HATHAWAY BROWN THEATRE INSTITUTE
concludes inaugural production season with “JEKYLL & HYDE,” the gothic musical
After four years on Broadway and multiple international tours, Jekyll & Hyde will conclude the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute’s (HBTI) inaugural season. This haunting and thrilling musical will run August 9 - 18, 2013 at the Hathaway Brown School. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” this evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil is centered around a brilliant doctor whose experiments go awry; unleashing a murderous counterpart. The chilling score includes classics songs such as, “This is the Moment,” “Someone Like You,” “In His Eyes” and “Once Upon a Dream.”
The production will feature students from the newly formed Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute, including Adam Hass-Hill (Chagrin Falls) as Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, Leah Saltzer (Solon) as Lucy Harris, Klara Hricik (Shaker Heights) as Emma Carew, Neil Kelly (Beachwood) as Gabrielle John Utterson and Collin Husbands (Medina) as Sir Danvers Carew.
Performances for Jekyll & Hyde will be Fridays and Saturdays, August 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays August 11 and 18 at 2:00 p.m. at Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122. Tickets range from $10-15 and can be purchased online at www.hb.edu/tickets, by calling 216.932.4214 ext. 7270 or at the door (if available) the day of the performance.
Jekyll & Hyde will be directed by Bob Russell. The Director of Acting Studies with HBTI, Russell also is an Adjunct Faculty member with Kent State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance. Additionally, he is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association. He has acted and directed regionally in Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania. “The cast is doing a phenomenal job,” Russell says. “It has been a pleasure to work with this incredible group of performers and audiences are in for a real treat with this gothic thriller.” The production staff also includes John Krol as music director, Bebe Weinberg Katz as choreographer, Scott Chapman as scenic and lighting designer, Sarah Russell as costume designer, Carlton Guc as sound designer and HBTI Executive Artistic Director Fred Sternfeld as producer.
The Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute was created by the Performing Arts Department of the Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights for students in first grade through college. HBTI is offering three summer sessions (June 17-July 5, July 8-26 and July 29-August 9; Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) that consist of coursework in drama, dance, and music. HBTI has been created to give young people interested in the performing arts a place to get high-level training from working artists and professional-level production experiences.
Visit www.hb.edu/summer for complete description of dates, courses and registration as well as a listing of HB's many other summer offerings.