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Stones in His Pockets |
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Written by Marie Jones
Directed by William Roudebush*
Sept. 2 - Oct. 5, 2008
Winner of London's Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Marie Jones’ hyperkinetic Broadway hit satirically chronicles the making of a big-budget Hollywood movie in a provincial Irish village. In sidesplitting and chameleon-like fashion, two exceptionally gifted performers play an entire cast of eccentric characters— from the film’s spoiled American starlet to the star-struck locals. Note that explicit language is used in this show. EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND until Oct. 5th...SIX PERFORMANCES ADDED, with Chris Faith taking over the role of Charlie Conlon, replacing Declan Mooney!
Performance time: 1 hour, 45 minutes with one intermission.
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Starring Tony Braithwaite* and Chris Faith*
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Ticket prices: $20 for previews, $25 for weekdays, $30 for weekends (Friday-Sunday)
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"Braithwaite and Mooney cannot be complimented enough for their performances - they not only change characters at breakneck speed, but they also successfully shift moods and sometimes even seem to change appearance from part to part. Their mastery of all the varied accents also cannot go unnoticed, as they shift quickly among Irish, Cockney and American dialects." ~Carrie Compton, Montgomery Newspapers
* Mr. Roudebush is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc. (SSDC), an independent national labor union. Messrs. Braithwaite and Faith are members of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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STONES IN HIS POCKETS Gallery |
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Click on the image to view the photo gallery. Click on the right side of the photo for the next image, and the left side of the photo for the previous image. Photos by John Flak. |
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Tony Braithwaite (Jake et al.) |
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 Tony was last seen at Act II Playhouse as George Burns in Say Goodnight Gracie. Other Act II performances include Schrodinger’s Girlfriend, Good Evening, and his Barrymore-Award winning turn as Boyd in The Big Bang, a role he performed over 100 times: in Ambler, at The Kimmel, and in Chicago. Tony has performed in 7 holiday shows for 1812 Productions, and will appear in their This Is The Week That Is: Election Edition in October. Tony has also worked with Philadelphia Theatre Company, Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festivals, Montgomery Theatre, and others. Television work includes playing himself as an acting coach on MTV’s reality show, “Made. Tony will play Felix Ungar –his dream role – in The Odd Couple at The Kimmel Center in February, and will perform his popular one-man show, “Look Mom, I’m Swell!” on the Act II stage in December. Currently Tony’s directing his 29th production - Scapin - at his beloved alma mater, St. Joe’s Prep. He will direct Urinetown there this spring. Tony also heads up the Corporate Comedy Division of his brother's firm, Braithwaite Communications. Check out Tony's new website: www.tonybraithwaite.com
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Chris Faith (Charlie et al.) |
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 Chris is pleased to return to Act II, having co-starred with Mr. Braithwaite once before in Good Evening and later performing in Rodgers' Romance. Chris has appeared Off-Broadway in The Secret Garden and Like It Is at the York Theatre. He is a three-time Barrymore Award nominee and co-hosted the awards ceremony last year. Regionally, he was a part of the original cast of Professional Skepticism at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, which was featured in American Theatre magazine and published in Smith and Kraus' Best Plays of 2002. Chris also performed opposite Broadway star Linda Eder in the new musical, The Seduction of Sheila Valentine, directed by Vince Marini, music by Jack Murphy, which is still in the works for a Broadway run. Locally, he has performed at the Wilma, the Arden, 1812 Productions, Luna Theatre (voted Best Actor Grace 2007-08 season by Philadelphia Weekly), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Mum Puppettheatre and will appear this winter in Cinderella for the People's Light and Theatre Company. Many thanks to Tony, Bud, Steve, and Bill for this opportunity!
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William Roudebush (Director) |
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Bill has been directing for over thirty years at such theatres as Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Cleveland Play House, Syracuse Stage Company, Theatre Virginia, The GeVa Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Mum Puppettheatre , The Miami and Palm Beach Opera Guilds, and many others. In New York he was artistic director for the Ten More By Noonan series at the John Houseman Theatre, as well as directing for Ensemble Studio Theatre, The American Folk Theatre, The Mint Theatre Company, The Actors Outlet, Pulse Ensemble Theatre, The Samuel Beckett Theatre and the Village Gate, where he researched his new musical Village Gate Follies. Bill has been based in Philadelphia for the past 12 years, where he works as a freelance director/writer. His 2002 revival of Equus was nominated for eight Barrymore awards and won five including Best Overall Production of a play, Best Ensemble and Best Director. He adapted and directed a new musical based on the works of singer/songwriter Harry Chapin called Remember When the Music, which played for six sold-out weeks at Act II Playhouse. Bill is also an educator, having taught at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, The University of Memphis, The University of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, along with being Theatre School Director for the Walnut Street Theatre for four years. He is currently director of musical theatre for the Performing Arts Institute in Kingston, Pa. His book Acting By Mistake is available through www.xlibris.com. |
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