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Gentlemen Never Tell Opens This Weekend

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Edit: We are saddened to announce that, due to COVID, this weekend’s shows have been cancelled. While art is crucial, the health and safety of our cast, crew, and audience come first. But never fear … Team Hawking shall fly again! Keep an eye on our website and our social media for future updates about when how to watch Gentlemen Never Tell.

We at Team Hawking are delighted to be performing in person again!

Join us this weekend, Fri Jan 21-Sun Jan 23, 2022 for an all-new comedic spinoff featuring Mrs. Hawking’s other nephew, Justin!

While on a business trip to Venice during Masquerade, dashing bisexual rake Justin Hawking is there to make deals and make love: not necessarily in that order. But behind the masks of the ball is more intrigue than he bargained for, and Justin must interrupt his dalliances long enough to stick up for those without his privilege to float through life.

Friday, January 21st at 7:30PM

Saturday, January 22nd at 7:30PM

Sunday, January 23rd at 2:00PM

Live Stream tickets $20 per device: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/60178

Purchase limited in-house tickets ($20 per adult, $10 youth under 18): http://www.manchestercommunitytheatre.com/

Please note in your email requesting tickets which date you would like tickets for, and fill in your phone number so that we may contact you to complete your credit card purchase. Only those with tickets, proof of full vaccination (no exceptions for any reason), and masks will be allowed into the theatre. Sorry, walk-ins cannot be accommodated.

Audience members must be triple vaxxed (two vaxxes and a booster) and show proof of vaccination at the door. (Cast and crew will be required to have a negative PCR test.)

Art by SK Artistry

Cast

Justin Hawking – Eric Cheung

Peter Morgan – Pieter Wallace

Rosaline Pembroke – Naomi Floro

Cassius Evans – Andy LeBlanc

Cora Little – Elizabeth Ross

Theo Pryce – Andrew Prentice

Annabel Broadwater – Arielle Kaplan

Mrs. Broadwater – Jenn Day

Martin Quincy – Jason Tilton

Nathaniel Hawking – Christian Krenek

Hector – Phil Pierre-Louis

Crew

Written by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

Director – Phoebe Roberts

Technical Director – Bernie Gabin

Sound Design – Neil Marsh

Stage Manager – Cari Keebaugh

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Mrs. Hawking socially distanced performances at Arisia 2021!

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Announcing our plan for Mrs. Hawking to return to the all-online Arisia 2021 in socially distanced form!

We are returning with part VI: FALLEN WOMEN, adapted for digital socially distanced production, and debuting the all-new GENTLEMEN NEVER TELL, a Wodehousian side comedy in our very first produced Mrs. Hawking spinoff!

We are adapting to social distancing for production!

FALLEN WOMEN
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

MRS. VICTORIA HAWKING, lady’s society avenger – Cari Keebaugh
MISS MARY STONE, her maid companion and protege – Circe Rowan
MR. NATHANIEL HAWKING, her nephew and assistant – Christian Krenek
SGT. ARTHUR SWANN, a policeman and Mary’s beau, – Matthew Kamm
MRS. CLARA HAWKING, a society lady and Nathaniel’s wife – Jackie Freyman
MRS. ELIZABETH FROST, a criminal mastermind, now institutionalized – Arielle Kaplan
MISS MARY JANE KELLY, a Whitechapel prostitute – Sara Dion
MISS VIOLET STRALLAN, a London nurse – Elizabeth Ross
MR. ROLAND DAVIES, Mrs. Frost’s henchman – Andrew Prentice
A DISTINGUISHED MATRON, in widow’s weeds – Jenn Day
THE RIPPER, the Whitechapel murderer – Pieter Wallace
MADAM MALAIKA SHAH, a spectre of the past – Naomi Ibatsitas
Ensemble – Kate Potter, Jason Tilton

and debuting

GENTLEMEN NEVER TELL
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

MR. JUSTIN HAWKING, a charming globetrotting rake – Eric Cheung
MR. PETER MORGAN, his straight man of a valet – Pieter Wallace
MISS ROSALINE PEMBROKE, a fellow bon vivant traveler – Naomi Floro
The Honorable MR. CASSIUS EVANS, a socialite and Justin’s old flame – Andy LeBlanc
THEO PRYCE, Lord Cornin, the doltish groom-to-be – Matthew Kamm
The Honorable MISS ANNABEL BROADWATER , the embittered bride-to-be – Arielle Kaplan
MISS CORA LITTLE, maid companion to Annabel – Elizabeth Ross
MRS. EMMELINE BROADWATER, Annabel’s guardian aunt – Sara Dion
MR. MARTIN QUINCY, Mrs. Broadwater’s butler – Jason Tilton
MR. NATHANIEL HAWKING, Justin’s younger brother – Christian Krenek

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PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCEMENT: Mrs. Frost and Fallen Women at the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2020!

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We have a date for our next round of performances of Mrs. Hawking shows!

Our newest shows, Mrs. Frost and Fallen Women, will be going up at the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2020 in Waltham, Massachusetts!

This year’s installments of the Mrs. Hawking series are returning to Waltham’s steampunk festival this spring in two completely free shows!

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MRS. FROST
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

2PM on Saturday, May 9th
At the First Parish Church
50 Church Street, Waltham, MA

London, 1886— The reveal of Mrs. Hawking’s greatest enemy yet has left our hero brooding over past failures, so consumed in destroying the criminal mastermind that even apprentices Mary and Nathaniel feel frozen out of her life. But when Nathaniel is taken captive, and an important figure from her past returns, Mrs. Hawking must work with some remarkable women to defeat her nemesis once and for all. CN: mention of sexual assault, Victorian mental health practices.

Starring

Mrs. Hawking – Cari Keebaugh
Mary Stone – Circe Rowan
Nathaniel Hawking – Christian Krenek
Madam Malaika Shah – Naomi Ibatsitas
Arthur Swann – Matthew Kamm
Clara Hawking – Sara Smith
Mrs. Frost – Arielle Kaplan
Roland Davies – Andrew Prentice
Dr. Enfield – Jason Tilton
Ensemble – Pieter Wallace

 

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FALLEN WOMEN
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

6PM on Saturday, May 9th
At the First Parish Church
50 Church Street, Waltham, MA

London, 1888— Mrs. Hawking’s great rival may have been vanquished, but the struggle has left rifts in the once-close bond between our heroes. They find themselves alienated and in pain even as they must swing into action to take on the infamous murderer Jack the Ripper. Where once they were always there for one another, a new life path opening up for Mary, Nathaniel’s lingering trauma, and Mrs. Hawking’s pulling away from her chosen family threaten to shatter the team forever. CN: gunshots, mention of spousal violence, violence against sex workers.

Starring

Mrs. Hawking – Cari Keebaugh
Mary Stone – Circe Rowan
Nathaniel Hawking – Christian Krenek
Arthur Swann – Matthew Kamm
Clara Hawking – Sara Smith
Mrs. Frost – Arielle Kaplan
Mary Jane Kelly – Sara Dion 
Violet Strallan – Elizabeth Ross
A Distinguished Matron in Widow’s Weeds – Jenn Benfield
Roland Davies – Andrew Prentice
The Ripper – Pieter Wallace
Miss Malaika Shah – Naomi Ibatsitas
Ensemble – Jason Tilton

Our shows run ninety minutes each without intermission, and admission is free. If you missed us at Arisia 2020, be certain to mark your calendars to join us for this open festival performance, produced by Breaking Light Productions and brought to you by the Waltham Watch City Steampunk Festival!

“Mrs. Frost” and “Fallen Women” by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin will be performed on Saturday, May 9th at 2pm and 6pm respectively at the First Parish Church at 50 Church Street, Waltham, MA as part of the Watch City Steampunk Festival.

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Performance times at Arisia 2020!

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At Arisia 2020!, Mrs. Hawking will be finally taking on Jack the Ripper, and other supervillains. And now have our performance times for our shows at the con!

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The MRS. HAWKING series

at Arisia 2020
at the Boston Westin Waterfront Hotel
425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210

presented by Breaking Light Productions

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Mrs. Frost
by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

Friday, January 17th
7:30PM in Grand Ballroom B

“London, 1886— The reveal of Mrs. Hawking’s greatest enemy yet has left our hero brooding over past failures, consumed by her quest to destroy the criminal mastermind. Even her apprentices Mary and Nathaniel feel frozen out of her life. But when Nathaniel is taken captive by her nemesis, and an important figure from her past returns, Mrs. Hawking must learn to work with a team of remarkable women to confront their demons and tear down this criminal empire once and for all. CN: Victorian mental health practices, mention of sexual assault.”

and INTRODUCING

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Fallen Women
by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

Saturday, January 18th
6PM in Grand Ballroom B

“London, 1888— Mrs. Hawking’s great rival may have been vanquished, but the struggle has left rifts in the once-close bond between our heroes. They find themselves alienated and in pain even as they must swing into action to take on the infamous murderer Jack the Ripper. Where once they were always there for one another, a new life path opening up for Mary, Nathaniel’s lingering trauma, and Mrs. Hawking’s pulling away from her chosen family threaten to shatter the team forever. CN: gunshots, mention of spousal violence, violence against sex workers.”

Join us this January for our newest thrilling installment!

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Mrs. Hawking: MRS. FROST and FALLEN WOMEN by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin will be performed as part of Arisia 2020 on Friday, January 17th at 7:30PM and Saturday, January 18th at 6PM respectively in Grand Ballroom B at 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA in the Boston Westin Waterfront. 

Photos by Dan Fox.

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Cast for Part VI: FALLEN WOMEN debut!

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It’s that time again! We have a cast for our next round of Mrs. Hawking shows this winter, including our most recent show Part V: MRS. FROST, and the debut performance of our all new installment, Part VI: FALLEN WOMEN!

I am excited to welcome our actors, both our longtime collaborators and our new members of the team!

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Mrs. Hawking V:
MRS. FROST
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin
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Mrs. Victoria Hawking – Cari Keebaugh
Miss Mary Stone – Circe Rowan
Mr. Nathaniel Hawking – Christian Krenek
Madam Malaika Shah – Naomi Ibatsitas
Mrs. Clara Hawking – Sara Smith
Sergeant Arthur Swann – Matthew Kamm
Mrs. Elizabeth Frost – Arielle Kaplan
Mr. Roland Davies – Andrew Prentice
Dr. Terrence Enfield – Jason Tilton
Ensemble – Pieter Wallace

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And introducing

Mrs. Hawking VI:
FALLEN WOMEN
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

Mrs. Victoria Hawking – Cari Keebaugh
Miss Mary Stone – Circe Rowan
Mr. Nathaniel Hawking – Christian Krenek
Mrs. Clara Hawking – Sara Smith
Sergeant Arthur Swann – Matthew Kamm
Mrs. Elizabeth Frost – Arielle Kaplan
Miss Mary Jane Kelly – Sara Dion
Miss Violet Strallan – Elizabeth Ross
Mr. Roland Davies – Andrew Prentice
A Distinguished Matron in Widow’s Weeds – Jenn Benfield
The Ripper – Pieter Wallace
and Miss Malaika Shah – Naomi Ibatsitas
Ensemble – Jason Tilton, Kate Potter

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We are so excited to get to work with this awesome cast! It’s always both invigorating and challenging to mount a new show. But we have taken it seriously to try and top our production every single year and every single installment, so we can’t wait to show you what happens to our heroes next!

 

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MRS. FROST video available for viewing!

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Mrs. Hawking is accomplished at the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2019!

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Photos by Daniel Fox.

Our productions of Part IV: Gilded Cages and our newest piece, Part V: Mrs. Frost, went up to great response this May in Waltham. We’re so grateful to our audiences, as well as our amazing cast and crew, for making it such a great show!

If you missed catching our newest play, you can check out this video of the Arisia 2019 performance made by the great Syd Weinstein and his technical crew this January.

Mrs. Frost – Part V of Mrs. Hawking at Arisia 2019
from sydweinstein on Vimeo

We’re incredibly proud of how hard we work to top our presentations every year. If you weren’t able to join us live, make sure you take a moment to catch these recordings, so you can share in the most intense chapter of our story yet!

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Gilded Cages and Mrs. Frost scheduled at Arisia 2019!

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Our two newest shows, Gilded Cages and Mrs. Frost, are now scheduled in performance slots at Arisia 2019!

MRS. HAWKING parts 4 and 5

at Arisia 2019 in Boston, MA

presented by Breaking Light Productions

Gilded Cages
by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

“London, 1884— “What if Sherlock Holmes were a lady Batman?” For twenty-five years, our hero Mrs. Hawking has battled injustice as the Lady’s Champion of London. But it has been a difficult path to her life’s work as a superhero, and now the truth behind Mrs. Hawking’s discovery of her calling is finally revealed. As she takes on a case against an enemy beyond any she’s ever faced, she will find the struggles and mistakes of her past have come back to haunt her. Content note: parental abuse, mention of stillbirth.”

Friday, January 18th at 7:30PM
In Grand Ballroom A

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Mrs. Frost
by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

“London, 1886— The reveal of Mrs. Hawking’s greatest enemy yet has left our hero brooding over past failures, and so consumed by her quest to destroy the criminal mastermind that even her apprentices Mary and Nathaniel feel frozen out of her life. But when Nathaniel is taken captive by her nemesis, and an important figure from her past returns, Mrs. Hawking must work with a team of remarkable women to confront their demons and tear down this criminal empire once and for all. CN: mention of sexual assault, Victorian mental health practices.”

Saturday, January 19th at 3:30PM
In Grand Ballroom A

at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel
50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA‎

Come join us at the convention for our most ambitious and intense program yet!

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New show video of Gilded Cages at Arisia 2018!

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We now have this wonderful video of our performance of Mrs. Hawking part IV: Gilded Cages from its debut at Arisia 2018!


Gilded Cages – Part 4 of the Mrs Hawking Serial Play from sydweinstein on Vimeo.

Thanks to Syd Weinstein and his excellent crew, the very first performance of Gilded Cages has been captured for us to view at our leisure. Rewatching the production now, it makes me even prouder of our most ambitious show yet.

So, if you missed us at this past Arisia or the Watch City Steampunk Festival, be sure to check out this fabulous show video.

And if you want to catch up on the entire Mrs. Hawking saga, head over to our Shows page to see all the great episode recordings that the Arisia video crew has made for us.

To donate to the Mrs. Hawking – Proof of Concept film project:




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On to filming after Watch City Fest 2018!

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Mrs. Hawking is accomplished at the 2018 Watch City Steampunk Festival!

Thank you so much to our lovely audiences who came out to see us. It meant so much that you enjoyed our performances, and that we had the chance to share our stories with you. And we are incredibly grateful to those generous folks who donated, which is so helpful to bringing future Hawking stories to life.

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So what’s next for Mrs. Hawking?

​”Mrs. Hawking – the Proof of Concept” – our first cinematic project!

As we mentioned at our shows, we are undertaking our first film project this summer! We are making a short piece called a proof of concept to demonstrate the potential of the storytelling of Mrs. Hawking, in hopes of someday getting picked up for a full-scale television production.

To accomplish this, we are looking for volunteers!

General crew assistance!

First we are looking for general crew assistance! We are filming during the day on the dates of June 7th, 14th, 19th, 26th, and 28th. We could use hands at our filming location in Wrentham, MA. No experience necessary, but we do need the ability to do minor lifting and carrying as well as the willingness to take on odd jobs on set. Lunch and dinner provided, as well as your name in the credits of our film.

Ballroom guest extras!

Secondly, we are looking for ensemble members for a ballroom scene! On the shooting date of June 19th, we would love to have members of the steampunk community come dressed in their finest Victorian eveningwear to mingle in the background of one of our scenes. If you’re interested, please email us at mrshawkingweb@gmail.com for the specific details— and a shot of your intended costume would be great! if you’d like to participate as an extra but don’t have you own costuming, please let us know– we have a limited wardrobe that we may be able to dress you from, and we will arrange time for you to be fitted. Again lunch and dinner will be provided, as well as your name in our credits.

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If either or both of these seem like fun to you, email us at mrshawkingweb@gmail.com for more information, or to formally register your interest! We’ll let you know everything it entails.

Thanks for your support! We can’t tell you how grateful you are for following the Mrs. Hawking story. We’ll be sure to keep you updated here on the website, and if you’re interested in donating, you can find a link to our Paypal below. We can’t wait to bring you more of this exciting new series!

To donate to the Mrs. Hawking – Proof of Concept film project:




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Upcoming Hawking productions – next performances, and a new film project!

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The next slate of Mrs. Hawking performances and projects is now ready to be announced!

We are again having a reprise of our Arisia performances at this year’s Watch City Steampunk Festival in Waltham! If you missed seeing part III: Base Instruments and the debut of this year’s brand new show, part IV: Gilded Cages, you will now have the chance this May in Waltham! And for the Steampunk Festival, attendance is TOTALLY FREE!

MRS. HAWKING parts 3 and 4

at the Watch City Steampunk Festival in Waltham, MA

presented by The Chameleon’s Dish Theatre

Base Instruments
by Phoebe Roberts
Saturday, May 12th at 2PM

and

Gilded Cages
by Phoebe Roberts
Saturday, May 12th at 6PM

At the New England School of Photography
At 274 Moody Street in Waltham, MA

ALSO!!!

We are now beginning a BRAND NEW MRS. HAWKING PROJECT. Team Hawking is delighted to announce that this year we are going to be making our first foray into film!

As we’ve progressed with the Mrs. Hawking series, it’s become clearer and clearer that while we can bring a great deal to performance onstage, this is really a story that belongs on film. I think a lot of people can agree that this narrative would be properly told as a television show.

So, with the help of Boston local artists Sean Sederholm and Francis Charles Sheehan, we are putting together a short piece to demonstrate all the potential for drama, spectacle, and emotional punch the story has to offer. This twelve-to-fifteen-minute piece will take a form somewhere between a trailer and a short film, capturing the essence of the project and suggesting the full breadth of the narrative. Our hope is by filming a sufficiently fascinating tease, it will entice production companies working at a higher level to invest in and support the project. With luck, we could someday get the resources to produce the full Mrs. Hawking series pilot.

We are making plans to begin filming this summer, right after the Watch City Festival production is done, and with our longtime leads of Cari Keebaugh, Circe Rowan, and Jeremiah O’Sullivan. We’ll have more information about the process here on this website soon. But if you’d like to support bringing this project to a reality, we are accepting donations to put towards the costs of productions. Turns out movies take capital, and we’d be incredibly grateful for anything you’d care to give.





For the “Mrs. Hawking – Proof of Concept” film

Thank you, as always, for any help you give, and for your interest in the Mrs. Hawking project. None of this would be coming to life without our wonderful audience members. So, please join us for our FREE performances of Base Instruments and Gilded Cages in Waltham on Saturday, May 12th, and keep an eye out for more updates on Mrs. Hawking – the Proof of Concept film!

Mrs. Hawking part III: Base Instruments and part IV: Gilded Cages by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin will be performed at 2PM and 6PM respectively on Saturday, May 12th at the New England School of Photography at 274 Moody Street in Waltham, MA as part of the Watch City Steampunk Festival ’18.

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