It’s time for a ghostly Christmas story.

We all remember Scrooge, but do you remember the ghost who started it all? That was Scrooge’s dead partner, Jacob Marley. Please, join us for the fun of A Christmas Carol told by the ghosts!

When: Fridays and Saturdays, December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 7:30 p.m. (The theater doors open at 7:00 p.m.) And Sundays, December 4 and 11 at 2:00 p.m. (The theater doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

Where: East Hawaii Cultural Center’s upstairs theater at 141 Kalakaua St. in downtown Hilo

Tickets: $5 for children 12 and under, $8 for EHCC and HCP members, and $10 general admission. Tickets are available at the door or by calling the EHCC box office at 961-5711

Are you ready for a ghostly Christmas? Hilo Community Players has put together a fine cast to bring you A Christmas Carol like you’ve never seen before. This is the story from the ghosts’ point of view!

Four of Hilo’s finest performers will bring 18 roles to life on the stage of the EHCC’s theater for you to enjoy from Dec. 2 to 17.

CHARACTERS

ACTOR 1: Mr. Pedro Kaawaloa

JACOB MARLEY

CHRISTMAS PAST

CHRISTMAS PRESENT

A BOY

YOUNG MARLEY

ACTOR 2: Ms. Jessica Dempsey

BOGLE

A LITTLE GIRL

ACTOR 3: Mr. Rob Hunt

SCROOGE

YOUNG SCROOGE

A DAMNED SOUL

ACTOR 4: Ms. Laura Caswell

RECORD KEEPER

FEZZIWIG

A DAMNED WOMAN

FRED

CRATCHIT

DICK WILKINS

MARLEY’S FATHER

THE SHADOW

AUDITIONS

FOR

HILO COMMUNITY PLAYERS’

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

BY TOM MULA

When: Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: The Annex behind the East Hawaii Cultural Center at 141 Kalakaua St.across from King Kalakaua Park in downtown Hilo

Who: 4 actors to play 18 roles. Every actor will have multiple roles and mustdemonstrate the ability to change between roles. There will be a mixture of maleand female actors.

What: “Marley was dead, to begin with…”—and what happens to EbenezerScrooge’s mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained andshackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He’s even given his ownprivate tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite who thoroughly enjoys his work.Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: To escape his ownchains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror,redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart, indeed, is opened; butnot before Marley—in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovershis own.

Rehearsals will begin with read-throughs the week following auditions.

Show dates are Friday and Saturday evenings

December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17,

and there will be two Sunday matinees on

December 4 and 11.

For more information, contact Jake McPherson at jakemcpherson@gmail.com.

Congratulations to all the cast members of the 34th Annual Shakespeare in the Park. The Merchant of Venice promises to be a fun adventure for all. The director, Ms. Catherine McPherson, regrets that she was not able to cast everyone who came to auditions. There was a lot of extremely fine talent, but there are only so many roles.

As you read the list, please note that some actors have been cast in more than one role.

Portia:   Justine Thompson

Nerissa:   Laura Caswell

Balthazar:   Tara West

Stephano:   Alston Albarado

Morocco:   Jason Echavez

Arragon:   Kalani Spain

Antonio:   Rob Hunt

Bassanio:   Phillip Russell

Salanio:   Amy Jackson

Salarino:   Evette Tampos

Gratiano:   Jake McPherson

Lorenzo:   Jordan Ward

Leonardo:   Alston Albarado

Shylock:   Lewis Moore

Jessica:   Summer Campbell

Tubal:   Jason Echavez

Lancelet Gobbo:   Bella Freedman

Old Gobbo:   Scott Kester

Jailer:   Scott Kester

Duke:   Kalani Spain

Servant (2.9):   Cheyenne Tuggle

Clerk (4.1):   Katy Craine

Magnificoes:   Scott and  Alston

Servants:   Cheyenne and  Katy

Attendants:   Alston, Tara, and  Kalani

Hilo Community Players & East Hawaii Cultural Center present

‘ART’

“…wildly funny, naughtily provocative…” New York Post

Winner of the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Comedy

Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play

a play by Yasmina Reza

trans. by Christopher Hampton

Featuring:

Jake McPherson

Steve Peyton

Saul Rollason

Fri. and Sat., March 4, 5, 11, and 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Sun., March 6 and 13 at 2 p.m.

Tickets $10

HCP & EHCC Members $8

Box office: 935-9085

Upstairs theater at the East Hawaii Cultural Center, 141 Kalakaua St.

‘ART’ is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists’ Play Service, Inc., New York

Can art come between friends?

That’s the question – and not the only question – raised in an award-winning one-act comedy called ‘ART,’ starring three of Hilo’s veteran actors.

When Serge [Jake McPherson] buys a modern painting that’s essentially all white, Marc [Saul Rollason] is astounded, calls it ‘a piece of [bleep]’ and wonders why his friend has spent a fortune on something so foolish.  Yvan [Steve Peyton] sees Marc’s point, but has always trusted Serge’s taste in modern art.  Things can only get worse!

‘ART,’ by Yasmina Reza, translated (from French) by Christopher Hampton, won Broadway’s highest honor in 1998 – the Tony Award for best play – after winning the equivalent – the Olivier Award –  for its London production in 1996.

‘ART’ will be presented by the Hilo Community Players over the first two weekends in March, in the upstairs theater at the East Hawaii Cultural Center (EHCC), which is also Hilo’s modern art gallery!  Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday March 4, 5, 11, and 12; with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on March 6 and 13.  All tickets are $10 (EHCC and HCP members pay $8).  The EHCC is at 141 Kalakaua St. – across from Kalakaua Park – in downtown Hilo.

For tickets, phone the EHCC Box Office at 935-9085.