"HAMLET"
for all ages
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ricky Selterman
RUN: MARCH 11 - 25, 2006
SYNOPSIS: Hamlet is without question the most famous play in the English language. Probably written in 1601 or 1602, the tragedy is a milestone in Shakespeare's dramatic development; the playwright achieved artistic maturity in this work through his brilliant depiction of the hero's struggle with two opposing forces: moral integrity and the need to avenge his father's murder. Our ADAPTATION of Hamlet will be performed by a talented group of young adults.
MEET THE CAST
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Angelo Palma (Hamlet): A senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School, Angelo is thrilled to be playing the lead role of Hamlet once again, as he did so for his school’s fall drama in November. Past roles on the S.W.M.H.S. stage also include Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Stewpot in South Pacific, Marshal Herrick in The Crucible, and a gambler in Guys and Dolls. He recently completed Once on this Island for which he played Papa Ge and student directed. Angelo has also been seen in Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company’s Fame (Schlomo), The Wizard of Oz (Nikko), Les Miserables, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Carousel, and A Christmas Carol, and GB Production’s Joseph……. Angelo enjoys being a member of the Sayreville Singers and Peer Leadership, and president of the Improv Troupe. He hopes to attend Montclair State University for musical theatre this fall.
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Tara DeCaro (Queen Gertrude): Tara is a senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School. This is her first performance with the Center Players, but she has been on stage for a long time. With high school plays, community theatre, and theatre courses behind her, she is happy to be where she is. Tara plans on pursuing a career in dramatic arts and sign language. She would like to thank her closest friends, family, and of course, the Center Players for their support.
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Idette Winecoor (Ophelia): Idette is a senior at S.W.M.H.S. and couldn’t be happier being a part of Center Players. Her previous roles included understudy for Ophelia at S.W.M.H.S., Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella for Triple H Productions, and Penelope Ann in Bye Bye Birdie. She thanks her family and friends for being more supporting than they should be. Loff you all! Thanks for life!! |
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Matt Dubrow (King): Matt Dubrow an 8th grader at Maple Place Middle School in Oceanport. Will be celebrating his 15th birthday on opening night of Hamlet so make sure you wish him the best. He is beyond excited to be acting in his second play. His first was his school play they did Cinderella and surprise he played the king in that one too. He, like his little brother, started acting about 2 years ago and played Elwood in a Blues Brothers tribute band. He is an avid fan of the Blues and is apart of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation. He also plays the harmonica with a passion and if you’re lucky, you can catch him playing with a local band at the Cornerstone Caffe down the street. He also is an active volunteer, and received the 2005 Volunteer of the Year Award for Monmouth County and is a volunteer for the Monmouth County Parks Department special needs recreation program. Matt is the Co-founder of the 4-H volunteer performing arts group 3rd City Road Crew. Matt is currently training at Actors Training Institute in Eatontown.
“Some people look at the glass half empty,
Some people look at the glass half full,
I Look at that glass get up and get more water.”
Matt would like to thank, his mother (the Driver) His Dad, Brothers Chris, & Dan, The entire cast and crew for making his first serious theater experience the best ever, especially Ricky for being an everlasting source of energy and charisma. He would also like to thank his bests friends Mike Tripp, and Carly Price for being constant supporters of him, Sharon Black for just being so coo and supportive. And finally Mr. Dan Aykroyd for if not for him Matt would not be singing, playing the harmonica or acting or performing.
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Chris Dubrow (Polonius): Chris Dubrow(Polonius) age 12, attends 6th grade at Maple Place Middle School in Oceanport. He is extremely excited to be acting in his first play, and it’s only a bonus that it’s a work of Shakespeare. Chris is a movie & TV expert and is always willing to challenge anyone with trivia. He is also an active volunteer for many organizations such as the Monmouth County Parks System where he is being recognized for his volunteer work with many autistic and Downs Syndrome children. He is also a member of the 4-H volunteer performing arts group called 3rd City Road Crew. He started performing a little over 2 years ago with a Blues Brothers Resurrection act with his older brother Matt (King). They have played all over the state and even in Buffalo, NY. He is no rookie to the stage, I can tell you that. He would like to dedicate his performance to his family and to Gene Wilder, for if not for him he would not know the art of neurotic comedy. Chris is currently training at Actors Training Institute in Eatontown. |
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Matthew Lebron (Laertes) He is currently fourteen years old and is in eighth-grade in the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School. Matt has always had a love for the arts, drawing, and especially movies. Aside from that, he also enjoys playing and watching basketball and football, as well as playing his video games and fencing. Matt is applying to Howell High School for Entertainment Technology and MAST, for Marine and Ocean Sciences. If however, he is not accepted, he will be attending Freehold Township High School. Matt has performed in many shows with La Petite Musique such as, Little Secrets and Greasy Kids Stuff in which he played Danny Zuko. Matt was the Italian Macaroni in Feeling Your Oats and a raven in The Rainbow Raven at Milford Brook School. He has appeared as a gloombah in The Knight and the Dragon, and was the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, with the Matawan Enrichment program. Matt’s last acting experience was with the Marlboro Players. He was a member of the kids chorus in the show Bye Bye Birdie. He did however sing and dance in various shows with Donna Ogle’s Stars on Stage. Matt hopes everyone enjoys the show and that the audience has as much fun watching it as he does performing it. |
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Jesse Selterman (Horatio): Jesse is an Honor Roll student who attends Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School. He has acted in Into the Woods, The King and I, and a summer Kruise Night here at Center Playhouse playing Arty in Lost in Yonkers. He has done community service, acting and singing in nursing homes across the county. |
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Harry Block (The player King / 1st Player / Rosencreantz): Harry is very excited to be in Center Players Hamlet. This is only his second community theatre production. Other roles that Harry has been in include Lewis Caroll in Alice in Wonderland, a townsperson/salesman/boys band in The Music Man, a soldier in The Fiddler on the Roof, and most recently, a town kid in Oklahoma. Harry also goes to school at Howell High School for FPAC (Fine and Performing Arts Center) for acting. His is having a fabulous time there. |
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Cory Bolotsky (The Gravedigger / Bernardo / Marcellius / Rosencreantz): Cory Bolotsky is excited to join the Center Players family. He had a wonderful time throughout the entire process of making this show so great. Other shows that Cory has enjoyed being a part of include Oliver, Cinderella, Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Wildcat, Best FootForward, State Fair, and more. Cory is fourteen years old, and a student at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School where he is currently staring in the production of Seussical the Musical as Horton the Elephant. Cory would like to thank the cast and crew for their help to make this show amazing, and his great family for their help to put this show together. He would also like to specially thank Ricky Selterman for his outstanding help in direction for this show. |
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Nicole Selterman (Student Director/Player Queen): I am an experienced actress who’s been in many shows. I have been in Into the Woods, Jr., The King and I, Music Man, Jr. Bye Bye Birdie, Greasy Kids Stuff, Rock, and more. I enjoy singing and I have done a benefit for Alzheimer’s. I have also been in chorus at my school. Two other shows I have done are Give My Regards to Broadway, and Only in America. I have performed these shows at hospitals and nursing homes. I love performing and I am meant to be on stage. I would like to thank Center Players for giving me this opportunity. But most of all, I would like to thank my friends and family. |
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Peter A. Stark (Ghost): has made Center Players his recent haunt. Peter was Patrick Flannagan in last season's JITTERS and the Telephone Man in our 2004 BAREFOOT IN THE PARK. Other area roles include Sir Toby Belch in NENAproductions TWELFTH NIGHT and Mr. Fogg in SWEENEY TODD. Peter recently returned to his home town of Freehold after many years in the Boston area, where acting credits include TOMFOOLERY (Mel), ARCADIA (Jellaby), THE BOYS NEXT DOOR (Arnold), MACBETH (Ross, Hecate, Caithness), YEOMEN OF THE GUARD (Jack Point), TRIAL BY JURY (Learned Judge), THE NEW MOON (Ribaud), THE MIKADO (Ko ko), and THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (Convict, Radio Tech, Expressman, Delivery Man, and Deputy). Off-stage roles include teacher; principal; project manager for a technical search engine; and for 8 years, director of an educational outreach program for Jewish children all over the USSR and its successor states. He has also translated/subtitled a number of full-length Yiddish feature films, including the forthcoming restorations of THE LIVING ORPHAN and DER PURIM-SPIELER. Peter, who designed the incidental music and sound for this production of HAMLET, is a member of Vokes Players in Wayland, MA and studies acting with John Eyd at The Actors Training Institute in Eatontown. |
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Ricky Selterman (Director/Narrator): Rick just came off a run (2 to 4 year sentence) playing Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman at the Rahway Correctional Facility. Always a love of theatre, Rick has done Moliere, Shakespeare, and was Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. All this in a past life. More recently, Rick has been Captain Hook in Peter Pan, and played roles in Bye Bye Birdie and The Music Man. Rick has performed a number of tasks here at Center Playhouse. Frankly, he’s amazed that the Board of Directors let him in the building. Having so many people to thank, Rick sends his love to Nancy, Nicole, Jesse, Bob, Bernice and Roz. To my producer, assistant director and all the cast and crew of Hamlet: A director could not have a classier bunch to work with. Love to all of you. |
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Joyce Boffa Fernandez (Assistant Director): Joyce has been active in community theater for over six years. Although she enjoys being a cast member and has been in numerous productions, she also is enjoying her contribution in helping to organize all the aspects of a show which are all essential for a successful theater production. He work experience and knowledge of theater is now allowing her to contribute in the broad area of theater production. Assisting in the direction of Hamlet and working with the staff of Center Players has been a fulfilling experience.
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Funding has been made possible, in part, by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, through the county Historical Commission and the NJ State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
