“Home” by David Storey
Sunday, AUGUST 21, 2011— 2:00 p.m.
FREE; wheelchair/elevator accessible
Staged reading of “HOME,” a two-act comedy by award-winning British playwright David Storey. Directed by Mitch Giannunzio, with actors/readers Mitch Giannunzio, Frank Aronson, Susanne Marley, Sara Whitcomb, and PJ Adzima.
Home,” said Giannunzio, takes place on a sunny day in a picturesque park where two mild-mannered British gentlemen meet. Soon joined by two amiable women, they discuss their worldly-wise opinions about everything under the British sun, but something not immediately apparent lies behind their jokes, card games and jovial banter.
The two lead roles were played on the West End in London by John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. “We will be forever in the shadow of these great actors and we hope we will do the roles justice,” Giannunzio said.
The cast features Mitch Giannunzio in the role of Harry; Frank Aronson as Jack; Sara Whitcomb as Marjorie, and Susanne Marley as Kathleen. PJ Adzima of Belchertown takes the role of Alfred.
Fundraiser party at Joy Hill, Huntington • 4:00 p.m $25 in advance or at the door.
Following the reading, patrons have the option to attend a fundraising “meet the artists” garden party at the hilltop country residence of David and Ruth Pardoe in Huntington. Tickets for the garden party reception are $25 each, available at the play reading.
North Hall artist gallery:The North Hall artist gallery featuring the art work of local artists is open before and after the event and at intermission.
All welcome.
contact: 413- 667- 5543 / www.northhallhuntington.org
Bios
Mitch Giannunzio’s play “Last Tag” was made into a Sweepsweeks CBS-TV Movie called “Falling For You” starring Jenny Garth. His play “A Smaller Place” was made into a feature film, “The Hiding Place,” starring Kim Hunter and Timothy Bottoms. His most recent acting performances have been in the movies “Perfect Stranger” and ”Burn After Reading,” and in the Tennessee Williams play “I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow.” ”Quisisana” is Giannunzio’s New York stage acting debut.
Frank Aronson, a member of Actors’ Equity, is a regular at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield. He recently appeared with First Park Productions in Springfield as the baritone in “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.” Other local credits include “Cabaret” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” His Boston appearances include “A Little Night Music” at the Lyric Stage Company and the world premiere of “Marty” starring John C. Reilly at the Huntington Theatre. He also has a brief appearance in the movie “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen.
Sara Whitcomb has worked in theatres throughout New England as well as in New York City, Philadelphia, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina. Her roles include Maggie in “Dancing at Lughnasa,” Billie Dawn in “Born Yesterday,” Catherine Sloper in “The Heiress,” Elizabeth in “Richard III,”
Dottie and Mrs. Clackett in “Noises Off,” Emily Dickinson in “The Belle of Amherst” (national tour) and all 14 characters in the one-woman show “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.”
Susanne Marley appeared as Mattie Fae Aiken in a Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play “August: Osage County” by Tracy Letts. She also appeared as Hannah in “Angels in America” on national tour and Off-Broadway in “Balm in Gilead,” “How the Other Half Loves,” “Other People’s Money,” and “God’s Daughter,“ and in the television series “All My Children.” She appeared in North Hall’s 2009 production of “Mount Nebo” by Mitch Giannunzio.
PJ Adzima, age 18, is a resident of Belchertown. He played the role of Matt in “The Fantasticks” at the Majestic Theatre in West Springfield. He also played the role of Hamlet in the 2010 Hampshire Shakespeare Company’s “Shakespeare Under the Stars” summer theater season. In high school PJ appeared in 45 community productions throughout the Pioneer Valley. He graduated with honors from Holyoke Catholic High School in June and will attend Marymount College in Manhattan in the fall as a theater major.
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