ABET | Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre

 

< SEASON 17 | 2008-2009

HUGHIE

by EUGENE O’NEILL

APRIL3-5, 10-11 | 2009

ABET TWO | Erie Smith, a small-time gambler, wanders home to a seedy New York hotel fresh from a grief-stricken bout of drinking. Hughie, night clerk and once-captive audience for Erie’s tall tales, has died.

Will Erie find in Hughie’s replacement the affirmation and companionship he craves? One loner seeks solace in another in Eugene O’Neill’s snapshot of two souls on a city’s margins, a play about coming to grips with the past.

Directed by MERRYLIN OPENDO

with

JACK BARNARD as Erie
LEONARD ALTERMAN as Night Clerk

REVIEWS

Jack Barnard, one of Jacksonville’s foremost character actors, gives a splendid performance in this most challenging role, displaying a full range of emotions of this misfit who proclaims that his life style is superior to those who hold regular jobs and have families.
- DICK KEREKES, eu Jacksonville | READ FULL REVIEW..