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Show times for Base Instruments and Gilded Cages at Arisia 2018!

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We are now on the schedule for performance times at Arisia 2018!

MRS. HAWKING parts 3 and 4
By Phoebe Roberts

at Arisia 2018 of Boston, MA

presented by The Chameleon’s Dish Theatre

Part III:
Base Instruments
by Phoebe Roberts
Friday, January 12th at 7:30PM

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Part IV:
Gilded Cages
by Phoebe Roberts
Saturday, January 13th at 3:30PM
Sunday, January 14th at 12PM

Shows run 90 minutes without intermission

In Grand Ballroom B
At the Westin Boston Waterfront
425 Summer Street, Boston, MA

Be sure to come see our shows, including the world premiere of part 4: Gilded Cages, at Arisia 2018!

Mrs. Hawking parts III: Base Instruments and IV: Gilded Cages by Phoebe Roberts are to be performed January 12th-14th as part of Arisia 2018 at the Westin Boston Waterfront.

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Cast and crew for Base Instruments and Gilded Cages at Arisia 2018

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I’m pleased to announce we have complete casts and crew for our productions of Mrs. Hawking parts III and IV at Arisia 2018!

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Mrs. Hawking, part III:
Base Instruments
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

Featuring

Mrs. Hawking – Cari Keebaugh
Mary Stone – Circe Rowan
Nathaniel Hawking – Jeremiah O’Sullivan
Clara Hawking – Sara Smith
Arthur Swann – Matthew Kamm
Justin Hawking – Christian Krenek
Elena Zakharova – Jackie Freyman
Lord Seacourse – Andrew Prentice
Kiril Chernovsky – Lucas Commons-Miller
Yulia Sherba – Jennifer Giorno
Ensemble – Sara Dion, Travis Ellis

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Mrs. Hawking, part IV:
Gilded Cages
By Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

1884

Mrs. Hawking – Cari Keebaugh
Mary Stone – Circe Rowan
Nathaniel Hawking – Jeremiah O’Sullivan
Arthur Swann – Matthew Kamm
Mrs. Chaudhary – Naomi Ibatsitas
Lord Brockton – Isaiah Max Plovnick
Mrs. Frost – Arielle Kaplan
Ensemble – Travis Ellis, Andrew Prentice

1859

Victoria Stanton – Cari Keebaugh
Malaika Shah – Naomi Ibatsitas
Elizabeth Danvers – Arielle Kaplan
Reginald Hawking – Jeremiah O’Sullivan
Lt. Governor Stanton – Sam Jones

Crew

Director – Phoebe Roberts
Technical director – Bernie Gabin
Stage manager – Jack Cockerill
Costume designers – Claire Brosius, Jennifer Giorno
Sound designer – Neil Marsh
Violence designer – Arielle Kaplan
Run crew – Michael McAfee

I am delighted that while we have some new talents joining Team Hawking for the first time, we are overwhelmingly rejoined by our wonderful old friends who have been with us for multiple productions. Some have played these characters through the entirety of their journeys, while others have taken on a different role in each show. I’ve been so fortunate to have the chance to grow these stories with such a talented group of people again and again.

Notably, the brand-new part IV: Gilded Cages will be the very first time we experiment with casting actors as multiple characters within the same production. This can be a risky move, as it can possibly cause confusion in the audience to have a familiar face taking on a different part upon a subsequent appearance. But we’re hoping to make points about the comparisons between the characters who are played by the same actor, that there is something meaningfully similar between the two— or, in some cases, meaningfully different, which you notice when you see somebody who appears to be the same think and behave in a fundamentally separate way.

I’m very excited to experiment with this. It will be a fascinating challenge for the actors, to meaningfully create the two contrasting personas. And I can’t wait to see the results of their work. So come see us at the Westin Boston Waterfront on January 12th-14th at Arisia 2018 to see how we do!

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NEXT PERFORMANCES – Base Instruments and Gilded Cages at Arisia 2018!

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Mrs. Hawking is returning to Arisia this January!

I am delighted to announce that Team Hawking is undertaking preparations to begin putting together our next round of production for Arisia 2018! We will be continuing our tradition of performing the two most recent installments, the part we debuted the previous year as a lead-in to a brand-new story, in order to make hook audiences into the flow of the series. So we are proud to present Mrs. Hawking 3: Base Instruments along with Mrs. Hawking 4: Gilded Cages, in its very first public peformance!

Soon we’ll announcing the cast, featuring an array of both familiar faces returning to their roles as well as new stars bringing their talent to the table. And we’ll make sure to keep you up to date on scheduling, development, and process as it unfolds. Until then, I hope to leave you all in anticipation of the next direction the Hawking story is about to explore!

And make sure to join us at Arisia 2018! this January the weekend of the 12th-15th at the Westin Boston Waterfront!

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Watch City Steampunk Festival ’17 performances accomplished!

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This past weekend, we successfully completed our performances of Vivat Regina and Base Instruments at the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2017!

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I am so proud of Team Hawking’s work to bring these shows to life for this event. We played to two full houses that were so packed we were down to standing room only. I can’t tell you how lovely and flattering it was to see people willing to stand in the back for the entirety of the shows just to get the chance to see them. And these were very good performances; the cast knocked both pieces out of the park, with high energy and extreme precision, bringing the excitement and fascination to the onlookers.

And this was a particularly challenging production run. There was a lot of unusual difficulty during the process, from losing cast members to illnesses to random bad luck that nobody could help. We didn’t always have access to the people or materials we needed, so it often meant we had to compensate on the fly, thinking up solutions to unexpected problems. Not only did it challenge my ability as a director to provide leadership through the difficulties, but it showed me what an amazing cast I had, who pressed forward gamely and delivered the best possible performances no matter what.

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We had a great space at 274 Moody Street, thanks to the help and generosity of Mr. Ali Nowrouzi, that we turned into a theater, bringing in lights, sound equipment, and wing curtains in addition to all our elaborate sets, costumes, and props. Even though our rehearsal process wasn’t always ideal, the final results were gorgeous on all fronts. We got so many compliments on the slick, professional appearance of our shows, a combination of good production design, great performances, and a lot of hard work.

I couldn’t be more pleased and proud. It’s a testament to how great a team I had that everything turned out so well. So thank you to everyone, from the members of Team Hawking, to the supportive Festival organizers, to the wonderful audiences who came out to see us. I am delighted to show this work to more people, and it give me energy for diving into part four for this coming year!

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One week until Vivat Regina and Base Instruments at Watch City Steampunk Festival ’17!

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Our tech week begins today, meaning we are in our final days before Vivat Regina and Base Instruments are performed at the Watch City Steampunk Festival!

The MRS. HAWKING series, featuring the continuing adventures of a lady Sherlock Holmes who’s a lot more like Batman.

VIVAT REGINA
By Phoebe Roberts

Saturday, May 13th
2pm at 274 Moody Street in Waltham, MA

London, 1881— The continuing story of the lady’s champion of London! Mrs. Hawking is stern in training her new assistant, housemaid Mary Stone, in the art of society avenging. But when a mysterious lady under a false name brings them an impossible mission, our heroines must join all their varied strengths together to see justice done.

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BASE INSTRUMENTS
By Phoebe Roberts

Saturday, May 13th
6pm at 274 Moody Street in Waltham, MA

London, 1883— Mrs. Hawking returns in a new adventure! When Mrs. Hawking is injured in the line of duty, the press for Mary to master the society avenging becomes all the more urgent as a Mariinsky dancer approaches them to solve the murder of the prima ballerina. Join our team as they seek to reconcile the difficult path of the hero with the unraveling of the mystery and championing for justice.

Admission is FREE

Be sure to come out and join us for our FREE performances in Waltham this Saturday!

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Our performance space for Vivat Regina and Base Instruments at the Watch City Festival 2017

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Going to be in Waltham in the next few weeks, specifically hanging out or driving down Moody Street? If so, you should check out the Mrs. Hawking window display in our performance space!

Our performances of Vivat Regina and Base Instruments at the 2017 Watch City Steampunk Festival will go up at 274 Moody Street in Waltham, thanks to the help of the wonderful organizational committee of the Festival and Mr. Ali Nowrouzi.

It’s a really great space that we’re lucky to be in, but in addition to the area we’re using for our performance, it also has these wonderful bay windows facing out into the street. And we were allowed to put up an installation, alongside one for the Festival as a whole, of our set in those windows to advertise the shows!

It’s a really neat little tableau, teasing one of the things about the shows I’m most proud of– how the production value is carefully assembled, highly detailed, and visually beautiful.

We also got to put our new poster in the window, so any passersby will be able to put it on their calendars.

And of course, special thanks to those on the crew that helped us move in, John Benfield, Melissa Honig, Matthew Kamm, Ryan LeClair, and Michael MacAfee.

So, if you’re strolling by on the street, give us a peek! And make sure you come see our performances is this excellent space at the Festival in May!

Vivat Regina and Base Instruments by Phoebe Roberts will be performed at 2PM and 6PM respectively at 274 Moody Street in Waltham, MA as part of the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2017.

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Time and location for Watch City Steampunk ’17 performances!

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We have our performance times and locations for our productions of Vivat Regina and Base Instruments at the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2017!

We will be performing in downtown Waltham on Moody Street, famed for its restaurants and shopping, at 274 in the space that was formerly occupied by the Center for Digital Arts. We performed there once before and enjoyed it very much, so we’re very happy for the chance to return!

The MRS. HAWKING series
By Phoebe Roberts
At the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2017

Part II: VIVAT REGINA
2PM on Saturday, May 13th

and

Part III: BASE INSTRUMENTS
6PM on Saturday, May 13th

At 274 Moody Street
In Waltham, MA

Admission is FREE
Donations gratefully accepted

We look forward to you joining us on that Saturday in May for the continuing story of the Lady’s Champion of London!

Vivat Regina and Base Instruments by Phoebe Roberts will be performed at 2PM and 6PM respectively at 274 Moody Street in Waltham, MA as part of the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2017.

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Cast lists for Watch City Steampunk Festival ’17 shows!

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We have our current casts for our next round of shows at the Watch City Steampunk Festival 2017, Mrs. Hawking parts 2 and 3, Vivat Regina and Base Instruments!

Vivat Regina by Phoebe Roberts

Mrs. Victoria Hawking: Cari Keebaugh
Miss Mary Stone: Circe Rowan
Mr. Nathaniel Hawking: Christian Krenek
Mrs. Johanna Braun: Remony Perlman
Mrs. Clara Hawking: Morgan Capodilupo
Officer Arthur Swann: Matthew Kamm
Frau Kirsten Gerhard: Sara Dion
Herr Christoph Austerlitz: Andrew Prentice
Ensemble: Travis Ellis, Ryan McClair

Base Instruments by Phoebe Roberts

Mrs. Victoria Hawking: Cari Keebaugh
Miss Mary Stone: Circe Rowan
Mr. Nathaniel Hawking: Christian Krenek
Mrs. Clara Hawking: Morgan Capodilupo
Sergeant Arthur Swann: Matthew Kamm
Mr. Justin Hawking: Eric Cheung
Miss Elena Zakharova: Arielle Kaplan
Henry Cavil, Lord Seacourse: Andrew Prentice
Mr. Kiril Chernovsky: Lucas Commons-Miller
Miss Yulia Sherba: Ava Maag
Ensemble: Sara Dion, Travis Ellis, Ryan McClair

As always, I am so grateful for the cast members who are returning to their roles. Their talent and dedication has done so much to make these productions great. But it’s also an honor to welcome our new cast members, Christian Krenek as Nathaniel, Remony Perlman as Mrs. Braun, Lucas Commons-Miller as Kiril Chernovsky, and Ryan McClair in the ensemble. It’s always fascinating to see how different actors portray the same roles, and a show needs to be able to stand up to multiple interpretations to prove the strength of the script. And new perspectives will always bring freshness and originality to any endeavor. So I can’t wait to see what our new castmembers bring to our process– wish us all luck!

Vivat Regina and Base Instruments by Phoebe Roberts will be performed by the Chameleon’s Dish Theater at 2pm and 6pm respectively as part of the in Waltham, MA.

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Want to be in the spring ’17 round of Mrs. Hawking shows?

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We will be holding auditions for the next round of Mrs. Hawking performances this spring!

We are looking to cast:

  • Nathaniel Hawking, male, ages 20-35, English accent, major lead role in both shows
  • Johanna Braun, female, ages 20-45, German accent, supporting role in Vivat Regina
  • Kiril Chernovsky, male or female, ages 20-50, Russian accent, minor role in Base Instruments

There will also a small monetary honorarium paid to the selected actor upon completion of the show’s run.

Vivat Regina and Base Instruments by Phoebe Roberts are the second and third in a series of steampunk-themed stage shows that have been performed in repertory over the course of 2015 into this year.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Weekend of May 13th
As part of the Watch City Steampunk Festival in Waltham, MA

REHEARSAL INFORMATION
Rehearsals begin in mid March leading up to the performance dates in May. Rehearsals will happen mostly in the Porter Square area of Cambridge, with tech week leading up to the performance in downtown Waltham area.

AUDITION INFORMATION
Auditions will be held on two dates:

Sunday, February 26th from 7-9PM
Lesley University, Doble Campus
33 Mellen Street, Cambridge, MA
Doble Building, Room 209

Monday, February 27th from 7-9PM
Lesley University, Doble Campus
33 Mellen Street, Cambridge, MA
Doble Building, Room 209

Auditions will consist of reading from sides from the script. Accents required.

Please make an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome, but to guarantee your slot please send an email to mrshawkingweb@gmail.com with your headshot and resume to reserve a time.

If you would like to audition but are unable to make these appointed times, please e-mail anyway and arrange alternate accommodations.

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Video recording of Base Instruments at Arisia 2017!

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We are proud to announce the video recording is now available for our performance of Base Instruments at Arisia 2017!

Base Instruments by Phoebe Roberts

Base Instruments from sydweinstein on Vimeo.

We are so happy to be able to present part 3 of the Mrs. Hawking series recorded for you to enjoy whenever you like. Thanks so much to Syd Weinstein and crew, who filmed this at Arisia 2017 and edited it together for us.

Please be sure to visit our Shows page for the video recordings of all three of the Mrs. Hawking so far, and see how all the hard work of all the great artists in our cast and crew come together to tell these amazing stories.

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