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The Mystery Plays by the Hard Bargain Players, Oct 9-24

The Mystery Plays by the Hard Bargain Players, Oct 9-24

The Mystery Plays
By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Directed by April Dawn Weimer
October 9-24, 2015

Location: Hard Bargain Players

Performances: Fridays and Saturdays, October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8:00 PM

Synopsis: THE MYSTERY PLAYS is two interrelated one acts, loosely based on the tradition of the medieval mystery plays. In the first play, THE FILMMAKER’S MYSTERY, Joe Manning, a director of horror films, survives a terrible train wreck—only to be haunted by the ghost of Nathan West, one of the passengers who didn’t survive. As the police investigate Joe, he investigates Nathan, desperate to understand why he survived and what Nathan’s specter could possible want. In the second play, GHOST CHILDREN, Joe’s attorney and friend, Abby Gilly, travels to a small town in rural Oregon to make peace with the man who brutally murdered her parents and younger sister sixteen years earlier. The man—the murderer—is her older brother. Like the original medieval mystery plays, THE MYSTERY PLAYS wrestles with the most profound of human ideas: the mysteries of death, the afterlife, religion, faith, and forgiveness—in a uniquely American way.

Tickets for HBP performances are $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and members of the Alice Ferguson Foundation.

Down The Road by the Hard Bargain Players, Jun 12-27

Down The Road by the Hard Bargain Players, Jun 12-27

Down The Road
By Lee Blessing
Directed by Brian Donohue
June 12-27

Location: Hard Bargain Players

Performances: Fridays and Saturdays, June 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 8:00 PM

Synopsis: DOWN THE ROAD centers on a convicted serial killer and the husband and wife writing team hired to help him write an account of his crimes. The killer, Bill Reach, has admitted to the murders of nineteen women, but there may have been more. Over many weeks of interviews, the couple — Dan and Iris Henniman — grow more and more uncertain of the ethics of what they are doing. Are they simply relating terrifying events, or are they helping readers consume rape, murder and mutilation as if they are consuming any other product of our society? Are they, in fact, helping to turn Bill Reach into a celebrity?

Auditions for Rashomon by the Hard Bargain Players, April 5 – 12

Auditions for Rashomon by the Hard Bargain Players, April 5 – 12

Auditions for Rashomon
Written By Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin
Directed By Randy Sena and Trey Thomas

Audition Dates:
5 April 15, 1:30pm – 3:00pm
7 April 15, 7pm – 8pm
9 April 15, 7pm – 8pm
11 April 15, 1:30pm – 3:00pm
12 April 15, 1:30pm – 3:00pm

Location: Hard Bargain Players
2001 Bryan Point Rd
Accokeek MD 20607

The Theater in the Woods is located approximately 2 miles west of Indian Head Highway (Route 210) 2001 Bryan Point Road in Accokeek, Maryland.

Performance Dates: September 4th through September 19th, every Friday and Saturday

What to Bring: You will also be asked to read from provided sides from the script. Sides are available to Actors upon request before auditions; Email: RASHOMON1@verizon.net to request a copy of the sides.

Actors should come prepared for physical movement or dancing, some parts require stage combat or dancing.

Summary: Rashomon is known for a plot device which involves various characters providing alternative, self-serving and contradictory versions of the same incident.

For more information see: http://www.hbplayers.org/auditions.php

Evil Dead: The Musical by the Hard Bargain Players, Oct 4-19

Evil Dead: The Musical by the Hard Bargain Players, Oct 4-19

Book and Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris and George Reinblatt
Directed by Michael Margelos
Music direction by Derek T. Pickens

Hard Bargain Players at 2001 Bryan Point Road • Accokeek, MD 20607.

Performances
October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8:00 PM

Synopsis
Five unsuspecting college friends go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and discover a book that will unleash an ancient evil upon the world. The classic cult films are put to music in this bloody (literally), hilarious production that will capture your heart and swallow your soul!

***DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SHOW, NO ONE UNDER 17 WILL BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND WITHOUT PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN***

Cast

Ash – Draper Ccarter
Linda – Aimee Bonnet
Cheryl – Sarah Carlson
Scott – Rob White
Shelly Annie – Bridget Devlin Burke
Ed – Charles Watley
Jake – Quentin Nash Sagers
Female Fake Shemp – Samantha Baker
Male Fake Shemp – Seth Lohr

***There will be a “Splatter Zone” in the first two rows. These seats will be on a first-come basis. Make sure you get here early if you want to get bloody! Ponchos will be for sale before the show.***

You are encouraged to make reservations at hbplayersboxoffice@gmail.com as this show WILL sell out. There is limited seating in the theater and standing room will be offered if the show sells out. Please inquire day of, before coming down, if the show is sold out. The house manager can be reached at 301-653-4806 after 5:00PM.

A Soldier’s Play by Hard Bargain Players, Aug 23 – Sept 6

A Soldier’s play

Written by Charles Fuller
Directed by David Thomas

Hard Bargain Players at 2001 Bryan Point Road • Accokeek, MD 20607.

Performances
August 23, 24, 30, 31, September 6 and 7 at 8:00 PM

Parental advisory: Adult themes, including racism. For more details see the Wikipedia page (Spoiler alert: the page gives away part of the story.)

Synopsis
In a Louisiana army camp in 1944 Capt. Taylor, the white C.O., has a problem. He commands a black company whose sergeant has been murdered. He is worried the murderer may be a white officer or the local Klan. A black captain, Richard Davenport, is assigned to investigate.

Winner! 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.