Tag Archives: “Buried Child”

Jewel Box pushes back ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ opening

The Cold and Flu Season, and Murphy’s Law, are playing havoc with local theater groups.

Citing multiple illnesses, injuries and cast changes, the Jewel Box Theatre has pushed back the opening of the comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” a week, from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22.

That brings to four the number of Kitsap productions that have been postponed, mainly because of illness, since November, when the One Time Players put their mounting of Sam Shepard’s “Buried Child” on hold. That production is scheduled for a second opening on Jan. 14 at the Chameleon Theater in Port Townsend.

Bainbridge Performing Arts‘ musical “Mary Poppins” was forced to postpone the final weekend of its run. BPA was able to resume on Jan. 8, and will wrap things up with shows on Jan. 9 and 10.

Bremerton Community Theatre was slated to open its black-box production of the revue “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra.” That show was to have opened a two-weekend run at the Robert B. Stewart Performance Hall on Jan. 8, but instead will open on Jan. 15.

Ticket holders for rescheduled performances who haven’t already done so, and those checking on ticket availability, can contact the various theaters at the numbers below:

One Time Players: 360-385-6207, onetimeplayers.org

Bainbridge Performing Arts: 206-842-8569, bainbridgeperformingarts.org

Jewel Box Theatre: 360-697-3183, jewelboxpoulsbo.org

Bremerton Community Theatre: 360-373-5152, bremertoncommunitytheatre.org

— MM

One Time Players’ ‘Buried Child’ postponed

One Time Players’ production of Sam Shepard’s “Buried Child,” which was to have opened on Oct. 29 at the Chameleon Theater in Port Townsend, has been postponed because of illness in the cast, according to the company’s Web site.

The show has been rescheduled tentatively for January. The ensemble cast includes Lawrason Driscoll, Michelle Hensel, Peter Wiant, David Wayne Johnson, Katie Kowalski, Jason Noltemeier, and Dave Cunningham, and the release said most of those actors would be available for the January dates.

Information: 360-385-6207, onetimeplayers.org. Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets, 800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com.

— MM

One Time Players take on Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’

It’s been two years, but the One Time Players have returned, and they’ve brought Sam Shepard‘s 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy, “Buried Child,” back with them.

Performances will be October 29-November 15 at the Chameleon Theater in Port Townsend, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees.

The One Time Players debuted in 2013 with a production of “August: Osage County” at Port Townsend High School.” Like “August,” “Buried Child is directed by David Hillman. “Buried Child” has had only one other recent area production, by Changing Scene Theatre Nortburied child rehearsal photo 4hwest in Bremerton back in 2006.

“Experiencing a Sam Shepard play is like having a dream,” says  Hillman. “As in a dream, everything is very specific, the characters, the places, the events, yet it feels heightened. Objects take on an increased significance. Memory is suspect. Waking logic is suspended. In Buried Child the dream is itself about a dream: the dream of family, and what a powerful and sometimes destructive hold that dream has on us.”

“For this play, we wanted a more intimate setting. The Chameleon Theater gives us that,”  Hillman said of the Chameleon, also home to Atomic Improv classes, acting workshops, and Port Townsend Children’s Theater.

The ensemble cast includes Lawrason Driscoll, Michelle Hensel, Peter Wiant, David Wayne Johnson, Katie Kowalski, Jason Noltemeier, and Dave Cunningham. Set design is by Terry Tennesen. Costumes are by Ginger McNew. Tickets are $15.

Information: 360-385-6207, onetimeplayers.org. Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets, 800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com.

— MM