{"id":77551,"date":"2024-02-13T11:40:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=77551"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:40:26","slug":"moon-over-buffalo-to-open-this-week-for-hct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=77551","title":{"rendered":"‘Moon Over Buffalo’ to open this week for HCT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By JOHN BILLINGER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hays Community Theater will be hosting performances of \u201cMoon Over Buffalo\u201d on Wednesday, and Friday through Sunday. The regular showtimes will be 7 pm, with Sunday having a matinee show at 2 pm. The play\u2019s synopsis is as follows: \u201cGeorge and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife team of actors, struggle to perform Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in repertory while dealing with family crises and the possibility of a Hollywood director’s visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Seated on the left is Paul English, on the right is Assistant Director Everett Robert<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Newcomer to Hays, Paul English is the director of this play. He has been playing roles in productions for the Community Theater since October of last year, and this will be the first one where he is in the director\u2019s chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve sort of taken the baptism by fire,\u201d English said. \u201cWe were very ambitious about the space that we have. We\u2019ve made the biggest set that we\u2019ve ever had in this building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The set in question spans from one corner of the room to the other, has five doors for a \u201cScooby Doo\u201d type chase scene, and is adorned with various period props relevant to the early 1950s setting. The set was designed by Jerrett Leiker, who incidentally plays George Hay in the production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbout anything that needs built or done I try, best I can to put it together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leiker also said everyone on the production is working hard on the play – two and half hours each night, Sunday-Thursday.While that sounds like a heavy load, he said that everyone is having a blast working with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a sentiment shared by Dana Stanton, who plays Charlotte Hay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is probably the hardest play I\u2019ve ever been in, but probably also the most fun. The cast is just outstanding,\u201d Stanton said. \u201cEvery rehearsal, we find something new to bring out. Some new little gag. Some new little nuisance to their character. One of the best acting experiences I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jerrett Leiker and Dana Stanton (seen on the right in this picture) play a husband\/wife acting duo. Their future son-in-law is played by Russell Heitmann (left).<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

English also complimented the actors for their dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe play is an intensely physical comedy\u201d, English said. \u201cEvery time I try to pull back on their performance, they\u2019re like \u2018let me do more. Let me fall off the stage, let me make this even funnier.\u2019 They want to do the physical stuff more. It\u2019s hard, but they\u2019re going above and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This might be a lot for a small production, but for English, it is worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI found theater in high school. For so many people, this is an opportunity to just live through that,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd for audiences, it\u2019s an opportunity to interact with the entertainment genre. You get to experience something as it\u2019s happening in a way that movies and television have become distanced from. The theater in general provides that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moon Over Buffalo\u201d was written by Ken Ludwig. It was first performed on Broadway in 1995 and featured the return of Carol Burnett to the stage after 30 years. Tickets can be purchased on Hays Community Theatre\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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