Progress Rehearsals

With just 19 days to go before the Festival opens to the public, New Perspective got a look at most of the shows in their pre-tech stages this Saturday at a scheduled Progress Rehearsal at Swedenborg Hall. Some shows are closer to opening than others, but all of them showed the hard work and dedication of the actors and directors who are working to bring the scripts to life.

Shown here are Sean Sedgewick, Anne Law, and Lee Hall as they will be seen in He's Not "Him," a fun short script by Craig Abernethy, directed by Walter Cameron.

There's plenty of good news within this cast in particular.

As well as being an actor, Sean Sedgewick is a screenwriter -- and after four years' work on a screenplay, he's got an exciting opportunity to have his work produced. We don't want to jinx him here by revealing too much, but we certainly wish him well and want to put our hope for his success out to the Universe. We've noticed that it's listening lately.

Lee Hall auditioned for the festival with news that he's expecting a baby daughter during the run. He's exceptionally talented and will be seen in two shows of the festival -- this one as well as Break a Leg, directed by Sally Stockton -- unless his baby makes her debut at the same time. Understudies are at the ready and we congratulate the soon-to-be daddy!

There are many more stories to be told and talent to be seen at the New Perspective Festival this year. Tickets are on sale now at PerspectiveFest.com.


He's Not "Him" is a part of Program Three, shown June 21 and 26.