聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Stoughton Swimming Pool presented the play 鈥淪omebody Famous鈥� on Nov. 18, 29, 25, 26, and Dec. 2 to a packed Legion Hall.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Taking to the stage were Danica Milatz-Donnelly who played a famous actress, Pamela, who was jailed for murder; Jay Butler who played the Captain, a tough guard; Lauren Creighton played Macy, a prisoner who loves shiny things and prison guard Gus; Gus was played by Skylar Kingdon; Remy Gilbertson took on the role of computer hacker, Donna, who hatches an escape plan; Rochelle Hurlet took on the role of Reggie, a prisoner who loves a good scam; and Terri Stocker played 12006, a quiet prisoner with an expressive face.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Within the play Macy, Donna, Reggie, and 12006 were directed to clean-up a local theatre and once they finished prisoners would have an opportunity to participate in drama therapy. Meanwhile a relationship between Macy and the guard, Gus, is shown and Donna begins to hatch an escape plan using Gus鈥� admiration of Macy as a distraction and the drama therapy to escape.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A famous actress, one who has killed the cast of her last production, Pamela, is brought to the theatre to join the ladies. Although they get off on the wrong foot and decide to use Pamela鈥檚 fame to help distract the audience and guards; Pamela eventually learns of the plan to escape and demands to be a part of it.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Although their plan is changed, the prisoners go through with the escape. The production becomes a play within a play. In the third act the audience becomes the audience in the prisoner鈥檚 production. The prisoner鈥檚 put on a play about a psychic who has granted a wish of becoming famous to one of her patrons. With fame comes difficult decisions and although she turns her fame down, but is eventually held at gunpoint as she, her friend, and the psychic are all held at gunpoint.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 As the play the prisoners were performing concludes the Captain searches for where they went calling for security. The prisoners had in fact obtained guards uniforms and sent the Captain to search behind a false wall. As the Captain does this he finds Gus and Macy, but the other prisoners have now escaped.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It was a fun production, which brought a lot of laughs to its audience and was enjoyed by all. Although everyone did well, it seemed that the audience couldn鈥檛 help but be drawn to Terri Stocker鈥檚 character 12006. Always quietly in the background, her character was extremely expressive without saying a word, bringing lots of laughs.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Danielle Hoffman and Holly Fraser were this year鈥檚 director and stage manager. While the evening performances came together with the efforts of many including the meal committee, Colleen Andris and Jocelyn Raynard; bar service, Kim Butler and Derek Hoffman; hair/make-up by Taure Brigden and Kristen Sinclair; set, sound, and lights by Tom Sangster, Matt Sangster, Stefan Clark, and Dan Coderre. While numerous other volunteers served and worked behind the scenes to ensure a great event for all.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e would like to send out a very special thank you to our volunteers, all 61 of them!鈥� the program read. 鈥淲ithout them we would have been 鈥榟and-cuffed鈥� in pulling this off!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The production has become an annual event, which sees the community of Stoughton and surrounding area support the Stoughton Swimming Pool, while enjoying local talent.
