Media Page – The Hollow
Long Beach Playhouse present The Hollow on the MainStage
Murder Mystery by Agatha Christie
Directed by Neno Pervan
The action of the play passes in the garden room of Sir Henry & Lady Angkatell’s English manor house, The Hollow. Time: 1950s.
Long simmering passions boil over when Dr. John Cristow takes his wife Gerda up to The Hollow for a relaxing weekend in the English countryside. There, at The Hollow, are Henrietta, John’s mistress; bookish Edward, who is in love with Henrietta; mousy Midge, in love with Edward; and, soon enough, a former lover of John’s, as well – the glamorous movie star, Veronica Cray. John Cristow has a dynamic personality, a brilliant mind, and an inordinate amount of very good luck. Gerda, his dim, worshipful wife takes care of the children, while Henrietta, his talented sculptress mistress takes care of him, and everything else in his charmed life takes care of itself quite nicely. But John has a frightening lack of insight into how his actions affect others. It is this tragic ignorance that changes forever the lives of those gathered at The Hollow that weekend. Before Lord & Lady Angkatell’s guests are dressed for Saturday night’s dinner, one of them is dead – shot through the heart…
The Hollow is a thrilling story of love, lust, and madness, with complex, intriguing characters and enough plot-twists to satisfy even the most devout mystery fan.
ACT I
A Friday afternoon in early September
ACT II
Scene 1 – Saturday morning / Scene 2 – Later the same day
ACT III
The following Monday morning. (The lights are lowered during the act to denote the passing of one hour)
Run-time: approximately 2 hours 15 minutes plus one 15-min intermission
READ MORE ABOUT ‘THE HOLLOW‘ – Including original production notes and play synopsis
March 13 – April 24, 2010
(Preview performance March 12th, 8pm)
Opening Night Champagne Reception after the show, March 13th
Fri & Sat performances, 8pm; Sun Matinees, 2pm – beginning Mar 21st
TICKETS available at http://lbplayhouse.ORG or via Box Office – Tel. 562.494.1014 ext.1
| Friday and Saturday Evenings or Sunday Matinees | $22 |
| Seniors (60+) | $20 |
| Student (only w/valid ID) | $12 |
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Cast of Characters (in order of appearance) |
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| Henrietta Angkatell |
CHELSEA MAIDHOF |
| Sir Henry Angkatell | 
TIM FORSYTH |
| Lady Angkatell
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 CATHARINE CHRISTOF |
| Midge Harvey | 
WHITNEY MONTGOMERY |
| Gudgeon | 
JAMES HURD |
| Edward Angkatell | 
JOEY GREER |
| Doris |  CARRIE HOLT |
| Gerda Cristow | 
JESSICA TALLMADGE |
| Dr. John Cristow | 
MIKE JENSEN |
| Veronica Craye | 
KATE THOMSEN |
| Inspector Colquhoun | 
DAVID ROUSSEVE |
| Detective Sergeant Penny | 
NICHOLAS MIRANTE |
| John Cristow (Understudy) | 
SCOTT T. FINN |
PRODUCTION CREW
Director ……………………………. Neno Pervan
Stage Manager ……………………….. Kari Larsen
Set Designe………………………….. Andrew Vonderschmitt
Lighting Designer ……………………. Kyle Ruebsamen
Sound Designer ………………………. Mladen Milicevic
Costume Designer …………………….. Donna Fritsche
Scenic Painter ………………………. Andre Oterow
Board Operator ………………………. Janae Lien Baguley
Costumes ……………………………. Abertha Montgomery, Anne Simmons, Nancy Sanchez, Susan Taylor
Scene Shop ………………………….. Mal Groff, Ray Smith
Property Master/Set Dresser …………… Sean Gray
Dialect Coach ……………………….. Andrea Odinov Fuller
OFFICIAL PROGRAM MAY BE DOWNLOADED HERE
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