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If you saw our production, please let us know what you thought. Thanks. ...Our locked dressing rooms at the Richard Hugo House were accessed between performances of THE SHAPE OF THINGS and we lost over a thousand dollars worth of projection equipment which insurance did not cover. If you can help us recoup our loses in anyway or have any information leading to the apprehension of the thieves, please contact us!

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EVELYN: "See, they objected to his 'thing.' The shape of it. Said it was too life-like."

Angela DiMarco as Evelyn and David S. Hogan as Adam in the museum scene of ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Evelyn
Angela DiMarco
Adam
David S. Hogan
Jenny
Mona Leach
Phillip
Jeffrey Grimm
Ensemble
Jessica Knippel
Agastya Kohli
Jane Moon
Lionel Sam
Evan Tucker


PHILLIP: "Adam, what's up with you? D'you lost weight?"

Mona Leach, Jeffrey Grimm, David S. Hogan and Angela DiMarco in a scene from ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Directed by
David Hsieh


EVELYN: "Were you nervous tonight? I mean, about us with the..."

Angela DiMarco as Evelyn and David S. Hogan as Adam in the bedroom scene from ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Crews

Stage Manager
Rachel Rene
Production Designer
David Hsieh
Incidental Music
Stephen Cavit

On our mainstage

Lighting Designer
Lynne Ellis
Sound Operator
Giuliano Clementi
Production Videography
Richard Sloniker
Box Office Manager
David Hsieh
Box Office
Lorna Chin
Marilyn Gonzalez
Kathy Hsieh
Roger Tang
Edward Tonai
Leslie Jean Warner

At Theatre4Play

Production Manager & Sound Operator
Dave Hastings
Technical Directors & Light Board Operators
Rex Carlton
Tim Wratten

Event Coordinator & Box Office Manager
Teresa Thuman
Programs
Susan Rieman-Ihli
Event Production Support
Daniel Flint


JENNY: "...I wish there were a few more 'lovely' people in the world."

Mona Leach as Jenny with David S. Hogan as Adam in a scene from ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Reviews

>>King County Journal (Preview)
>>SeattleActor.com
>>Seattle Gay News
>>International Examiner
>>Seattle Weekly
>>Seattle Times
>>The Stranger
>>Patron Comments


JENNY: "Ah, ah, ah! P.D.A."

Angela DiMarco as Evelyn and David S. Hogan as Adam in ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: Jason Stearns.

 
"THE SHAPE OF THINGS" GRAPHIC
by Stewart A. Williams

The Shape of Things


By Neil Labute

March 10 - 26, 2005
The Richard Hugo House


June 17, 19, 2005
Theatre4 at the Seattle Center Centerhouse



THE CAST PHOTO OF "THE SHAPE OF THINGS"
The cast photo of ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

EVELYN: "Bravo! To people with balls..."
David S. Hogan, Angela DiMarco,
Mona Leach and Jeffrey Grimm in
ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Program

The Setting

A liberal arts college in a conservative midwestern town.

Scene 1: A Museum, January
Scene 2: A Lobby, 2 weeks later
Scene 3: A Living Room, 2 weeks later
Scene 4: A Bedroom, 2 weeks later
Scene 5: A Park, 2 weeks later
Scene 6: A Doctor's Lounge, 2 weeks later
Scene 7: A Campus Lawn, 2 weeks later
Scene 8: A Café, 2 weeks later
Scene 9: An Auditorium, 2 weeks later
Scene 10: An Exhibition Gallery, Minutes later


EVELYN: "I think it's great. It's really amazing, it is, to find anybody willing to take a risk today."
David S. Hogan, Angela DiMarco
Mona Leach and Jeffrey Grimm
in a scene from ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

JENNY: "You're like this really hot guy now!"
Mona Leach as Jenny and
David S. Hogan as Adam in
the park scene during
ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: Jason Stearns.


The Shape of Things

premiered in London at the Almeida Theatre on 24 May 2001. It was subsequently produced in New York at the Promenade Theater.

Production Notes

>>ReAct's 2004 Staged Reading
>>Seattle Post-Intelligencer Article on Hugo House Theft
>>Capitol Hill Times Article on Hugo House Theft
>>The Stranger Article on Hugo House Theft
>>Press Release and Publicity Photos

ReAct's production of The Shape of Things was produced by special arrangement with BROADWAY PLAY PUBLISHING, INC.


EVELYN: "We don't have to stay here, Adam..."
ADAM: &qout;No, it's alright, it just makes me a little jumpy..."
David S. Hogan as Adam and
Angela DiMarco as Evelyn
in a scene from ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

 

PHILLIP: "What'd you do, anyway?"
ADAM: "...I fell."
Jeffrey Grimm as Phillip and
David S. Hogan as Adam in
ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

EVELYN: "Yes...romance's good. Especially when you least expect it."
Mona Leach as Jenny with
Angela DiMarco as Evelyn in
the café scene of ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

JENNY: "Look, I don't know why I'm here, I guess I came back to say 'I'm sorry.'"
David S. Hogan as Adam with
Angela DiMarco as Evelyn and
Mona Leach as Jenny in the
café scene of ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Special Thanks To...

Daniel Arreola for loaned equipment
The Cast & Crew for production support and loaned costumes
Lorna Chin for donated catering
Angela DiMarco & David Hogan for donated rehearsal space and loaned props
The Elliott Bay Book Company for loaned set pieces
The Elliott Bay Cafe for loaned props
Brian Flora & Anneleen Severynen for production support
George Paul Glanzman for loaned set pieces and production support
Allen Go for transportation and production support
Harry Truitt's Lighthouse Diving Center for photography access
T.J. Langley for production support
Samuel Read for production support
Seattle Center Centerhouse for loaned set pieces
Richard Sloniker for loaned equipment
Eldon Tam & the Richard Hugo House for production support
Roger Tang for production support
Theatre Puget Sound for festival organization and support
Stewart A. Williams for donated graphic design services


EVELYN: "Jenny thinks you're just about perfect now...don't you, Jenny?"
Mona Leach as Jenny with
Angela DiMarco as Evelyn and
David S. Hogan as Adam in
the café scene of ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: Jason Stearns.

 

AUDIO: "Our bodies are beginning to understand one another..."
David S. Hogan as Adam in
the final moments of ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

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Photo Gallery

ADAM: "Thanks. Okay, so, I'll...yeah. Good luck with the...nice to meet you."
David S. Hogan as Adam and
Angela DiMarco as Evelyn in
the opening scene of ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

EVELYN: "I was going to do something to the nude. Mess it up or..."
Angela DiMarco as Evelyn in
ReAct's The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

EVELYN: "I think she was making a statement"
The cast of ReAct's The
Shape of Things
performing
in the living room scene.
Photo: Jason Stearns.

EVELYN: "You are such a prick, man, how do you go on, day after day?"
David S. Hogan, Mona Leach
Angela DiMarco and Jeffrey
Grimm in ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

EVELYN: "Were you always like this before?...you know..."
ADAM: "...shy?"
Angela DiMarco as Evelyn
with David S. Hogan as
Adam in a scene from ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

EVELYN: "I hate that kind of guy..."
ADAM: "What kind?"
Angela DiMarco and David
S. Hogan in the bedroom
scene during ReAct's
The Shape of Things
Photo: David Hsieh.

PHILLIP: "That's like a sailing sliker"
Jeffrey Grimm as Phillip
and David S. Hogan as Adam
in the lawn scene of ReAct's
The Shape of Things
Photo: Jason Stearns.

EVELYN: "Can you afford to be late, that's the question. Will you take the risk...?"
David S. Hogan as Adam
and Angela DiMarco as
Eyelyn in the doctor's
lounge scene of ReAct's
The Shape of Things
Photo: David Hsieh.

ADAM: "Hey, she likes it...It's reversible."
Jeffrey Grimm and David
S. Hogan in ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

EVELYN: "Well, what about your jacket? Where should I put that?"
David S. Hogan and Angela
DiMarco in ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

EVELYN: "My graduate advisor gave me this advice five months ago...'Strive to make art, but change the world.'"
Angela DiMarco portraying
Evelyn in the auditorium
scene of ReAct's production
of The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

ADAM: "I remember everything about us."
David S. Hogan with Angela
DiMarco performing ReAct's
The Shape of Things.
Photo: David Hsieh.

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