[Capdist-announce] THEATRE COMPANY at HUBBARD HALL PRESENTS GIRAUDOUX'S 'ONDINE' 11/14-12/8

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Press release follows as text, and is attached as a Word doc, along with production photo. Left to right, actors Gino Costbile (Old One), Maizy Scarpa (Hans) and  Autumn Hausthor (Ondine). Photo credit: John Sutton

Reviewers are invited to attend opening weekend performances, Nov. 15 and 16 @ 8 p.m., or Nov. 17 @ 2 p.m. RSVP patalamb at aol.com by Wednesday, Nov. 13.


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THETHEATRE COMPANY at HUBBARD HALL CONJURES GALLIC MAGIC WITH UPCOMING PRODUCTION OFJEAN GIRAUDOUX’S BEWITCHING ‘ONDINE,’ NOVEMBER 14-DECEMBER 8
 
*A Love Story between a Water Nymphand a Knight, and the Folly that Results from Their Union*
 
CAMBRIDGE,NY (November 4, 2013)—The award-winning Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall (TCHH) will present Frenchplaywright Jean Giraudoux’s Ondine, atragicomic love story of knight and nymph, November 14 through December 8.
 
The play spins the tale of Hans andOndine. Hans is a knight-errant who has been sent off on a quest by hisbetrothed. In the forest he meets and falls in love with Ondine, a water-spritewho is attracted to the world of mortal man. The subsequent marriage of peoplefrom different worlds is, perhaps, folly. By turns comic, enchanting, andtragic, Ondine is considered by some to be Giraudoux's (The Madwoman of Chaillot, TCHH 2010; The Enchanted, TCHH, 2004) finest work.
 
This fall the TCHH troupe includesfour young actors performing alongside a large cast of seasoned players, emblematicof its long tradition as a mentoring company. ArtisticDirector John Hadden will direct high-school student Autumn Hausthor in thetitle role, as well as Hubbard Hall favorites Doug Ryan as the King,Gino Costabile (last year's Macbeth) as the King of the Sea, Erin Ouellette asthe Inquisitor judge, Scott Renzoni and Cate Seeley as the girl's adoptiveparents, Myka Plunkett as Bertha, the other woman, Chris Barlow and Sylvia Bloom as opera characters Matho and Salammbo,Jack Boggan as the Superintendent  of Theater, Delaney Smith as Angelique,Gabriel Patterson as Count Bertram, Robert Forgett as Trainer of Seals, AndrewVolin as the Second Judge, and new faces Tony Pallone as the RoyalChamberlain and Maizy Scarpa as the handsome knight. Local jazz musician DavidCuite will accompany the play live on double bass.
 
“We chose Ondine for its outrageous comedic fantasy but we have beendiscovering a wonderful, heart-breaking love story as we've been rehearsing--notonly between two young people but between Humanity and Nature itself,” saidHadden. ”Also, for this production, we are going back to Hubbard Hall’s roots,not only facing the stage but even using the old painted flats for differentscenes. It will be a rare chance to experience the theater as it was designedto play, perfect for the mystery of an adult fairy tale.” 
 
Ondine’s production staff includes Ken Lorenzas set designer  Benjie White as lightingdesigner, Sherry Recinella as costume designer, David Cuite as sound designer,and Kate Johnson as stage manager.
 
There will be13 performances of Ondine, November14 (Pay What You Will / Open Rehearsal) at 8 p.m., November 15, 16, 22, 23, 29,30 and December 6 and 7 at 8 p.m.; and November 17 and 24 and December 1 and 8at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22 for Hubbard Hall members, $25 for non-members and $15for students and children. Tickets areavailable at www.hubbardhall.org or by calling (518)677-2495.
TCHH 2013-2014 season subscriptions,$80 for four plays, will remain on sale throughout the run of Ondine.
An Opening Night Dinner will take place Friday, November 15 at6 p.m. in the Beacon Feed Studio. The menu will feature fresh rosemary flatbreads, fresh local cheeses and chutneys, salad of baby spinach and arugula, heartyMediterranean fish soup, poached pears in red wine with madeleines, and assortedbeverages. Reservations are requested byTuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m. Visit www.hubbardhall.orgor call 518-677-2495 for tickets.The cost: $50.00, including theatre ticket /$30.00, meal only (for seasonsubscribers). 
Hubbard HallCenter for the Arts, located in a renovated 1878 rural opera house and adjacentformer freight yard complex, is a community arts center dedicated to bringingthe best of the arts to the region with year-round theater, music and danceperformances and classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels. HubbardHall is located at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge, NY.  For more information on this and all HubbardHall programs, or to purchase tickets, register for classes, make a donationand/or become a member or theatre subscriber please visit www.hubbardhall.org or call (518)677-2495.
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