In This Issue...
Ten-Hut! 1-2
Save the Date! 2
What is Looping? 2
July Show an Award Winning Drama 3
August RomCom fun Vignettes 3
Scenes From... 5
Spotlight On... 6
Calendar of Events 7
The June 2014 Show for
HCT is A Few Good Men, a
drama by Aaron Sorkin.
The show, directed by Dylan
Drummond and Alyssa
Sparks runs June 3rd - 7th at
7:00pm nightly and June 8th
at 2:00pm.
This Broadway hit is about
the trial of two Marines for
complicity in the death of a
f e l l o w M a r i n e a t
Guantanamo Bay sizzles on
stage.
The Navy lawyer, a callow young
man more interested in softball
games than the case, expects a plea
bargain and a cover up of what
really happened. Prodded by a
female member of his defense
team, the lawyer eventually makes
a valiant effort to defend his clients
and, in so doing, puts the military
Of Special Note...
June Show a
powerhouse.
Teasers for July &
August Shows!
mentality and the Marine code of
honor on trial; through the
persona of Col Nathan R. Jessep.
This cast features some amazing
talent, with both season actors and
first time actors sharing the
Hawkeye stage.
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This production will offer tickets
to those who have served our
country in any capacity, at half
price.
The cast:
LANCE CPL HAROLD W. DAWSON -
ALEX MCKINNEY ----------------------------
PFC LOUDEN DOWNEY -
NICHOLAS MARTINSON ----------------------------
LT J.G. SAM WEINBERG -
BRENT NELSON ----------------------------
LT. J.G. DANIEL A. KAFFEE -
BRAD MCINTYRE ----------------------------
LT. CMDR. JOANNE GALLOWAY -
SUSAN HELLING ----------------------------
CAPT. ISAAC WHITAKER -
REX DAISY ----------------------------
CAPT. MATTHEW A. MARKINSON -
ROGER PORTER ----------------------------
PFC. WILLIAM T. SANTIAGO -
NICK DOSLAND ----------------------------
LT. COL. NATHAN R. JESSEP -
MICHAEL SHOOPMAN ----------------------------
LT. JONATHAN JAMES KENDRICK -
JEFFREY HALTER ----------------------------
LT. JACK ROSS - JIM LAUPP ----------------------------
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CPL. JEFFREY OWEN HOWARD -
DANIEL PEET ----------------------------
CAPT. JULIUS RANDOLPH -
STEVE KERSTEN ----------------------------
CMDR. WALTER STONE -
MIKE TERWILLEGER ----------------------------
JESSEP'S SECT & PROSECUTOR -
JOYCE BICKFORD ----------------------------
LAWYER #1 - AMANDA BREESER ----------------------------
ORDERLY, LAWYER 2 CPL. DUNN -
MAX WALLACE ----------------------------
MP -
PHIL BREESER ----------------------------
CPL. HAMMAKER, MP-
JOHN SANKEY
The show is produced by
Hawkeye Community Theatre
Corporation under authority of
and by special arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc. NYC, NY,
USA. This is a show you
definitely don't want to miss.
Editor, A Volunteer With a staff of ten digits
Hawkeye has been lucky enough to
bring looping to the theater. For
those of you who are unsure what
looping entails, here is a quick over-
view.
Looping is a simple technology that
allows hearing assistive devices to
serve as wireless loudspeakers, de-
livering clear, sharp, customized
sound right from inside the ears. It
can be adapted
to use in large
public spaces,
such as airports
and auditoriums.
But it can just as
easily be in-
stalled in
churches, drive-
up business win-
dows and even into a single room at
home so the TV or stereo sound
becomes a broadcast going directly
through the hearing assistive device.
The induction loop is to hearing
aids, what Wi-Fi is to laptops.
Should you need the assistance of
looping, there are a couple of ways
to get this assistance:
Most hearing aides have the ability
to be looped, so if you have hearing
aides, there should be a small button
that you can click to turn on the
looping in your own hearing aide.
Hawkeye has a limited supply of
headsets that can be used to hear the
actors better. All you have to do is
go to the membership table and ask
for a looping headset, they will sign
it out to you and you will hear the
actors like they were right next to
you!
What is Looping?
Save the Date!
Hawkeye Community Theatre
will once again be holding our
annual member appreciation
picnic during the July show. This
is the third annual event and will
take place on Saturday, July 12,
2014, at 5:30 pm on the theatre
lawn.
Members are entitled to as many
free meals as the amount of
tickets that they get for a show,
any additional meals cost $5.00.
You will get the chance to meet
and mingle with the current board
members and patrons. We hope to
see you there!
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The Annual July Show will be
the Rabbit Hole, a 2007 Pulitzer
Prize winner for drama, directed
by first-time director Adam Liker,
will show in early July.
Rabbit Hole is deeply humane,
occasionally funny and always
heartrending while giving us a
view of Becca and Howie
Corbett's life after a devastating
loss. Nat and Izzy, Becca's mother
July Show an Award Winning Drama
and sister, try to comfort the
family in their own ways, which
don't always work out.
Jason, a young man who just
wants the family to accept an
apology, shows up and throws the
whole family into a storm of
confusion.
The Cast
Becca- Alyssa Sparks
Howie- Alex McKinney
Nat- Karie Karr
Jason- Jake Duarte
Izzy- Amber Rouse
This show is a search for comfort
in the darkest places and for a
path that will lead the family back
into the light of day.
Almost, Maine, a play
written by John Cariani and
directed by Katie Wallin,
will take the stage in early
August.
In the town of Almost,
Maine, nothing is exactly
what it seems.
August RomCom a Fun Group of Vignettes
Between bruised knees, broken
hearts and falling in and out of
love, this show will have you
rolling on the floor laughing.
Almost, Maine is composed of 11
separate vignettes and the actors
will play multiple rolls over the
vignettes.
Show dates:
Aug 12-16, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Aug 17, 2014 @ 2:00 PM
Show dates:
Jul 8-12, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Jul 13, 2014 @ 2:00 PM
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Hawkeye Community 2014 Theatre Memberships
Listed below are the six levels of memberships. Hawkeye Community Theatre (HCT) is a non-profit organization, so your
contribution is IRS tax deductible. Not only do you make a contribution, but you get a bargain in entertainment.
Please fill out the form below and mail it to us. If you have friends or family who would like to join HCT also, send their name(s)
address and type(s) of membership(s) and their donation(s) to the same address. REMEMBER: HCT memberships make great gifts!
Hawkeye is made of people in your community — volunteers giving of their time and talent with one purpose — to keep the art alive
in our community. Please join and help this art form live on. Someday a child yet to be born will breathlessly await their cue to walk
out on to the stage for the first time, and experience a feeling like no other — all because of you and people like you, who made it
possible. Hawkeye Community Theatre...the legacy lives on...
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Hawkeye Community Theatre has
been blessed with three new board
members this year. To help you, the
patrons, get to know them, we will
spotlight a new board member for
each of the next three issues. This
months featured board member is
Adam Liker.
Adam is wrapping up his second year
as a Kindergarten through 8th grade
special education teacher for the Fort
Dodge Public Schools, stationed at
St. Edmond Catholic School. He is
also a tutor at the St. Edmond After
School program during the school
year. While not necessarily a
profession, but more of a “hobby”
job, he is a Zumba Fitness instructor.
He is also a choreographer, having
recently choreographed for Fame for
Take 2 Youth Theater last summer,
St. Edmond's musical, Music Man,
this spring and for Comedia's
musical Annie, this coming fall.
Adam’s parents are Gary and Brenda
Liker. His dad is a pastor of the
United Methodist Church and is
stationed at Hillcrest United
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Methodist Church in
Bloomington, MN. His
mom is a Director of
Nursing at Augustana
in Apple Valley, MN.
He has one younger
brother, Aaron, who
just graduated college.
Aaron is married to a
wonderful woman,
A b b y , w h o i s
continuing to work on
her college education.
Being a pastor's kid, Adam grew up
everywhere in Minnesota, where his
dad is stationed. He was born in
Duluth, MN, then moved to Kansas
City, MO. At the beginning of third
grade his family moved to Roseau,
MN which is 6 miles south of the
Canadian border and then they lived
in Ellendale, MN, before moving to
college in Orange City, IA. Adam
ended up here, in Fort Dodge,
because of his teaching job. He
interviewed for the job he is
currently at and within 24 hours he
was hired. He says it was a
whirlwind, but completely worth it!
enjoy watching comedies and
suspenseful dramas the most. They
have two favorite playwrights,
Alfred Hitchcock and Tennessee
Williams. Ellen
likes to be
involved in the
a c t i n g a t
Hawkeye, Curt
just enjoys
a t t e n d i n g
shows, and
their favorite
Spotlight on Members
As part of our newsletter, the
Hawkeye board of directors is going
to include a member profile in every
edition. This month’s
member profile is Curt
and Ellen Green from
Humboldt.
T h e y h a v e b e e n
Hawkeye Community
Theatre members since
2009. Curt and Ellen
show they have ever seen at
Hawkeye is last years On Golden
Pond. They do not have suggestions
for things they would like to see
improved at Hawkeye. Curt and
Ellen do have some suggestions for
future shows though, they would like
to see The Glass Menagerie, Dixie
Swim Club, Church Basement
Ladies, or Whose Afraid of Virginia
Woolf? brought to the stage. Thanks
for your continued patronage Curt
and Ellen!
Over the past year Adam
appeared in the March
show, Fools; the July
show, Opal’s Husband;
the October show, A Little
Murder Never Hurt
Anyone, and the December
show, Babes in Toyland.
He is taking on a new role
as director for the July
show, Rabbit Hole, which
he is beyond excited for!
He hopes to continue
building the theater. This would
include making the surrounding
communities more aware of the
theater and the season’s shows. He
would also like to continue to
entertain the patrons who come see
these shows. Adam most enjoys
watching the kind of shows that
make him think, the dramatic plays.
He does enjoy a good comedy too,
but dramas that make him think are
the ones that stick with him for years.
He is excited to be a part of the board
and hopes to bring something special
to Hawkeye. He cannot wait to see
what happens!
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Auditions! July Show on May 12 & 13 –AND– August Show on May 19 & 20
“A Few Good Men” by Aaron Sorkin opens for six shows on June 3
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521 North 12th Street
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Phone: 1.515.576.6061
E-mail: [email protected]
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