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Adirondack Theatre Festival offers Irish fun and mayhem with Regional Premiere of STONES IN HIS POCKETS July 7-17

 

Stars of ATF’s sold out ART (2001) return for this two actor tour-de-force which was voted Best Comedy in London’s West End where it continues to play.

The Adirondack Theatre Festival’s continues its tenth season with its second offering Stone in His Pockets an Irish comedy by Marie Jones, July 7-17 at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Downtown Glens Falls.

  STONES IN HIS POCKETS showcases the talents of Kirk Jackson and Oliver Wadsworth in a two man show that examines the behind the scenes mayhem and makings of a large scale Hollywood movie in a provincial Irish town. In a sidesplitting and chameleon-like fashion, Jackson and Wadsworth play more than fifteen eccentric characters from the spoiled American starlet to the star-struck locals. Kirk Jackson and Oliver Wadsworth were last seen in ATF’s 2001 production of ART at the Hyde Collection and STONES IN HIS POCKETS brings these two marvelous actors together onstage again. Mr. Jackson has been seen in productions On and Off-Broadway and is currently teaching at Bennington College. Mr. Wadsworth starred in Capital Repertory Theater’s production of FULLY COMMITTED in 2002 and has been seen in the Obie award-winning WALLY’S GHOST at Soho Rep., as well as Lisa Kron’s recent play WELL at the Public Theater and THE EMMA GOLDMAN PROJECT at New York Theatre Workshop. Both actors have performed together in such shows as ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD and THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEMP.

  Jerry Manning directs STONES IN HIS POCKETS. Manning, whose previous work has showcased at Seattle Rep, New York Theatre Workshop and Yale University, makes his ATF directing debut this 2004 season. Mr. Manning has been a Site Reporter for the National Endowment of the Arts since 1996 and currently serves as the Associate Artistic Director for the Seattle Repertory Theatre.  STONES IN HIS POCKETS also marks the debut of two Glens Falls natives in the Charles R. Wood Theater:  Jason Kantrowitz, Lighting Design and James Noone Scenic Design. Mr. Kantrowitz recent designs include Broadway’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular and Starmites. Other national tour credits include Phantom of the Opera  and Best Little Whore house in Texas. James Noone, Scenic Designer, has designed Match, Urban Cowboy, and A class act in recent Broadway seasons as well as Jeckyll and Hyde.  Early in his career he designed numerous local productions at the Lake George Dinner Theatre and Glens Falls Operetta Club. The design team in rounded out by Randall Klein returning for his second season with ATF after designing The Unexpected Man in ATF’s 2003 season. Previously, Mr. Klein has designed costumes for regional theatres including Syracuse Stage, Capital Repertory Theatre, and Geva Theatre. Mr. Klein has also ATF created costumes for Busta Rhymes, P Diddy, Missy Elliot, Macy Grey, and Ricky Martin’s dancers for the 1999 MTV awards.

Playwright Marie Jones is a Belfast native who dabbles in acting as well as writing. One of the founders of the Charabanc Theatre Company, Ms, Jones stressed through the collaboratively written original works roles for women. Ms. Jones has written numerous television plats for the BBC and Channel 4 including Tribes, Fighting the Shadows, Wingnut and the Sprog, and Hamster Wheel. STONES IN HIS POCKETS was first produced in Belfast at the Lyric Theatre in 1999. Later that year it moved to Ambassador’s Theatre in London’s West End where its run continues today. The Broadway run garnered several Tony Award nominations. Ms. Jones received the John Hewitt Award for the outstanding contribution to culture, tradition, and the arts in Northern Ireland.

The Adirondack Theatre Festival’s tenth season runs June 17  – July 31, at the new Charles R. Wood Theater.  Full price tickets for SONES IN HIS POCKETS are $23. Tickets can be ordered by calling 798-7479, mailing checks to ATF, PO Box 3203, Glens Falls, NY 12801, or going to www. ATFestival.org.