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...usually say that there are three rules of entertaining children, three things that kids find funny,” says Michael B. Hoagland ’07, one half of the directorship of this year’s Sunken Garden Children’s Theatre (SGCT) production, an adaptation of “Hansel and Gretel.” “Funny voices, falling down and—Oh, God—what’s the third!? I’m sure Mary can tell you.” “Mike said funny voices, falling down...
...that some members of the cast don’t make the rapid-fire, “all jokes are created equal” formula work very well. As Rhett E. Aimfire, a Machiavellain Frenchman with an ego as outrageous as his Napoleonic costume, Michael B. Hoagland ’07 is great. Using his wiry frame to great effect, and always turning with a flourish of his glittering cape, Hoagland’s humor is terrifically focused, less concerned with cueing the audience for laughs than making sure there is something worth laughing...
...reluctant boyfriend in “Bench Seat,” Michael B. Hoagland ’07 brings the same aw-shucks, ingenuous façade to his character that he had in this fall’s Mainstage play, “The Marriage of Bette and Boo.” The HRDC veteran’s somewhat one-dimensional performance, although comical, occasionally falls flat in “Bench Seat”–but Hoagland’s presence becomes exponentially more powerful and direct in his second appearance, in the drama...
Lillian Ritchie ’08 also performs commendably in “Merge” as a businesswoman who attempts to explain a traumatic travel experience to her increasingly upset husband (Hoagland). Ritchie presents a complex character competently in this drama, presenting a believable mix of the rational and irrational in her role...
...impossible ideal of a family life full of children—and in doing so ignores Skippy (Joshua M. Brener ’07), the one son she has. Holland portrays that dual personality with ease, presenting a fascinating ambiguity between childlike innocence and pathetic nagging.Michael B. Hoagland ’07 brings a wealth of experience to the role of Boo; the HRDC Mainstage veteran does an excellent job of portraying Boo as a handsome face and little else. Plagued by his alcoholism and a verbally abusive father (Karl, played Benjamin K. Kawaller...