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A Midsummer Nights’ Dream: News and Reviews

We've gotten some great mentions in the press while preparing A Midsummer Nights' Dream for you. If you missed them, we are n page 4 in the Beaverton Resource Guide for April, included as an event spotlight on the KQAC webpage, and featured in an article on Oregon Live by Taylor Smith. The most recent story is in the Hillsboro Tribune. Be sure to check them out! Have you seen some articles, reviews, or other mentions of the show elsewhere? Let us know, and we'll add links to share the joy!

The first review of this wonderful and fun production should be out soon – if you want to share your opinions, send us a comment or three!

Here's a photo of the entire cast on opening night. See you at the theatre!!

Cast of Midsummer Nights' Dream at HART, 3/2013

 

A special thanks goes out to Matt Williams at Straight Line Design and Remodeling LLC (503-616-8592) for the wonderful set. We love it!

How the Other Half Loves review in!

Check out the first review for How the Other Half Loves.

If you find a review we don't have listed, just let us know, and we'll add the link as soon as possible. Enjoy!

HART in the news…

Have  you ever 'googled' yourself? We did, and found a very nice suprise on the Trip Advisor website. 

We are also delighted to get a shout out on Oregon Live today! See what is being said about HART and yet another reason to support the Arts in our community.

Have you found an interesting article or review of HART? Let us know, and we'll add it to our News & Events page.

Page to Stage Playwrights Revealed!

Curious about which scenes were chosen and who wrote them? Wonder no more—we're delighted to post our list of local playwrights whose work you will enjoy on October 20th.

  • Josh Belville
  • Anthony Gray Finocchiaro
  • Michael Hoeft
  • Ellen Margolis
  • Kurt Miser, Brad Beaver, & Russ Cowan (musical)
  • Sally SunBear

Check back to see which of the multitude of the talented Hillsboro area actors will be reading (and singing) from these scripts. Updates will be posted here first!

 

 

Page to Stage scripts chosen!

Yes, the scripts have been chosen. Now all we need is YOU! Be sure to come out to hear these scenes – we even have a musical scene – and share your thoughts with everyone in the room. Which, by the way, will include all of the playwrights!

This is it, your chance to help shape a new show. If we're lucky and you love them, we may even end up performing some of these original pieces in their entirety at some future date. OK, there is a bit more to it than that, but you can let us know which ones you like, love, hate, or whatever emotion the scenes pull out of you. And when these shows go on to great things, you can tell everyone that you were there the first time those words were read to the public…

See you there!

Vote for Gracie special thanks

In addition to the thanks we send to the cast and crew of the recent wonderful show, Gracie for President, we at HART want to extend a special thanks to Norma Hill, author and director, for returning her director's fee to HART as further support of and contribution to our continued growth.

We are most appreciative!

Got a script? Want to see it read onstage?

The scripts are coming in for the upcoming Page to Stage event at HART on October 20 at 7:30 PM, and we're enjoying this chance to read some totally new works! You'll enjoy hearing these scenes, and the writers are eager to hear what you think, how you like it, and to receive your suggestions.

Be sure to make your reservation soon! We'll see you there!

 

Page to Stage

Calling All Playwrights!

On Saturday, October 20th, HART Theatre is presenting a Playwright’s Showcase, taking a unique look at the creative process which takes a playwright’s work from page to stage with readings from previously unproduced plays or works in progress.

We are asking local playwrights to submit scenes no longer than 15 minutes and the best of these will be chosen to present as staged readings in an evening that encourages a dialogue between playwright and audience members.

Please send scenes electronically to ginaw@hart-theatre.org with the subject “Playwright’s Showcase”. Include a short summary of the play and your contact phone number. The deadline to submit material is Monday, September 24th. We will let you know whether your scene has been chosen by the end of that week.

On Saturday, October 20th, from 1 – 5:30 p.m., you will have the opportunity to work with the six actors (3 male, 3 female) who will be reading your script. There will be time for dinner, then the Showcase begins at 7:30 p.m.

One of these new plays might end up in one of HART’s upcoming seasons…

Hillsboro Artists Regional Theatre (HART) is Hillsboro’s only community theatre celebrating its eighteenth year. It has an ongoing commitment to local artists, producing new works by local playwrights, providing training for technicians and actors, and encouraging young directors.

Vote for Gracie: Humor and Politics DO mix!

Even if you aren't old enough to remember the amazing George Burns and Gracie Allen skits, if you enjoy a good laugh, you are going to love this show!

In 1940, the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe. Politics were front and center for most Americans, Into these serious times stepped Gracie Allen, part of the popular comic duo Burns and Allen, who launched a campaign for president.

Allen's Surprise Party began as a publicity stunt, and Gracie popped up to make frequent and unexpected "campaign stops" on other popular radio programs of the day (including The Jack Benny Program and Fibber McGee and Molly) while stumping on the nutty-pine platform of the "Surprise" Party. A few of her ideas for the country were:

  • Put Congress on a commission basis. Whenever the country prospered, Congress would get ten percent of the additional take.
  • Extend Civil Service to all branches of government, because “a little politeness goes a long way.”

During a whistle-stop tour across the country the campaign took on a life of its own. Although her campaign wasn't serious, Allen received thousands of votes as well as the endorsement of Harvard University students. Allen's campaign was characterized by her wit, double-talk and sharp puns. As a matter of record, on Election Day, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidential race.

Paul Roder as George Burns and Maille O'Brien as Gracie Allen along with the supporting cast bring to life skits from the original Burns and Allen radio and television shows of the 1950's. Join us as we enjoy a visit to the days of great comeday, one-liners, and hints of vaudeville with this new show, written and directed by Hillsboro's own Norma Hill.

We look forward to seeing you on opening night!

2012-2013 Season Announced!

HART Theatre proudly announces the lineup for our upcoming 19th season —yes, season tickets are available online now!. Audition dates to be announced on auditions page when available. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact us – we'd love to have to join us!

September 7-23
Gracie for President
Written and Directed by Norma Hill

October 26 – November 4
Knives in Hens
Written by David Harrower
Directed by Devan McCoy

November 30 – December 23
Nuncrackers
Written by Dan Goggin
Directed by Butch Vandehey

February 15 – March 3
How the Other Half Loves
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Dan Kroon

March 29 – April 14
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Roder

June 7-30
Once Upon a Mattress
Music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and
book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer
Director: Peter Stein