HFC presents “The Passage” Dec. 1-4

The HFC Theatre Arts department will present its first production of the 2022-23 academic year with Robert Lawson’s The Passage Dec. 1-4 in the Adray Auditorium in the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center (Building F) on the main campus.

The performance dates and times will be:

• Thursday, Dec. 1, at 8:00 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 2, at 8:00 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2:00 p.m.

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View the performance program here (PDF)

This will be new HFC Director of Theatre Dr. John Michael Sefel's first production at the College. The Passage is a retelling of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick.

A collaboration with several Fine Arts programs

This production features the work of more than 30 HFC students and features the Theater department’s collaboration with its fellow Fine Arts programs, including:

• Ceramics
• Graphic Design
• Telecommunication
• Music

This production uses music, dance, puppets, and film to tell the tale of Captain Ahab's obsession with the white whale called Moby Dick as seen through the perspective of Ishmael, a young sailor on his first whaling voyage. Unlike Melville's novel, which takes place primarily at sea, this fast-paced play explores the realities of those onboard the whaling ship Pequod, as well as those they leave behind on shore.

Finding a way forward

The Passage is part of a theatre season that Sefel stated is about "learning how to deal with difficult times and move on."

"All three productions this year are based around the struggle of finding a way forward in the midst of great difficulty. In January, we'll be producing Tenderly and 5 A.M. Pancakes, both of which feature college-age characters learning how to deal with COVID-19 and political upheaval. In April, She Kills Monsters features a young woman who finds her strength and her voice after personal tragedy. But first, we begin with Captain Ahab, America's most famous story about a person who refused to move on, and – instead – doomed himself and his crew due to his obsession with the past,” explained Sefel.

Ticket prices are as follows:

• $12 for general admission
• $7 for HFC students and HFC faculty/staff with a valid photo ID
• $7 for senior citizens and students not affiliated with HFC who are under the age of 18

For questions or more information, contact Sefel at jsefel@hfcc.edu.