Stonehill Theatre Company Presents Moving Pictures
"Moving Pictures isn't a flat-out biography of Shipman, any more than Pollock's Blood Relations was a biography of Lizzie Borden. As always, Pollock has a thesis up her sleeve and she uses the facts of Shipman's life . . . to her own ends. To her, Shipman represents the creative person who has to keep creating in spite of everything, whose life, for better or worse, is a succession of make-believe. It may be a means of denial - we see how Nell used her film work to avoid her responsibilities to her parents, her lovers, her son - but it may also be a means of survival."
- Calgary Herald critic Martin Morrow
The Stonehill Theatre Company and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts present Sharon Pollock’s Moving Pictures, directed by Patricia H. Sankus. Moving Pictures is a theatrical tracing of the life of Nell Shipman, who as an actress sang, danced and hammed her way across North America in the early 1900s. In silent films she was a hit, known as the girl from God’s Country from the title of her most successful film, Back To God’s Country. She established an independent production company and made movies in which strong women played principal roles, and a holistic view of the natural environment, the animal kingdom, and humankind prevailed. But as moviemaking shifted from art to industry, the precepts that guided Nell to success became threats to her life as well as her career. Her last film script, written under a pseudonym, was produced in 1934. Her death in 1972 went unnoticed. Moving Pictures explores the meaning of storytelling in our lives, and the artist’s addiction to creation whatever the cost. Show dates are November 15th, 16th, and 17th at 8:00PM in the Hemingway Theatre at Stonehill College. This is a MERIT POINT EVENT. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors, and $8 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling the Stonehill Theatre Company Box Office at (508) 565-1458 or at the door. They can also be purchased in the Commons during lunch and dinner.
The Stonehill Theatre Company's Production of Moving Pictures dates:
*Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Friday, November 16, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Adult tickets - $8.00
Student/Senior tickets - $5.00
*Thursday is Student Night, meaning a limited amount of rush tickets will be sold to students for $2.00 if they bring their Hillcard to Hemingway Theatre between 7:00 and 7:30pm!
- Calgary Herald critic Martin Morrow
The Stonehill Theatre Company and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts present Sharon Pollock’s Moving Pictures, directed by Patricia H. Sankus. Moving Pictures is a theatrical tracing of the life of Nell Shipman, who as an actress sang, danced and hammed her way across North America in the early 1900s. In silent films she was a hit, known as the girl from God’s Country from the title of her most successful film, Back To God’s Country. She established an independent production company and made movies in which strong women played principal roles, and a holistic view of the natural environment, the animal kingdom, and humankind prevailed. But as moviemaking shifted from art to industry, the precepts that guided Nell to success became threats to her life as well as her career. Her last film script, written under a pseudonym, was produced in 1934. Her death in 1972 went unnoticed. Moving Pictures explores the meaning of storytelling in our lives, and the artist’s addiction to creation whatever the cost. Show dates are November 15th, 16th, and 17th at 8:00PM in the Hemingway Theatre at Stonehill College. This is a MERIT POINT EVENT. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors, and $8 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling the Stonehill Theatre Company Box Office at (508) 565-1458 or at the door. They can also be purchased in the Commons during lunch and dinner.
The Stonehill Theatre Company's Production of Moving Pictures dates:
*Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Friday, November 16, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Adult tickets - $8.00
Student/Senior tickets - $5.00
*Thursday is Student Night, meaning a limited amount of rush tickets will be sold to students for $2.00 if they bring their Hillcard to Hemingway Theatre between 7:00 and 7:30pm!
The Cast
Helen .............................................. Gabrielle Jaques
Helen's Shadow ..................... Mary Catherine Heelan
Nell ................................................ Hannah Pearsall
Shipman ....................................... Trisha Berner
Shipman's Shadow ............... Samantha Putko
Edison .......................................... William Camillo
Mr. Gilmore .................................. Scott Canning
Bert Van Tuyle ............................ Christopher Plonka
Sam Goldwyn .............................. Scott Canning
Carl Laemmle ............................. Matt Branigan
Ernie Shipman ............................ Jon Morasse
Barry ............................................. William Camillo
Helen's Shadow ..................... Mary Catherine Heelan
Nell ................................................ Hannah Pearsall
Shipman ....................................... Trisha Berner
Shipman's Shadow ............... Samantha Putko
Edison .......................................... William Camillo
Mr. Gilmore .................................. Scott Canning
Bert Van Tuyle ............................ Christopher Plonka
Sam Goldwyn .............................. Scott Canning
Carl Laemmle ............................. Matt Branigan
Ernie Shipman ............................ Jon Morasse
Barry ............................................. William Camillo
