ONSTAGE May 23 - June 1, 2008

A Shadow of Honor

Written by Peter Coy

Directed by Boomie Pedersen

Jonas Collins - William Ruffin
Rebecca Hudnall- Caroline Ruffin
Holly Schumann - Grace Ruffin
Jim Johnston - Aubrey Strode
Richard Averitt - Tyler McNeill
Rose Harper - Kathy McNeill

Tickets $10 at the door or by reservation at 434.361.1999

Performances held:
May 23 - 24, Fri - Sat at 7:30pm
May 25, Sun at 2:00pm
May 28 - 31, Wed - Sat at 7:30pm
June 1, Sun at 2:00pm

A Shadow of Honor in the Press:

Hamner Theater hosting historical play, by Erin McGrath, Nelson County Times, 5/28/08

Brendan Fitzgerald talks to Peter Coy in this week's Cville Weekly, 5/27/08

Nelson County Life talks about A Shadow of Honor Go there to hear an interview with playwright Peter Coy.

A 'Shadow of Honor' traces legacy of war, by Jane Norris, in the Daily Progress, 5/22/08.

Century old murder trial brought back to life by Chris Graham, in The Augusta Free Press, 5/05/08.

A Shadow of Honor, a thought-provoking new play by playwright Peter Coy, is inspired by the true events of the William Loving murder trial. Set in Nelson County, where Loving and his family lived, the play merges the 1907 story of William & Caroline Ruffin with the present-day story of Kathy and Tyler, who have unknowingly moved into the house inhabited by the Ruffin family a century earlier. The result is a play about history and family, love and war, where past and present collide with a new generation and something has to give.

A Shadow of Honor will play Wednesdays - Sundays through June 1. There will be a free Preview Wed, May 21 at 7:30pm. Opening Night performance Friday, May 23 will be followed by a champagne reception with members of the cast and crew. Peter Coy and director Boomie Pedersen will participate in a talk-back session after the May 30 performance. Tickets are $10, at the door or by reservation at 361-1999. Learn more at www.thehamnertheater. com.

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Coming Up at the Hamner

Onstage June 25 - July 12

Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare
A Thieving Magpie Production
Thu. - Fri. at 7:30pm, Sun. at 2pm
Saturday at the Vineyard at 7pm

VPI Readings in June & July

Friday, June 5: Bill Rough will read his play Blackout
Friday, June 12: Actor read of Blackout, by Bill Rough.
Sat., June 20 at 7pm - Staged reading of Nobody's Wife, by Cindy Dlugolecki.
Sun., June 21 at 1pm - Staged reading of The Grove at Illium, by Jane Ann Crum.
Sat., July 25 at 7pm - Staged reading of Slow Instructions, by Roy Robbins.
Sun., July 26 at 1pm - Staged reading of All is Always Now, by Robert Wray.
Unless otherwise noted, we will gather for a snack and a chat at 6:30 and start the reading at 7pm. Please come listen to the play and be part of the coversation afterwards.