STONES IN HIS POCKETS Opens At Hillwood Recital Hall 3/14

Followspot Entertainment in association with the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University Arts Management Program presents Marie Jones' Tony-nominated and Olivier Award-winning Irish comedy Stones in His Pockets. The performances will be held at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts' Hillwood Recital Hall on Saturday, March 14 at 8 pm, Sunday, March 15 at 7 pm and Tuesday, March 17 at 8 pm. This hit Irish comedy, presented just in time for St. Patrick's Day, is directed by Rich Cole and features virtuoso work by two veterans of television and Broadway and regional stages.

Called "fascinating, moving, and hilarious" by the London Independent and "a celebration of the joyous, transformative power of the theater" by the Associated Press, Stones in His Pockets stars Todd Lawson (Broadway's Summer and Smoke and the National Tour of Forum) and Jim Wisniewski (Off Broadway's Box Americana and NY cult hit Burning Habits). Together they perform fifteen roles in a rollicking tour-de-force comedy that chronicles a culture clash between Irish villagers and the Hollywood filmmakers who have turned a town into a film set and villagers into extras. First produced in Belfast and later a smash hit in London's West End, Stones in His Pockets won the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Award for Best Production (1999) and the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Comedy. The 2001 Broadway production of the play was nominated for three Tony Awards.

The creative team for Stones in His Pockets includes: Joseph M. Gourley (Set Designer), Adam Coffia (Costume Designer), Thomas Pascarella (Lighting Designer), and Robert Goida (Sound Designer).

Stones in His Pockets represents an unusual collaboration between theatrical professionals and arts management and theater students. This presentation is expected to be the first in a continuing series which will have seasoned professionals working with students to produce professional theatrical ventures.

Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones, directed by Rich Cole
Performance schedule
Saturday, March 14 at 8 pm; Sunday, March 15 at 7 pm; Tuesday, March 17 at 8 pm

For more information visit www.tillescenter.org
Hillwood Recital Hall, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
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