Fickle Love and Forbidden Fruit

Fickle Love and Forbidden Fruit

This summer come see Barefoot Productions take on the humorous side romance as we present Fickle Love and Forbidden Fruit, a collection of four funny one act plays poking fun at the trials and tribulations of love..

Friday, Saturday at 8pm on July 14,15,21.22 and Sunday July 16 and 23 at 2pm. Tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.

Fickle Love and Forbidden Fruit

The Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov and adopted by Barefoot Productions' own Kirk Haas
The play revolves around a young man who arrives to ask for the hand of his neighbor's daughter only to get in an argument with her over a long time family land dispute and who's dog is a better hunting companion.

The Boor by Anton Chekhov adaption by Kirk Haas
A creditor comes to collect on a debt from the feisty widow of a former client only to discover love when she refuses to pay.

Red Carnations by Glenn Hughes
In this delightful story, a young man arrives at a romantic rendezvous only to find another man there who has been asked to the same rendezvous by the same woman.

Forbidden Fruit by Jules Tasca
Rounding out our evening of theatre is a young wife who asks her husband to take her to the restaurant where men take their mistresses in order to spice up the lull In there marriage but instead proceed to flirt with a business associate of her husband.

Butch Plague as Sminov in the Boor
Although Butch prefers roles in which he gets to sing, he is always thrilled to be performing any role at Barefoot's "in-your-face" venue. Butch has been on the Barefoot stage three times: Roles I'll Never Play Cabaret, Miscast and Man of LaMancha as Don Quixote. In May of 2017, Butch was in Players Guild of Dearborn's production of Sugar as Sir Osgood. And now, after 19 years of silence, Smirnov, once again, gets to speak his mind, as Butch reprises this role, with great respect for those around him, of course!!! #safetypin

Samantha Mumaw as Natalia in the Proposal.
Sam has been fascinated by the stage since a young age. Starting with puppetry at the age of 10, I drifted to musical theater in high school and eventually ended up here at Barefoot. This is the fourth show I have worked on with Barefoot and it is such a humbling experience to work with these amazingly talented people. I want to thank my family for letting me join these types of organizations. They have always been so supportive of me.

Paul Vandevert in The Proposal and Man in Red Carnations
Paul is excited to make his second appearance this season on the Barefoot stage, after appearing as Oronte in The Misanthrope. Paul is no stranger to the area stages, playing Doctor Wally in Marvin’s Room and Welch in Damn Yankees with directing credits including Lion in Winter, Beau Jeste, and Barefoot in the Park. Paul is particularly proud to have been part of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest right here at Barefoot. Thanks and love to Carrie and John for letting me do what I love to do.

Jessica Carlin as Mrs. Popov in the Boor
Jessica is proud to be performing here at Barefoot. She has had the pleasure to perform in Roles I'll Never Play Cabaret, The 39 Steps, Motherhood Outloud, and Miscast Cabaret. She choreographed and assistant directed Spelling Bee and ran the lights for The Misanthrope. On stage or off, Jessica enjoys everything about this theatre. She would like to thank her loving and supportive husband for dealing with all her crazy and all of the people at Barefoot for giving her the opportunity to be in the theatre once more. It's a nice escape from her day job: teaching.

Alan Kirk as Luka in the Boor
Kirk has been doing theatre since college (a long time ago.) His favorite roles are Polonius in Hamlet, King Alonso in The Tempest, Prologue in Of Juliet and Her Romeo (Barefoot Productions, 2015), and Dr. Treves in The Elephant Man (Barefoot Productions). Kirk has been designing sets and directing in area theaters since 1992. Kirk lives in Inkster, MI, with his beautiful wife Valerie and their two sons, Ian and Cole.

Joshua Lisiecki as Ivan in the Proposal and Waiter in Forbidden Fruit
Joshua is making his Barefoot debut. He is a Chemical Engineer for Ford and has been acting for one year. He recently appeared in The Some Like it Hot Musical at Players Guild of Dearborn as Joe/Josephine/Jr. and in Leader of the Pack at DAG as Joe Barry. He also assistant directed Beauty and the Beast at Dexter High School. He would like to thank everyone for coming to support this fun new project.

Ian Haas as Boy in Red in Red Carnations
Ian has been on stage since 2006 with his performance in Damn Yankees for the city of Wayne/ACT theater. Ian has appeared many times at the Player’s Guild of Dearborn with performances in youth productions, including as Mike Teavee in Willy Wonka (PAGE Youth in Theatre Award), Cinderella’s Father in Into the Woods, the Principal in Footloose, as well as playing roles in Arsenic and Old Lace, Taming of the Shrew, The Music Man, and Up the Down Staircase at Lutheran High School in Westland. He lives with parents Valerie and Kirk Haas and brother Cole, in Inkster, MI.

Brittany Hottmann as Girl in Red Carnations
Brittany is an actress, writer, animal lover, and human rights activist from Metro Detroit. From making quirky short films with friends at the age of seven to being cast in the upcoming web series (and Sherlock spinoff), A Finger Slip, she loves the art of acting in many sorts. She is an alumnus of The International Thespian Society, has been in multiple plays and showcases, and spends most of her time analyzing and excessively quoting movies, TV shows, as well as video games. She has recently graduated the certificate program at Michigan Actors Studio — a school located in Ferndale, MI that has helped her enhance her acting skill set in film, theater, improvisation and voiceover, but she is also a private acting and screenwriting student of Michal Sinnott, best known for her starring role in Grand Theft Auto V. She is currently on the team as a Marketing Coordinator of a Sundance finalist script and soon-to-be feature film titled Born That Way (2018), which is heavily focused on supporting the LGBTQ+ community and people of color. As far as writing goes, she is super stoked to be co-writing the pilot of her first TV show, The Family Man with a Plan. Brittany is happy to announce that she'll be New York bound this autumn to pursue acting in both film and theatre.

Lauren Berryman as Celeste in Forbidden Fruit
Lauren is An EMU graduate and Livonia resident, She has worked in several Barefoot productions over the last five years. Her favorite roles include Meredith in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress and Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells. Lauren thanks her mother for inspiring her to join theater and supporting her, and thanks her boyfriend Timothy Majzlik for running lines with her, and: "Toy Story 2 was just alright."

Joe Gaskill as Paul in Forbidden Fruit
Joe is excited to perform with Barefoot Productions for the first time in Fickle Love and Forbidden Fruit, and has had a great experience working on the show! He currently is studying theatre performance at Wayne State University, and hopes to pursue a full-time career in acting. Previously, Joe has performed such roles as Pinocchio in Shrek: The Musical, The Apartment in Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake), CB in Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, and Peter Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Joe would like to thank everyone who has supported him in his life and all of his endeavors, and hopes you all enjoy the show!