January 17-19th & 24-26th at 8pm
At The Staircase Brightroom
(27 Dundurn St. N, Hamilton)
Unfortunately the Brightroom is not wheelchair accessible
Directed by Lauren Miller
Stage-managed by David Rundle
Featuring:
Annalee Flint as Donna
Kyle Guglielmo as Tommy
Michael Hannigan as Dad
The play begins with a conversation between two lovers, Tommy and Donna, who broke up some time earlier but who are obviously still attracted to each other. Donna is enraged because Tommy, a would-be artist, is now having an affair with her younger sister, but Tommy is seemingly unmoved by her rebuke.
Donna then visits her father, a once successful artist who stopped painting at the death of his wife, whom he had bullied and betrayed despite his professed love for her. Combative and complex (but also very funny) the father sits and drinks and eventually gives in to his daughter's demand that he force Tommy to marry her or beat him up.
Finally, the father and Tommy confront each other, with results that are sometimes menacing, sometimes antic, with a lively discussion about art and women eventually leading to a sort of tenuous truce—and a grudging recognition of the responsibility that love, in its various guises, imposes.
At The Staircase Brightroom
(27 Dundurn St. N, Hamilton)
Unfortunately the Brightroom is not wheelchair accessible
Directed by Lauren Miller
Stage-managed by David Rundle
Featuring:
Annalee Flint as Donna
Kyle Guglielmo as Tommy
Michael Hannigan as Dad
The play begins with a conversation between two lovers, Tommy and Donna, who broke up some time earlier but who are obviously still attracted to each other. Donna is enraged because Tommy, a would-be artist, is now having an affair with her younger sister, but Tommy is seemingly unmoved by her rebuke.
Donna then visits her father, a once successful artist who stopped painting at the death of his wife, whom he had bullied and betrayed despite his professed love for her. Combative and complex (but also very funny) the father sits and drinks and eventually gives in to his daughter's demand that he force Tommy to marry her or beat him up.
Finally, the father and Tommy confront each other, with results that are sometimes menacing, sometimes antic, with a lively discussion about art and women eventually leading to a sort of tenuous truce—and a grudging recognition of the responsibility that love, in its various guises, imposes.
Cast and Crew
Annalee Flint is a graduate with Honours of the Algonquin College Theatre Arts program in Ottawa, ON. Primarily an actor, she can also be found directing, stage-managing, designing, and most recently; producing, for the theatre. Notable acting credits: Pearl in Eli the Musical Guy & Pearl the Shakespearean Girl at the 2018 Hamilton Fringe; Riley in The Tragedy of Othella Moore (Perplexed Productions), a modernized gender-swapped version of Shakespeare's Othello, which won Best of Fringe at the 2016 Hamilton Fringe Festival; and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet: An Escapist Comedy (Make Art Theatre); which won the 2014 Hamilton Fringe Festival Critic's Choice
Award. Additionally, Annalee has performed in a few independent films.
Award. Additionally, Annalee has performed in a few independent films.
Kyle Guglielmo is a Hamilton-based actor, classical singer, and language coach. You may have seen him this season as Macalister Smile in A Modicum of Freedom by Ryan Sero, or in either of Rook's Theatre's Holiday Radio Plays at Gore Park. Stage highlights include Curly in Oklahoma!, Carrasco in Man of La Mancha, the Celebrant in Celebrations from MASS (Bernstein) at Carnegie Hall, Giuseppe in The Light in the Piazza, and Ponchel in the new opera Silent Night. Kyle can be heard next month as the Bass Soloist in Haydn's Creation with Chorus Hamilton. He tutors French and Italian language. For more visit www.kyleguglielmo.com
Michael Hannigan has trod the boards of many of the local stages, both professionally and out of a sheer love of his chosen guilty pleasure: the theatre. He has served as an Associate Artistic Director for both the Tivoli and Citadel theatres, helming several productions for each; as well as for The Players Guild, DLT, Theatre Burlington, Shooting Star Productions, and others in the GTHA. Other favourite acting credits in the area include leading roles in Cabaret, The Game’s Afoot, Twentieth Century, The Elephant Man, The Maddness of George III, and Sherlock's Last Case. He serves as a Guest Artist for "Shakesperience" and as the instructor/coordinator of
Hamilton Urban Theatre's Summer Shakespeare Camp. He has previously appeared at The
Staircase in productions of Richard lll, Da, and Bryony Lavery’s Frozen.
Hamilton Urban Theatre's Summer Shakespeare Camp. He has previously appeared at The
Staircase in productions of Richard lll, Da, and Bryony Lavery’s Frozen.
Lauren Miller has a combined honours degree in English and Theatre & Film from McMaster University. She has been involved in the Hamilton theatre community for years primarily as a director and performer, but has also served as a jury member and Steering Committee member for the Hamilton Arts Awards. Lauren participated in the first ALERT program before participating as an artist in Frost Bites. This past year she served on the theatre projects jury with the Ontario Arts Council. By day Lauren works as a vegan baker and a travel agent helping people plan Disney vacations, all while listening to True Crime podcasts. SSDGM.
David Rundle is happy to bring his talents to this intriguing show. David has stage managed in the Hamilton area for several years in a variety of theatres. He is currently also working with McMaster's Thespian Company's current production King Lear. Next up is this summer's Hamilton Fringe Festival, and Notapom Production's Bad Ideas.