FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14, 2008
Artisan Center Theater Presents
DON’T DRINK THE WATER by Woody Allen
Production runs July 18 – August 2, 2008
Hurst, Texas, July 14, 2008 – Artisan Center Theater proudly
presents DON’T DRINK THE WATER at its 150 seat theater-in-the-round.
The theater is located in the old historic Belaire Plaza at 420 E.
Pipeline Road. The daytime box office is located at 418 E. Pipeline
Road. The show runs Friday July 18 through Saturday August 2, 2008.
Performances are at 7:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday with 3pm matinees on Saturdays. Reserved seating
tickets are $15.00 for adults, $13.00 for students and seniors, and
$8.00 for children 12 and under. Monday through Thursday tickets are
$11.00. The box office number is 817-284-1200. More information can be
found on the website at http://www.ArtisanCT.com
.
*** This production will be interpreted for the deaf and hard of
hearing by Tarrant County College Practicum students Laura Weylie and
Carol Wise on July 22, 2008. ***
NOTE:
Due to THE MUSIC MAN being extended two weeks, DON’T DRINK THE
WATER’S original opening of July 11 was pushed back one week.
About the Play:
It all begins when against his own wishes to simply vacation on the
New Jersey shore playing pinochle, the Hollander family patriarch has
taken his wife and daughter on a tour through Europe. In an unnamed
Eastern European country, they take a few too many pictures that just
happen to include a military base lined with razor wire and are
immediately marked by the Communist government as American spies. They
manage to outrun their pursuers as far as the American Embassy. But
there, the Ambassador has left things in the hands of his incompetent
son who hasn’t managed to last more than two months in any Foreign
Service job his dad’s influence has landed him. He doesn’t know a
thing about how to get the Hollander family back to New Jersey or how
to stop the Communists from burning the family in effigy. However, he
is very good with infatuation for the Hollander’s daughter.
Our helpful narrator for all this mayhem is Father Drobney who,
rather than return to the hands of a hostile regime, has lived in the
Embassy for the last six years practicing his magic tricks. Add in a
much-insulted chef, the Sultan of Bashir, and a snooty bureaucrat,
among other eccentric characters, and you have the makings of a
first-rate farce.
About the Director:
Kit Hussey has been acting in feature films, television series and
movies, and commercials for more than 20 years. He has been on stage
in comedies, dramas, and musicals, playing heroes, villains, animals,
and inanimate objects. In March 2005 Kit premiered his original
one-man show, OUTRIDE THE DEVIL, at The Creative Arts Theatre (CATS).
The show was filmed and has been broadcast on PBS. It is now available
on DVD. At Artisan Kit has played Abe Goldman in BEAU JEST and Captain
Keller in THE MIRACLE WORKER. He has also directed FATHER OF THE BRIDE
and RUNNING IN THE RED at Artisan and HOLES at CATS.
Kit is a retired airline captain and now makes models and props for
photographers and commercial clients including Radio Shack, AT&T, and
Office Depot.
The Cast:
Father Drobney – J.Ben R. Friberg, Lynwood Henry
Ambassador McGee – Tim Dewhirst
Kilroy – Dan Nolen, Jr.
Axel McGee – Evan Spreen, Duane Deering
Marion Hollander – Laurie McDonald, Joan Anderson
Walter Hollander – Allen Matthews
Susan Hollander – Jennifer Fortson
Krojack – Chris Jordan
Henry S. Burns – Matt Nugent
Guard – Sarah Shatkin, Kristin Becknal
Chef – Richard Wooster, Krishna Smitha
Sultan – Ken Long
Ms. Sultan – Sarah Shatkin, Kristin Bechnal
Kasnar – Jason Leyva
Countess Bordoni – Chelsea Duncan, Erica Fuller
Novotny – Matthew Dewhirst
Production Staff:
Producer – Dee Ann Blair
Director – Kit Hussey
Stage Manager – Jennifer Fortson, Sarah Shatkin
Prop Master – Tim Dewhirst
Costumes – Elizabeth Dewhirst
Set Design – Jason Leyva
Light Design – Jason Leyva
Sound Design – Jason Leyva, Kit Hussey
Tango Choreography – Jennifer Leyva
Photographer – Al Smith
Summary of DON’T DRINK THE WATER:
Who: Artisan Center Theater
What: DON’T DRINK THE WATER by Woody Allen
When: July 18 – August 2, 2008
Where: The Belaire Plaza, 420 E. Pipeline Road
Director: Kit Hussey
Showtimes: 7:30pm Monday through Saturday with 3pm matinees on
Saturdays
Tickets: Reserved seats: $15.00 for adults, $13.00 for students and
senior citizens, $8.00 for children 12 and under. Monday through
Thursdays are $11.00 for age 13 and up, and $7.00 for 12 and under.
Reservations: Call 817-284-1200; web site: http://www.ArtisanCT.com
More information on the production can be found on the theater’s
website.
Media Contact : Dee Ann Blair 817-999-8935 [email protected]
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