"Bearclaw is a one act drama that centers on Peter a retired history teacher with memory problems and little time left to make some difficult decisions tto help make amends for past events. The central character, Peter Senior is realistically played by Gerry Dowden whose voice you may have become familiar with on his morning radio gig, The Breakfast Show. (89.3 FM) So here’s a chance to see the face behind the voice.
Andres Clemente plays his role as the underachieving orderly to a tee, and HB Twohy is the perfect frustrated son of the cantankerous old guy.Luv Jhangimal, as the nurse, completes the quartet that provides a well acted peep into the lives of those in a world that as the central character says “you get used to.” The play is superbly directed by Hilary Hughes, with Amit Nathani as assistant director. The producers are Giancarlo Benedetti and Amit Nathani. And I have to restrain my fingers from typing "It can't get any better."
Last night really showed me what this production is about: passion and dedication. I'm not the only one who has put forth a lot of love for this. Everyone has. When we arrived at The Guild last night for the press junket, a power outage had robbed us of juice, so we naturally did what everyone else would in that situation: we bought 24 votive candles and lit up the porch for a very intimate showing of Keep Me and a preview of Bearclaw. The backstage and tech crew served as the audience, shining flashlights on the actors faces to give them a spotlight among the shadows. It was a thing of beauty and undoubtedly an unusual night at The Guild!
