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R-ACT Theatre Productions presents…
Gaslight (Angel Street) by Patrick Hamilton Beaver County Times feature | View the Virtual Playbill Avenue Theater 158 Brighton Ave, Rochester PA 15074 October 27, 28 and November 3, 4, 2017 7pm CAST AND CREW Mrs. Bella Manningham.....Jenn Rian Mr. Manningham.....Eric J. McAnallen Nancy...............................Rica Howarth Elizabeth..........................Danielle Lang Rough.............................David Neuhart Officer #1.........................Scott Reinard Officer #2.......................Rand Roemele Director.....................................Robert Eric Armstrong Assistant Director...................................Cheryl Crabb Producer......................................................Amy Joseph Costumes.....Shantih Bianco and Larry Spinnenweber Stage Manager...............................Tammy Van Evera Set Design................................................Larry Brosius Tech Crew.......................Bill Bruce and Donna Glabb Graphic Artist..............................................Kris Hurley Marketing/Website/Playbill......................Carey Hill |
Time Period
Victorian
Setting
A house on Angel Street in the Pimlico district of London. 1880.
ACT ONE
Late afternoon.
INTERMISSION
ACT TWO
Immediately afterwards.
ACT THREE
Later the same night.
Gaslight (Angel Street) tells the story of the Manninghams, who live on Angel Street in 19th-century London. As the curtain rises, all appears to be the essence of Victorian tranquility. It is soon apparent, however, that Mr. Manningham, a suavely handsome man, is slowly driving his gentle, devoted wife, Bella, to the brink of insanity with an insinuating kindness that masks more sinister motives. While he is out, Mrs. Manningham has an unexpected caller: amiable, paternal Inspector Rough from Scotland Yard. Rough is convinced that Mr. Manningham is a homicidal maniac wanted for a murder committed 15 years earlier in this very house. Gradually, the inspector restores Bella’s confidence in herself and, as the evidence against Manningham unfolds, the author has built and sustained some of the most brilliant, suspenseful sequences in modern theatre.
Victorian
Setting
A house on Angel Street in the Pimlico district of London. 1880.
ACT ONE
Late afternoon.
INTERMISSION
ACT TWO
Immediately afterwards.
ACT THREE
Later the same night.
Gaslight (Angel Street) tells the story of the Manninghams, who live on Angel Street in 19th-century London. As the curtain rises, all appears to be the essence of Victorian tranquility. It is soon apparent, however, that Mr. Manningham, a suavely handsome man, is slowly driving his gentle, devoted wife, Bella, to the brink of insanity with an insinuating kindness that masks more sinister motives. While he is out, Mrs. Manningham has an unexpected caller: amiable, paternal Inspector Rough from Scotland Yard. Rough is convinced that Mr. Manningham is a homicidal maniac wanted for a murder committed 15 years earlier in this very house. Gradually, the inspector restores Bella’s confidence in herself and, as the evidence against Manningham unfolds, the author has built and sustained some of the most brilliant, suspenseful sequences in modern theatre.
PODCAST
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On episode 3 of the R-ACT Theatre Productions Podcast, we talk with Robert Eric Armstrong about R-ACT’s 2017 production of Gaslight (Angel Street), written by Patrick Hamilton and directed by Robert Eric Armstrong. Also featured on the podcast, readings from the play and commentary by actors Jenn Rian, Eric McAnallen, Dave Neuhart, Danielle Lang, and Rica Howarth.
This episode was recorded October 15, 2017 in Rochester, Pa. Host: Scott Reinard. Guest: Robert Eric Armstrong. Featuring the voices of Jenn Rian, Eric McAnallen, Neuhart, Danielle Lang, and Rica Howarth. Podcast executive producer: Kevin Farkas. Audiography: Kevin Farkas, Dave Holoweiko. Music (available on Soundcloud.com): Camoflex (“Tears From Heaven”), Tomoki Umeda (“Piano Adlib2”), TC Randolph (“Cello Solo Dorian”), Jet Fly (“Atmospheric Organ”). ©R-ACT Theatre Productions Podcast/The Social Voice Project, Inc. All rights reserved. |