If you knew the future, would you change what you do today?
It's April 1, 1919, and America is in
transition following the Great War. Likewise, the characters are on the cusp
of change. A young publisher is anguishing over the decision between which
of two books he should publish. After wishing for a crystal ball, a
mysterious machine is delivered to his office unordered, and within a few
minutes begins spewing out pages filled with information about the future.
If you knew the future, would you change what you do today?
Parental Advisory: The Violet Hour does contain mature themes.
Audience Advisory: Please be aware that this production incorporates the use
of a strobe light for special effects.
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Produced by Jeff Boatright (Three Tall Women, Passion,
Copenhagen)
Directed by Rosemary Hartman (Three Tall Women)
About the director:
Directing for the second time with The Elden Street Players after the
award-winning production of Three Tall Women, Ms. Hartman is a
well-known director in the Northern Virginia area, she most recently
directed “Our Town” (PCP) and “The Glass Menagerie” (MCP). Last season
she directed "The Dresser" (PCP) and “Over the River and Through the
Woods (VTC). Directing awards include the WATCH Outstanding Direction of
a Play for "Three Tall Women" at ESP, Best Director for "Twigs," (LTA),
Ruby Griffith Award for "Suddenly Last Summer" (PCP)
During her long and varied theatre career, she has been a Business
Manager (LTA), an Artistic Director (The Encore Players), the President
of the New Hampshire Community Theatre Association, and has served on
the Board of Directors of the New England Theatre Conference.
Recent acting appearances have included a principal role on Fox TV’s
“America’s Most Wanted, Evelyn in Horizons Theatre’s production of “The
Body Project” in Washington, DC, Fonsia in “The Gin Game” (VTC) and
“Yente” in “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre in
Wytheville, Virginia. Ms. Hartman studied theatre at the Universities of
New Hampshire and Maryland and spent a year as a directing intern at the
Folger Theatre in Washington, DC. As always, she would like to thank her
family and friends for their unending support.
Production Dates: January 22 - February 13, 2010
Auditions: November
2 & 3, 2008
Produced by special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service,
Inc.
ESP Productions are partially supported by grants from the
The Town of Herndon, The Nelson and Katherine Post Foundation, the Virginia
Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
