We’ve already welcomed Ashley Williams for her charming turn as the tough and genius– “it runs in the family”– Ellen Roark. Sebastian Arcelus is commendable and appealing as the young attorney, who is both of his place in time and beyond it.
Also standing out are Patrick Page whose Buckley is opportunistic and slimy. In the large, well-directed (by Ethan McSweeny) cast, John Douglas Thompson’s Carl Lee is stalwartly portrayed. There are some wondrous special effects for which the Technical Supervisor, Peter Fulbright should be applauded. The scenic designs by James Noone make use of a circular backdrop of slats that move us from courtroom to Jake’s office smoothly but dramatically. Buckley (Patrick Page), the district attorney for nearby Polk County, is prosecuting the case with aims for the Governor’s mansion. Buckley, Fred Dalton Thompson as Judge Omar Noose,Īnd John Douglas Thompson as Carl Lee Hailey Tijuana Ricks as court reporter Norma Gallo, Patrick Page asĭistrict Attorney Rufus R.
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Judge Omar Noose (Fred Dalton Thompson) predictably refuses them the change of venue they request, and the trial is on. Jake reluctantly takes on help in the form of an ambitious liberal Boston law student, Ellen Roark (Ashley Williams in an auspicious Broadway debut) as a de facto law clerk. Bass (John Procaccino) brought in by Jake’s old disbarred mentor, the drunken Lucien Wilbanks (Tom Skerritt). His defense centers on the testimony of an unreliable psychiatrist, Dr. Jake Brigance (Sebastian Arcelus) agrees to defend Carl Lee. Carl Lee is black and Billy Ray Cobb (Lee Sellars) and Pete Willard (Dashiell Eaves) are white.Īs adapted by Rupert Holmes for the stage, “A Time To Kill” moves quickly from the men’s admission of the crime to Carl Lee’s dramatic courthouse killing. Set in Ford County, Mississippi in the early 1980’s, “A Time To Kill” revolves around Carl Lee Hailey (John Douglas Thompson), the father of a ten year old rape victim who kills the two men who raped his little girl. The 80 seat theater will fill up fast, so please go to to learn more about “Honky.” “Honky” is an amazingly insightful look at race, marketing, advertising, stereotyping and Dostoyevsky. Luke Harlan’s gentle touch gives tribute to the subtle perspicacity of the script he’s directing. Consumerism is another of his well-chosen targets in “Honky.” The cast, led by Anthony Gaskins’ conflicted hero, Thomas, and Peter Callen’s unapologetic Davis, as well as the superlative Arie Bianca Thompson, is all first rate. Greg Kellares, the ex-ad man who wrote this intelligent and serious comedy, takes aim at some of our society’s most sensitive spots. Driscoll (Scott Barrow) for a cure that will save his job. While Peter goes to Emilia (Arie Bianca Thompson) for therapy to cure his guilt over an ad he created for the shoe, her brother Thomas beds Peter’s girlfriend, Andie (Danielle Faitelson) to cure his own guilt and rage.
Andie (Danielle Faitelson) meets Thomas (Anthony Gaskins) at a SkyMax party in a scene from “Honky” by Greg Kellares at Urban Stages through November 17th.
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