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The new cast and crew of Michael Hollinger\u2019s Red Herring are hard at work, rehearsing in the Black Box Theatre.
\nThe comedy with a six-person cast takes place in the1950s during the campaign of Dwight Eisenhower, the creation of the H-bomb and the middle of the Red Scare. Intertwined in the comedy are a murder mystery, three love stories and a nuclear espionage.
\nThe plot follows Maggie Pelletier as she works hard to solve the murder of a man found dead in a Boston harbor.
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\n\u201cIt\u2019s a comedy,\u201d Says Nelson Sheeley, who directs the six-person cast. \u201cThe murder is purely coincidental, in that respect it\u2019s a classic murder mystery \u2013 try to figure out who did it before we tell you \u2013 but it\u2019s all for fun.\u201d
\nSheeley graduated from Yale with a master\u2019s in fine arts, and has used his talents to enhance the gifted cast that take their roles on stage. \u201cI usually tell the cast where to move and get out of the way,\u201d Sheeley said with a laugh, \u201cor nudge them back on \u2013 that\u2019s not the case with this crew.\u201d
\n To maintain a realistic setting, playwright Michael Hollinger made sure to incorporate details of the era including a televised broadcast of the Eisenhower campaign and references to I Love Lucy. \u201cThere are all manners of reference to the 50s in the play, from shows to language. Clothing and hair will also be based upon the fashions of the time,\u201d Sheeley said.
\nJessica Zula plays the part of Maggie Pelletier, Boston detective.
\n\u201cWhat is challenging about playing Maggie is she has this masculine, tough exterior, but she still has some girlier qualities so it takes practice to balance the two,\u201d she said.
\nZula previously played in A Flea in Her Ear and Pride and Prejudice, both Sinclair productions.
\n \u201cThe accents take some time. There are so many characters with so many different accents that it can become tough not letting their accent slip into another character,\u201d Sheeley said.
\nZula admitted that she has to keep herself from using the accents of other characters while on stage. Various accents \u2013 Russian, Boston with a hint of country \u2013 were projected throughout the dark Black Box theatre as characters from varying parts of the world took center stage. To maintain realistic speech of her own, Zula goes through numerous Boston words before each rehearsal to pick up the accent.
\n \u201cI try to challenge myself,\u201d Zula said about practicing the role of a 1950s woman. \u201cI take some inspiration from Law and Order, and give it personal spin. The phrase \u2018Let me rephrase the question\u2019 is said repeatedly, and I try to emphasize that because it usually sets up for an important moment with another character on stage \u2013 it\u2019s a way of drawing focus.\u201d
\nKira Miller, who previously starred in Bare, reprises another motherly role in Red Herring as Mrs. McCarthy. \u201cI love this performance,\u201d she said. \u201cThe accents, movements and mannerisms \u2013 it\u2019s fun, I love character work.\u201d
\nMiller previously acted in Pride and Prejudice, A Flea in Her Ear and Bare.
\n\u201cThis play is highly comedic unlike my previous plays,\u201d she said. Visual displays in the forms of boxes, crates and tables were moved about amid an array of scene changes, as a setting was slowly being built to replicate bedrooms, bridal shops and harbors. Each piece brings a sense of humor to the already comedic production.
\nMiller also takes on the role of two other characters, one being Mrs. Kravitz. \u201cIt can be tough \u2013 you have to differentiate between your roles,\u201d Miller said. \u201cOf course the audience knows it\u2019s you in each role so you have to make each character distinct so they know who\u2019s who when you\u2019re on stage.\u201d
\n The performance is from Fridays and Saturdays February 6-14 at 8 p.m. and a Thursday performance with spaghetti dinner on Feb. 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Blair Hall Theater.
\n Tickets are $18 adults and $15 for students\/seniors. No children under 6 admitted to this performance.
\n Tickets are available at: www.sinclair.edu\/tickets.<\/p>\n
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