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STOP KISS

by Diana Son
Directed by FUZZ Roark

May 27 - June 25
No Show on Sunday, June 19, 2005
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Cast
Kim Reiss as Callie Pax
Kateri Chambers as Sarah
Maboud "E" Ebrahimzadeh as George
James Lewis as Detective Cole
Brandi L. Davis as Mrs. Winsley
Donn Cook as Peter
Gary Sugai as The Nurse

 


Set in present day New York City, Callie, a savvy New Yorker, and Sara, a recent transplant from the Midwest, meet, become friends, and develop, much to their surprise, mutual affection, fears, and desires. In time, an unspoken attraction develops between the two friends. When their tentative first kiss provokes a shocking act of violence, putting one of the women in a coma, their lives are forever changed.

Playwright Diana Son uses a powerful theatrical device of two converging timelines: one of the events leading up to the kiss, the other of the aftermath following the kiss. This technique of beginning the play with what turns out to be the past, and alternating between past and future totally engages the audience to wondering "how did this happen?" and "why did this happen to these two ordinary women?" Stop Kiss tells that story.

Told with a sharp sense of humor and innovative uses of language and silence, the play is both gratifying and unsettling. It invites the audience to examine the complex ways in which we identify ourselves and others.

 

Show times are 8pm on Friday and Saturday with a 2pm matinee on Sundays. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 students, seniors and BTA members.
Group rates are also available.
Please contact the theatre for more information.
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For reservations, call 410-752-1225 or click on http://www.spotlighters.org/boxoffice.html

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For Stop Kiss Press Release click here

For a copy of the show poster click here

 

Photos by Amy Jones

Sarah and Callie meet when Callie agrees to take Sarah's cat, Caesar.
Left - Kim Reiss as Callie; Right - Kateri Chambers as Sarah

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A violent action of intolerance leaves Sarah in a coma and Callie being interviewed by Detective Cole. But, will Callie tell him the ENTIRE
truth about the incident?
LEFT - Kim Reiss as Callie; RIGHT - James Lewis as Detective Cole

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Then he smashed her head against his knee - like one of those wrestlers.
Kim Reiss and James Lewis as Callie and Detective Cole

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George, Callie's ex-boyfriend, has just heard about the gay-bashing. He is frustrated that Callie didn't call him from the hospital and say,
"Come and get me".
LEFT - Kim Reiss as Callie; RIGHT - Maboud "E" Ebrahimzedah

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George, do you remember our first kiss?
Kim Reiss and Maboud "E" Ebrahimzadeh as Callie and George

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Come on George, we can go to Aggies in the morning for banana pancakes . . .
Maboud "E" Ebrahimzadeh and Kim Reiss as George and Callie

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Callie: Let me guess, she's an actress
George: Yeah, but she's classically trained!
Maboud "E" Ebrahimzadeh and Jim Reiss as George and Callie

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Callie remembers, and uncovers Sarah's feet.
Kateri Chambers and Kim Reiss as Sarah and Callie

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Why is Sarah in there and you're out here?
Donn Cook and Kim Reiss as Peter and Callie

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Detective Cole interviews the only witness to the attack, Mrs. Winsley. Det. Cole finds it interesting that Mrs. Winsley's husband wasn't at home at 4:30AM.
Mrs. Winsley doesn't!
LEFT - James Lewis as Detective Cole; RIGHT - Brandi L. Davis as Mrs. Winsley.

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Callie meets Mrs. Winsley to say thank you. Mrs Winsley asks, "So how is your girlfriend, Sarah?" Callie can only reply, "No."

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The Cast of STOP KISS
Back Row (L-R)
Brandi L. Davis (Mrs. Winsley) and James Lewis (Detective Cole)
Front Row (L-R)
Maboud "E" Ebrahimzadeh (George), Kim Reiss (Callie), Kateri Chambers (Sarah) and Donn Cook (Peter)

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Production Team
Director - FUZZ Roark
Lighting Designer - Greg Guarnaccia
Costume Designer - Priscilla Grow
Wardrobe Assistance - Stewart Sinex
Stage Manager - Andrew Walker
Property Mistress - Laura Strickland

 

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Executive Producers: Bob Russell, Jonathan Claiborne
Theatre General Manager: FUZZ Roark

Thank you and enjoy the show!