HFC Presents: Student Directed One Acts/Movement Macbeth 2012

Production Information

Every spring for the past decade and a half, the HFCC Theatre Department has held a One-Act Festival. Traditionally, One-Act Festivals are used to showcase short works, 10-70 minutes in length, that explore unusual themes, content or styles. Sometimes they are simply shorter works by new or established authors. Comedies, dramas, tragedies and experimental works, are used to hone the skills of directors, designers, technicians and actors.

We have five works in this year’s festival, spread over two weekends. The first weekend contains four short comedies by student directors. The second weekend is an experimental adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, adapted and directed by theatre faculty and movement instructor, Gerry Dzuiblinski.

Performances are Thursdays through Sundays, June 14 through 24. Thursdays through Saturdays, curtain is at 8pm. Sundays, curtain is at 2pm. All seats are $7. Seating is onstage, in an intimate setting. Call 313.845.9817 or email gadzuiblinski@hfcc.edu for reservations or more information.

Caramels
By John Stern
Directed by student India Jackson

Is a quaint light-hearted 1930’s comedy about a nice ordinary family, whose father and breadwinner has decided to quit his job to eat caramels and read poetry all day long. How can his family get him to see the light? Perhaps they can’t, but perhaps the candies can. An ode to the power of sugar.

The Still Alarm
By George S. Kaufman
Produced by arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Directed by student Timothy Pollack

Is about a couple of upper class English buddies who just can’t motivate themselves to leave their hotel room, despite the fact that the hotel is burning down.

The Universal Language
By David Ives
Produced by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
Directed by student Courtney Butterfield

Is about that dream come true: one language that will unite mankind in love and harmony forever…but it’s not usually that simple. Get the lesson?

Car Wash
By Louis Phillips
Produced by arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
Directed by student Samantha York

What if your car went in, but didn’t come out…and everybody working at the carwash was a manager, but nobody seems to be responsible? The whodunnit of the auto industry.

Thursday through Sunday, June 21-24.

Movement Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Adapted for movement theatre production by Gerry Dzuiblinski, theatre faculty.
Musical score by Anthony Lai, music faculty.

With full technical production, and set in the 10th century, Shakespeare’s haunting masterpiece is retold completely without text in this experimental adaptation. Using multiple techniques from the rich traditions of movement and dance performance, this is Shakespeare as you have never seen him.

Cast and Crew

The Still Alarm
By George S. Kaufman
Produced by arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc.

Production Staff
Director…Tim Pollack
Scenic Design…Tim Pollack
Lighting and Special Effects
Design…Julie Pudelek
Costume Design…Tim Pollack
Properties Design…Tim Pollack
Sound Design…Tim Pollack, Anthony Seiber
Stage Manager…Shannon Moravec
Costumes…the cast
Makeup…Tim Pollack
Props…Ali Kazan, Tim Pollack

Cast
Bob Barkeley…Ali Kazan
Ed Jamison…Jamie Pappas
Bellboy..Darian Thomas
Fireman #1 and #2…London Johnson
And Jason Burke (alternating)

Caramels
By Gladys Funk Foster

Production Staff
Director…India Jackson
Scenic Design…Tim Pollack
Lighting Design…James Lalone
Costume Design…Natalie Pares,
India Jackson
Properties Design… India Jackson,
Gerry Dzublisnki
Sound Design…India Design
Stage Manager…Natalie Peres
Prop Managers…Sabrina Loving,
India Jackson
Costume Managers…Mary Ann Peoples,
India Jackson, Natalie Peres

Cast
John Callister…Drake Highgate
Mary Callister…Sabrina Loving
Mary Ellen…Starsha Verner
Mrs. Moth…Mary Ann Peoples
Dr. Meriden…Adam Conrad
The Universal Language
By David Ives

Production Staff
Director…Courtney Butterfield
Scenic Design…Tim Pollack
Lighting Design…Julie Pudelek
Costume Design…Courtney Butterfield
Properties Design…Courtney Butterfield
Sound Design…Courtney Butterfield
Makeup Design…the cast
Stage Maanger…Stefanie Mullen
Prop Manager…Amanda Chahine
Costume Manager…Randall Nichols

Cast
Dawn…Amanda Chahine
Don…Randall Nichols
Young Man…Dominic Lomuscio

Car Wash
By Louis Phillips

Production Staff
Director…Samantha York
Scenic Design…Tim Pollack
Lighting and Special Effects
Design…James Lalone
Costume Design…Samantha York
Properties Design…Samantha York
Sound Design…Samantha, Natalie Pares
Stage Manager…Vicangelo Offut
Prop Manager..Brittany Lowery
Costume Manager…Dominic Lomusico

Cast
Joe…Dominic Lomusicio
Salten Pfeiffer…Adam Conrad
Darlene..Brittany Lowery, Starsha Varner,
Alternating
Young Woman…Natalie Pares

Macbeth
Written by William Shakespeare
Time: The tenth century
Place: Primarily Scotland, England

Cast
Duncan, King of Scotland…Michael Ross
Malcolm, his eldest son…Jaime Pappas
Donalbain, his younger son…Drake Highgate
Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor,
Then King…Tim Pollack
Lady MacBeth, his wife…Samantha York
Banquo, A Scottish Lord…Adam Conrad
Lennox, A Scottish Lord…Randall Nichols
Angus, a Scottish Lord…Dominic Lomuscio
Caithness, a Sottish Lord…Darian Thomas
Menteith, a Sottish Lord…London Johnson
Thane of Cawdor, traitor to Duncan…Vicangelo Offut
Siward, an English Lord…Shannon Moravec
Young Siward, his son…Brittany Lowery
Hecate, Queen of the Witches…Mary Ann Peoples
Witches…Natalie Perez, Amanda Chahine, Sabrina Loving,
India Jackson, Courtney Butterfield, and Starsha Varner
Alternating with Brittany Lowery
Doctor…Jessica Mullen
Seyton, Macbeth’s attendant…Vicangelo Offut
Porter…London Johnson
Bloody Captain…London Johnson
Old Man…Dominic Lomuscio
Murderers…Ali Kazan, India Jackson
Soldiers…Ali Kazan, Vicangelo Offut, Starsha Varner
Drake Highgate
Bloody Head…Adam Conrad
Bloody Child…Starsha Varner
Crowned Child…Michael Ross
Mirror…Vicangelo Offut
Apparitions of eight kings…Jamie Pappas, London Johnson,
Dominic Lomuscio, Drake Highgate, Randall Nichols, Brittany Lowery, Stephanie Mullen, Starsha Varner, Gerry Dzublinski, alternating

Production Staff
Adapted by Gerry Dzublinski
Directed by… Gerry Dzublinski
Composer…Anthony Lai
Scenic and Properties Designer…Gerry Dzublinski
Sound Designer…Gerry Dzublinski
Lighting and Special Effects Designer…Scott Ross
Costume Designer…Gerry Dzublinski
Stage Managers…Stefanie Mullen, Miekyle Turner
Movement Coach…Miekyle Turner
Fight Coaches…Tim Pollack, Miekyle Turner
Costumers…Judy Fletcher, Natalie Parez, India Jackson,
Lisa Stop, Thoshia Smith, Randall, Bianca. Keena Harris
Carpenters…Sulaiman Yousef, DeAnna Kimble
Masks…Anthony Seiber, Christopher Dinwiddie, Lisa Stop,
Gerry Dzublinski
Properties Artisans…Keena Harris, Amanda Chahine, Adam Conrad,
Deanna Kimble
Male Costume Managers…Dominic Lomuscio, Randall Nicholls
Female Costume Designers…Courtney Butterfield
Armorer…Jason Burke
Properties Manager…Drake Highgate
Rehearsal Sound Technician…Darian Thomas
Lightboard Operator…James Lalone
Soundboard Operator…Julie Pudelek