Millbrook Playhouse

Professional Theatre in Central PA.

In the Poorman Cabaret

Stones in his Pockets

August 2 – 11

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 Written By Marie Jones

WHEN:

August 2 – August 11
IN THE POORMAN CABARET 

INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES:

Adults: $30.00
Seniors (65+) : $25.50
Veterans: $25.50
Students (13-College): $20.00
Youth (12 & Under): $13.75

Rated PG-13

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“AN UNALLOYED SOURCE OF JOY, LAUGHTER, TEARS AND DELIGHT.”

Starring:
Eric Jones and Eb Madson 

Directed by Lawrence Lesher
Set Design by Carson Hambuchen
Props Design by V.C. Deener
Sound Design: Kevin Harris
Lighting and additional sound by Ericka Conklin
Production Stage Manager: Shantel Hill

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About the Show:

A small town gets taken over by a Hollywood film crew, and the local population is enthusiastic about being part of a huge movie. But the glamour fades as the reality of being “extras” sets in, and a local teenager takes his life by drowning with stones in his pockets after being humiliated by the movie’s star. Two of those extras, Charlie and Jake, play thirteen other eccentric and eclectic characters between them, portraying both the comedic and tragic effects of the Hollywood dream in a small Irish town. Rated PG-13

Critic's Corner

'It is clearly magical, this comedy by Belfast writer Marie Jones, dealing as it does with myths, memories, class and sex, with two actors who create a whole world on stage. The play itself not only sends up the delirious fantasy of film, it becomes a moving and heartfelt tribute to the imaginative power of live performance'
Guardian
'An unalloyed source of joy, laughter, tears and delight... Marie Jones's script digs deep and dark while giving us two hours of serious pleasure'
Daily Mail
'Jones builds an astonishingly complete, acute, funny and humane picture - a complete theatrical tour de force - hilarious, loveable and at times even breathtaking'
Scotsman

Who's Who:

Eb Mason

Charlie Conlon

Eric Jones

Jake Quinn

Lawrence Lesher

Director

Shantel Hill

Stage Manager

Carson Hambuchen

Set Designer

V.C. Deener

Props Designer

Ericka Conklin

Lighting Designer

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