2012 - 2013 Releases
Hastings
College presents “44 Plays for 44 Presidents”
Enjoy an array of
funny to touching to just plain odd, historically accurate shows as Hastings
College presents, “44 Plays for 44 Presidents”. The production runs from
Thursday, October 4 – Saturday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m., and on Sunday, October 7
at 2:00 p.m. Additionally, HC will host a special election night performance
will be on Tuesday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m. All performances will be in the
Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Ave.) The play does contain minimal
adult language.
The Box Office opens Thursday, September 27 and
will remain open Monday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $8 general and
$5 for seniors and non-HC students. Call (402) 461-7380 or e-mail
tickets@hastings.edu.
Hastings College joins 44 other theatre companies
across the U.S. simultaneously producing the play leading up to the 2012
Presidential Election. In conjunction with the festival, HC will exhibit local
artists’ renditions of America’s 44 presidents in the Scott Theatre. Then,
during the week of the 2013 Presidential Election, HC will show a feature film
with footage from the productions across the country. On election night, all 44
companies will simultaneously perform the play as results are tallied.
Hastings College Department of Theatre Arts presents
44 Plays for 44
Presidents
By Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloë
Johnston, and Karen Weinberg
An evening of 44 funny, touching, and plain odd
short plays, chronicling the history of the American Presidency.
CAST
LIST
Kyle Bell – Julesburg, CO
Zakary Burns – Oxford, NE
Robby Collins
– Papillion, NE
Emily Funkey – Hastings, NE
Jacob Gilchrist – Colorado
Springs, CO
Becca Holloway – Grand Island, NE
Johnny Johnson – Grand
Island, NE
Andy Jones – Bladen, NE
Sallie Myers – Thermopolis, WY
Emma
Parrish – Sterling, CO
Abby Phelps – Emporia, KS
Beth Wilkins – Omaha,
NE
PRODUCTION TEAM
Directed by Jim Fritzler, Professor of Theatre
Arts
Scenic and Property Designer by Annette M. Vargas, Assistant Professor
of Theatre Arts
Costumes Designer by Margaret Marsh, Adjunct Professor in
Costuming
Lighting Designer by Bernie Tushaus, Professor of Theatre and
Communications
Sound and Projections Designer by Alex Eisele, Greeley,
CO
Stage Manager – Tyler Donovan, Thorton, CO
Assistant Stage Manager
– Alex Goerner, Mead, CO
Scenic Crew Head – Patrick White, Omaha,
NE
Costumes Crew Head – Lindsey Wilkens, Castle Rock, CO
Lights Crew
Head/Assistant Designer – Beth Wilkins, Omaha, NE
Assistants – Thomas
Olsen, Grand Island, NE
Lisa Carpenter, Hastings,
NE
Sounds and Projections Assistants – Holly Wolfe, Danburg,
NE
Aaron
Pierce, Cozad, NE
Prop Master – Keely Lindblad, Hastings, NE
Assistant – Cassie Reid, Littleton, CO
Box Office/House Manager – Amy
Kaestner, Gibbon, NE
Assistant – Katherine Arias, Lexington,
NE
Note to Media: Press nights are at 7 p.m., Monday, October 1 or 8
p.m., Tuesday, October 2 in Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Ave.). For more
information, contact Jim Fritzler at (402) 461-7348 or
jfritzler@hastings.edu.
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