‘Hatmaker’s Wife’ play dates, times and tickets
Play: The Hatmaker’s Wife
Playwright: Lauren Yee
Genre: Magical Surrealism, Comedy
Synopsis: Not long after moving in, the woman hears a wall speaking to her. Then she starts receiving notes. It appears the wall wants to help her and her boyfriend by sharing the story of two former residents, a hatmaker named Hetchman and his wife. Hetchman loved his magical hat so much more than his wife that she ran off and took the hat with her, leaving him bereft and alone, with only his bighearted friend Meckel to keep him company.
Director: Carmen Crussard
Cast:
- Voice (the young woman): Madelaine Weymouth
- Gabe: Giuseppe Loduca
- Voice of the Wall: Kendra Weaver
- Hetchman: Scott Thompson
- Hetchman’s Wife: Joann Haley
- Yeckel: Jim Yarnes
- Golem: Bryan Dworkin
Play Dates and Times: Performances are
- March 16 – 18 and 23 – 25 at 7:30 p.m. and
- March 26 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members and available at ArtInLee.org or by calling the box office at 239-939-2787.
Sponsors: The production is generously sponsored by Janet and Bruce Bunch.
Location: Fould’s Theatre, Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers.
March 3, 2023.
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.