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Title: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 28, 2005, 04:24:38 AM
I just received an e-mail notice about this:

March 27, 2005

 Music and stage and screen

 ...

   Plays & musicals

   ...

   "War Games" spotlights a group of soldiers stationed outside Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge. A world premiere by Sam Hall, writer for the cult TV series "Dark Shadows." Center for Performing Arts, Route 308, Rhinebeck. Performances 8 p.m. April 1-3, 8-10. Tickets $20, $17 senior citizens and children. Call 876-3080.


How wild is that?
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: dom on March 28, 2005, 04:30:05 AM
Where's Rhinebeck?
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 28, 2005, 04:38:53 AM
Where's Rhinebeck?

Oops - sorry about that. It's in New York.  :)
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: victoriawinters on March 28, 2005, 06:55:28 AM
The play house it's in looks like a barn.  Reminds me of one of those Judy and Mickey movies.  Oh Aunt Such and So... let's have a play.... Center for the Performing Arts (http://www.centerforperformingarts.org/) website.

victoriawinters


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Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: MsCriseyde on March 28, 2005, 03:22:27 PM
Apparently, there were preview performances on March 25 and 26 at the Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook. (http://www.merrittbooks.com/) Hall was scheduled to give a talk and participate in a Q&A session following both performances.
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Gothick on March 28, 2005, 03:43:59 PM
Wow.  I'd love to hear more about this.  Many thanks, MB, for the post.

G.
Title: OT - hypertext links / was: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Midnite on March 28, 2005, 04:23:13 PM
OT -

I'm going to take this opportunity to also suggest  :P that posters who wish to advertise their own sites in their posts are welcome to do so, but tacking it onto a message that doesn't discuss the site takes up server space, yet this can be avoided if they'd put the invitation/advertisement in their signature instead.
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Julia99 on March 28, 2005, 05:58:47 PM
For More Info about the Center sponsoring the play:

http://www.centerforperformingarts.org/events.htm
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: MsCriseyde on March 30, 2005, 07:09:48 AM
The Center's web site organization leaves something to be desired. If you visit the home page (http://www.centerforperformingarts.org) and scroll down the page and click on the News link (http://www.centerforperformingarts.org/news2.htm) (I'll include a direct link here, but this page will leave you stranded if you enter the site through it), you can read the media release for War Games, in which Sam Hall is credited with "creating Dark Shadows."

Don't tell Dan.  :-X
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Julia99 on March 30, 2005, 02:26:03 PM
Good god does that writeup have some serious factual errors. . . moving to LA after DS where Grayson got her Oscar nom. . uh hey that was about 3 years **before** DS???
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 30, 2005, 06:26:26 PM
Good god does that writeup have some serious factual errors. . . moving to LA after DS where Grayson got her Oscar nom. . uh hey that was about 3 years **before** DS???

Well, perhaps DC wrote Sam's bio.  [b003]
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: victoriawinters on April 01, 2005, 07:47:47 AM
Friends, this  news story (http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/lifeentertainment/stories/li040105s12.shtml)  gets even better...  DS on CBS???  Julia, Barnabas' lover??  I know you Graysonphiles are in heaven now...   [laughing6] [lol2]
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Countess on April 01, 2005, 08:57:45 AM
Julia, Barnabas' lover??  I know you Graysonphiles are in heaven now...

Damn right!!! ;D

Countess
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Julia99 on April 01, 2005, 03:13:10 PM
My faith in the discipline of reporting plumets even further . . .a few minutes online would've verified a few facts. . .
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: FireRose on April 02, 2005, 11:09:50 AM
Julia, Barnabas' lover??  I know you Graysonphiles are in heaven now...
Damn right!!! ;D

Damn right!!! I second that 100%!!!

That must have been going on all the times Barnabas and Julia were left at the old house and we were taken to another scene somewhere else and missed out on all that action at the old house.  >:D

FireRose
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Julia99 on April 02, 2005, 03:43:37 PM
Well, really is this how Sam remembers it (he is 80-something?) Julia & Barnabas being lovers (cuz he never wrote a damn word about his wife's characters gettin some)  [scratch] [scratch] or did the reporter misunderstand and not fact check---maybe a combination of both?
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Countess on April 05, 2005, 07:05:14 AM
Here's a link with some info about SH's play.
http://ulsterpublishing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=342159

Has anyone been able to find any reviews for "War Games"?  I've searched with no luck.

Countess

Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: MsCriseyde on April 05, 2005, 07:20:23 AM
Has anyone been able to find any reviews for "War Games"?  I've searched with no luck.

Just guessing here, but this is also based on tracking down reviews of recent plays featuring a certain actor.  ;D

Since this is a weekend production, and this past weekend marked the first performances, any reviews are likely to hit local papers around Thurs/Fri when they typically post sections and features about weekend entertainment options.
Title: Re: New Sam Hall Play
Post by: Julia99 on April 05, 2005, 08:20:46 PM
Well I'll post my own review next week.  ..I plan on attending this weekend. :o
Title: Review of Sam Hall's War Games
Post by: Julia99 on April 11, 2005, 09:22:39 PM
Here is a review of Sam's play, War Games from the New Paltz Times:

http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=342159

 I saw the play yesterday--very good.  And met Mr. Hall. . contrary to his photos he was tall, slender. . very nice.

Julia99