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...quiet suburb of Dublin, this psychodrama unfolds over the card table of Billy Beavis (Jonathan Hammel), who has been home for less than a day from a twelve-month stint at an insane asylum. To celebrate his return he has brought together what remains of his family and friends to participate in an old ritual of friendship--"a poker session." Over the course of the play this friendly game gradually reveals itself to be a carefully orchestrated trial of vengeance. Along with his friend Teddy (C. Michael Rodriguez), a fellow outpatient from the asylum, Billy presides over a tense...
...language of this play is comic, precise and lyrical, and every member of the cast delivers the text with perfect sensitivity and meaning. The interaction between the actors on stage is engaging, and the pace of the dialogue, delivered in a rich Irish brogue, is carefully crafted and natural. Hammel excels in his depiction of Billy's solipsism, anger and sense of justice. Hammel portrays Billy's highly complex character with a combination of humor, melancholy, wisdom and power. This is a stunningly well-executed play; it is a shame that The Poker Session runs only one weekend...
...helped start an academy in an unused portion of its downtown store to teach basic courses as well as black history to 100 high school dropouts and potential dropouts. The Dolores Canning Co. in East Los Angeles provides monthly prizes for a good-citizen program at the nearby Hammel Street Elementary School. Says Principal Charles Lavagnino: "The Dolores people help us any way they can, be it with eyeglasses or just treats for the kids...
...Colonial Church, on the outskirts of Minneapolis, was designed by Architect Richard F. Hammel, 58, of Hammel Green Abrahamson, Inc., a Minneapolis-based firm. "Designing religious buildings is arduous," says Hammel. "It took six years of discussions and hard work with the congregation and its pastor, Dr. Arthur Rouner Jr., to achieve a harmonious understanding of the function and meaning of their church. But it is wonderful work, because something other than dollars is valued. You are designing for the celebration of human life...
...Hammel brings his squad--9.13 on the year--into Cambridge for a contest with a red-hot Crimson quintet, winners of six in a row and seven of the last eight...