ABET | Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre

 
ABET News
posted by Artistic Director, Celia Frank
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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The actors and direction were more worthy of an Equity company than community theater… My compliments.

This is part of a letter one of our audience members wrote after attending a performance of our last production, GHOSTS. These are the standards to which ABET aspires and this type of comment is not unusual as we continue to keep the quality high on our small stage.

Don’t miss our upcoming production, HOME GAMES by Tom Ziegler, directed by Rebecca Williams. The American Stage Co. and the Hudson Guild Theatre both had hits with this romantic comedy.

HOME GAMES | Mertle Mae Tucker supports herself, her dad, a canary and a blind cat working as a truck dispatcher. Dad was once a Yankee – he spent the 1955 season on the bench and then retired rather than be traded to Cleveland. He lives in a demented twilight zone, walking around in his uniform and talking to the audience as he would to Casey Stengel. When Mertle Mae takes a night school class, she meets and falls in love with a successful young executive. He loves Mertle Mae but is not so sure about taking on dear old dad. He finds an old-folks home in Cleveland, but Mertle Mae can’t bring herself to put him there even though she knows Frank is her big chance in life. Dad, more aware than the lovers realize, informs Casey that he will allow himself to be traded to Cleveland after all.

GET INVOLVED | ABET is always interested in new volunteers, at the moment, especially anyone interested in helping with set construction. If you would like to get involved, please email us at: celiaabet@gmail.com or call 249-7177. We would love to welcome you to our warm, fun group.

DONATE | We would like to thank the Reinhardts for their generous donation which made them our very first “lifetime members.” Hopefully, others will consider joining them in helping us continue to bring quality theatre to our audiences.