The award-winning novel Holes jumps from the page to the stage with an area premiere which will close on February 13th at Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City. For information, visit HillbarnTheatre.org or call 650.349.6411.
Stanley Yelnats's family has a history of bad luck. When he is accused of a crime he didn't commit, the judge offers him the option of going to jail or a juvenile detention camp. Having never been to summer camp, Stanley chose Camp Green Lake, where his punishment is to dig holes all day with the other kids. The warden claims that this pointless labor builds character, but she is really using the boys to dig for loot buried by the Wild West outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow. While Stanley digs holes, he's also digging for clues to his own mystery and the mystery of Camp Green Lake.
Holes won both the 1999 Newbery Medal and 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature award. In 2003, Disney released a film version written by Louis Sachar and starring Sigourney Weaveras the Warden, Jon Voight and Mr, Sir, and Shia LaBeouf as Stanley.
Hillbarn Theatre's cast of Holes features young thespian Aaron Fore from Hillsborough as young Stanley Yelnats . Also from Hillsborough is Julianna Garber as a townperson. Cast members from Belmont include Jack Ramage as Myra's father and Gary Stanford as Sam. Foster City cast members include Raymond Juballa as a townsperson, Cairo Spencer as X-Ray, Nathaniel Shanni as Zero, Charlie Kruse as Magnet, Mehvish Sheith Tapal as Zero's mother. From Hayward, actor Tom Leone as the Judge. All the way from Mill Valley we are featuring Eileen Fisher as Kissn' Kate Barlow and from Oakland, J. Scott Stewart as Stanley's father. Joining us from Pacifica are actors Rich Dymer as Mr. Sir and Rebecca Newlin as Ms. Morengo. The role of Zig Zag will be played by Sam Bellows from Palo Alto. Portola Valley is represented by Robert Wiszawity as the toughest kid in camp. Adrienne Herro as the Warden, Megan Johnson as Stanley's mother, Amir Amerian as Stanley Yelnats the first, Mark Wright as Igor, Erica Andracchid as Sarah, Rebecca Mayfield as Myra, and James Appleby as Armpit all live in Redwood City. Dale Brewer as the Sheriff lives in San Bruno. Jason Kaefer who is cast as Trout Walker is from San Carlos. San Francisco residents include Annie Larson as Madame Zeroni and Kevin Stein as the police officer. San Mateo residents include Aaron Chacon as Ilya, Hayley Thirlwall as Linda, Zachery Golan-Strieb and Atticus Shaindlin as a townspeople. Daina Maria de Torok as the Attorney General and Anthony Silk as Mr. Pendanski , both from Sunnyvale, round out the cast.
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