Following up last year's Leaving Iowa, David Frank will again be starring in a sentimental comedy in Clear Lake.
The Clear Lake Community Theater’s fall presentation will be the comedy, Over the River and Through the Woods by Joe DiPietro and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. David Frank plays Nick, a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents have retired and moved to Florida, but he manages to see both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he tells them that he has been offered a dream job in Seattle. The news doesn’t sit well, and thus begins a series of schemes by his grandparents to keep Nick around. Over the River and Through the Woods was last performed by the theater company in 2006 and was loved so much by the community that the troupe has wanted to bring it back ever since. "This play isn't just funny, but it also has heartfelt moments that'll keep you thinking long after you leave the theater," says Frank. "We can't get through a single rehearsal without laughing, and likewise there are moments in the play where you inevitably feel a tear starting to well up in your eye." Performance dates will be October 17-19 & 24-26, with evening shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Performances will be held at the Clear Lake Area Community Center Gymnatorium. Admission prices are $8.00 for adults, $7.00 for senior citizens, and $5.00 for ages 18 & under. Two David Frank projects got a bit of airtime this week.
Alexandra Boylan, producer of Catching Faith, was interviewed by Peter Benson of ABQ Connect on KNKT Albuquerque on Tuesday. She gives an overview of the project, from its inception to the present fundraising campaign, and tells of the challenges and the joys along the way. "...the community we worked with in Chippewa Falls was so incredible! Everybody came out to support the movie, help with the movie, and we had miracle stories..." says Boylan. You can listen to Alexandra's interview here. Then on Thursday, LaMoine MacLaughlin, director of the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts and its production, Hamlet, was featured on Spectrum West with Al Ross on WPR-Eau Claire and he discusses the play, the cast, and the Center's history with Shakespeare. "Hamlet is huge!" says MacLaughlin, "and we have a very excellent young actor... he is our Hamlet." You can listen to LaMoine's interview here starting at the 24:40 mark. As part of the promotions for the first week of its Indiegogo campaign, Mirror Tree Productions has released the first teaser trailer for Catching Faith. The film, starring Lorena Segura York and Dariush Moslemi, centers around a mom named Alexa, whose perfect image is threatened when her teenage son Beau gets caught drinking. This leads her on a spiritual journey that will eventually strengthen her relationship with her family, and her faith in God.
This teaser, entitled Beau, highlights the story of the son, played by Garrett Westton. The trailer also features comedian Bill Engvall, who plays his coach. The actor serving Beau the alcohol is none other than David Wesley Frank. Update: This video is no longer available.
Local actor David Wesley Frank will be starring in Northern Lakes Center for the Arts' production of Hamlet, this summer. "It is an honor to be returning to Northern Lakes to play this awesome role," David says. "This stage is where I first began my theatrical journey, and now almost twenty years later I have the privilege of playing one of the most iconic characters in all of English literature."
Celebrating its 25th season this year, the center agreed that an ambitious project like Hamlet would be fitting for the occasion, while this production is also part of a larger international celebration as enthusiasts worldwide acknowledge the birth of Shakespeare 450 years ago. Hamlet is Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, written c. 1600, and is generally regarded as the greatest play in the English language. As the complete play is also Shakespeare's longest, director LaMoine MacLaughlin chose to abridge the play for local audiences, focusing on the most well-known scenes and speeches. Among those soliloquies being performed are "O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt," "What a piece of work is a man," and "To be or not to be." Performances will be August 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door. Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for students. |
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