis has led her to directing classical drama, literary drama, and new works. She recently completed her M.A. in Counseling Psychology, bringing a new psychological lens to her artistic work.
Andrea Humez (Ludlow Fair) has directed The Importance of Being Earnest (Arlington Friends of the Drama); Arms and the Man, The Rimers of Eldritch, Two For the Seesaw (Bare Bones) and two ten-minute plays (Theatre@First); Arcadia, Hapgood, The Lion In Winter, and Spike Heels (The Occasional Players). She most recently appeared on stage as Isabella Bird/Mrs. Kidd in Top Girls (Theatre@First); favorite stage roles include Margaret Fuller (The Margaret Ghost, Theatre@First), Mme. Armfeldt (A Little Night Music, MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players), and Oscar (A Language of Their Own, Theatre@First).
Anna Smith (Small World) is glad to be involved with Bare Bones again! She teaches performing arts at the Bedford Youth Performing Company in southern New Hampshire where she resides, and writes freelance for Broadway Educators. Anna is thrilled that Small World is her first Boston directing debut. She would like to thank the folks at Theatre@First, the cast, her friends and her family for their support!
Performance
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Thursday, March 13th, 2014 at 8pm.
Suggested Donation $5 — General Admission — No reservations required
Location
Other Halves was presented at Unity Somerville, 6 William St., Somerville.
The performance space is not wheelchair-accessible.
Parking on William St is by permit only. General parking is available on College Ave. Please read signs carefully to avoid ticketing.
Trifles
by Susan Glaspell
directed by Deidre Purcell
What could have caused Mrs. Wright to murder her husband? The Sheriff is sure she did, but only the women can see the reasons that might have caused this lonely wife to make her desperate decision. Exploring gender roles, marital relationships, and the everyday experiences of women, this play represents the voices of women breaking through in the pre-suffrage U.S., but also highlights issues of inequality and oppression that are still valid today.
George Henderson
Henry Peters
Lewis Hale
Mrs. Peters
Mrs. Hale
Chris Junno
Gareth Haslam
John Day
Natalia Musatova
Martha Putnam Sites
Ludlow Fair
by Lanford Wilson
directed by Andrea Humez
When you're having a romantic crisis of conscience, it's good to have a roommate to help you work through your feelings, but it's tiresome to have a roommate who insists on working through her feelings all the time.
Rachel
Agnes
Cal Radleigh
Mary Parker
Small World
by Josh Coleman
directed by Anna Smith
Small World is a comedy taking place during a chain of break-ins occurring on the Cape. When a young couple attempt the home of an elderly husband and wife, they believe they have met their unlikely match — but somehow find a certain common ground...
Ruth
Alfred
Miles
Deb
Kathleen Monteleone
John O'Brien
Ira Kantor
Katie Thompson
Production Team
Program Director
Asst. Program Director
Stage Manager
J. Deschene
Elizabeth Hunter
Tyler Hagan