Press Release
The hilarious stage
adaptation of the famous film, His
Girl Friday, directed by
Damon Bonetti and
featuring the core company members Producing Artistic Director Jared Reed,
Jennifer Summerfield, Jessica DalCanton and Adam Altman, will preview Thursday,
June 28, open Friday June 29 and will run through Sunday, July 29th at Hedgerow
Theatre (64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA 19063). Rounding out the cast
will be ensemble member Owen Corey and Hedgerow favorite, Mark Swift.
Walter Burns,
hard-boiled editor for The Morning Post, learns his ex-wife and former star reporter,
Hildegard “Hildy” Johnson, is about to marry bland insurance man Bruce Baldwin
and settle down to a quiet life as a wife and mother in Albany,
New York. Walter is determined to sabotage these plans, enticing the
reluctant Hildy to cover one last story, the upcoming execution of convicted
murderer Earl Williams.
Director Damon
Bonetti speaks of the piece, “Bringing one of the great movies to the stage and
finding ways to make actors take on many different roles - sometimes in the
same scene.” And those actors will feature our core company members: Jared
Reed, Jennifer Summerfield, Adam Altman, and Jessica DalCanton, along with ensemble
players Owen Corey and Mark Swift.
To give tone to the
piece, Bonetti comments, “It's a classic screwball comedy, a war of the sexes,
with a bit of relevance thrown in with crooked elected figures and
sensationalism of the press.”
The Core Company Project
brings together a core group of four actors over three years to perform in nine
plays together ranging from classic to contemporary to new works created for the
Core. Adam Altman, Jessica DalCanton, Jennifer Summerfield, and Producing
Artistic Director Jared Reed will be the core actors in this first iteration.
“The best
part--watching these wonderful actors inhabit different roles, the seamlessness
of transforming from character to character and the breakneck speed of a
classic summertime Hedgerow comedy!” Bonetti encourages.
The first performance
of His Girl Friday is
Thursday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. and runs until Sunday July 29, at 2 p.m. There
will be an additional matinee performance on Wednesday, July 18 at 2 p.m.
Adult ticket prices
vary: Regular Adult is $35, Senior Discount $32 and age 30 and under $20.
Prices include all fees and are subject to change. For reservations or more
info, call 610-565-4211 or visit www.HedgerowTheatre.org. Hedgerow Theatre is
located at 64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063 (near Media).