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George Hartpence

 

Actor/Director/Set Designer

 

 

 

 

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George Hartpence is an actor/director in East Coast regional theater with extensive experience in classical drama & comedy.  He is seen most frequently with The ActorsNET of Bucks County in Morrisville, PA and the Shakespeare`70 Company of Trenton, NJ.   Some of his favorite roles include; the title roles in "Macbeth", "Hamlet", and "Richard III", Prospero in "The Tempest", Cyrano in "Cyrano de Bergerac", Brutus in "Julius Caesar", Junius Brutus Booth in "Booth", Laurence Olivier in "Orson's Shadow", Lord Goring in "An Ideal Husband", Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady", Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music", King Arthur in "Camelot", Antony in "Antony and Cleopatra", Astrov in "Uncle Vanya", Algernon in "The Importance of Being Earnest", John Proctor in "The Crucible", Dick Dudgeon in "The Devil's Disciple", Inspector Goole in “An Inspector Calls”, and Henry II in both "Becket" and "The Lion in Winter".
 

 

 Just Closed:  1776

 reprising the role of:

Edward Rutledge

representative from South Carolina

 

The ActorsNET of Bucks County

revival of the Sherman and Stone musical:

August 20th, 21st & 22nd, 2010

 

 Earlier this season... 
 

 

Much Ado About Nothing
May 21—June 6, 2010: Shakespeare’s timeless comedy. Young lovers Hero and Claudio are to be wed in one week. For a lark, they conspire with Don Pedro to set a "lover's trap" for arrogant confirmed bachelor Benedick and his favorite sparring partner, Beatrice . Meanwhile, the evil Don Jon conspires to break up the wedding by accusing Hero of infidelity, which leads to denunciation, tears, and a faked death. In the end, though, it all turns out to be "much ado about nothing." Amidst the two love stories, the members of the local constabulary provide some hilarious slapstick.

 

Directed by : Janet Quartarone

Assistant Director: Mort Paterson

 

George Hartpence appearing as Benedick

Carol Thompson appearing as Beatrice

 

other casting news:

Mort Paterson as Leonato

Ray Fallon as Claudio

Rupert Hinton as Dogberry

Jamie Bradley as Don Pedro

more to come...

 "Much Ado" Rehearsal Photos by:Rich Kowalski 

 

George Hartpence as Benedick

Carol Thompson as Beatrice 

 

a rare moment of peace between Beatrice and Benedick

 

Mort Paterson (right) as Leonato & Jack Bathke as Friar Francis

 

The Watch takes the examination of vagrom men

 

"...but by this light I take thee for pity."

 

big finale

 

Ray Fallon (left) as Claudio & Jamie Bradley (right) as Don Pedro

 

masque

 

Three little maids...

Susan Fowler (left) as Ursula, Alyssa Marshall (center) as Hero,

and Emily West (right) as Margaret

 

reconciled

 

the challenge

 News

Actor and Playwright Austin Pendleton visits

the ActorsNET of Bucks County

Sunday, June 7th, 2009 performance of Booth

 Recent Voice Over Work:

  • RFBD & American College of Clinical Pharmacy
    • ACCP - PSAP (Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program) VII Cardiology Audio Companion
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 to listen to a sample, follow this link

then select the sample

 



Use the drop down menu on the left to access the following and more:

 Geo's Stage Bio

chronological listing of theatrical productions with links

to more detailed information on many of the shows

 

Headshots

headshot portfolio by Kresimir Juraga

 Show Photos

see a chronological progression of photos

from every production

 Featured

Performances

use this page to link to pages

on this site dedicated to favorite

non-Shakespearean roles

 Shakespearean Roles

navigate to pages created

on this site to document Geo's appearances in the

Shakespearean cannon of plays.

In-depth information on these pages includes

production photos, slide shows,scripts,

commentary, analysis, and reviews. 

 

Set Designs

see photos and other details of sets

designed by Geo

 

COMING ATTRACTIONS!

For upcoming and recent show information

and links, just scroll down this page...

and a specal page dedicated

to Geo's favorite costar:

Carol Thompson

 



  

 

 


Recent Shows:

(follow links for more information)

   

 

 

2009 SEASON: 

 Dangerous Corner 
by J. B. Priestley
August 21-September 12, 2009

 Written in 1932, Dangerous Corner is a fascinating  combination

of mystery and psychological study. It shows how the gradual revelation of the truth about a dead man disrupts his family and friends until every character and relationship is tested and revealed to be other than it appears.  Priestley’s work always keeps his audience on the edge of their seats.  But more importantly, beneath the surface of the whodunit structure there are more probing questions, and we ask ourselves who we are, and why we do the things that we do.

 

 

at Langhorne Players

co-directed by

Rob Norman and

Aaron Wexler

cast includes:

 

Bernard DiCassimirro

as Robert Caplan

 

Carol Thompson

as Freda Caplan

 

George Hartpence

as Charles Stanton

 

Cat Miller

as Olwen Peel

 

Julius Ferraro

as Gordon Whitehouse

 

Jennifer Newby

as Betty Whitehouse

 

Tami Feist

as Miss Mockridge

 

 

 

for more photos of this show, visit my Featured Productions pages

 

as Lord Capulet in

Romeo and Juliet

June 26 - July 5, 2009

Shakespeare`70 @

Kelsey Theater MCCC

(click poster left to link to S`70 site)

 as Junius Brutus Booth in

Booth

by Austin Pendleton

featuring

Carol Thompson as Mary Ann

Tom Smith as Edwin Booth

Susan Fowler as Adelaide

David Swartz as Mr. Page

Theresa Swartz as Mrs. Hill

Jack Bathke as Baxter

and

Ben Weinstein as John Wilkes Booth

Critical praise for the ActorsNET production

from Anthony Stoeckert in the June 9th Princeton Packet

 

"In playing Junius, George Hartpence gives another of his terrific performances.  Junius’ unpredictable behavior transitions abruptly but convincingly from humorous to frightening.  Throughout, Hartpence maintains a sense of humanity. I never doubted that Junius loves his family; he just can’t put them before himself or his craft."

 

George Hartpence as Mel

and Renee Weisband as Edna

also featuring:

Sonja Robson as Jessie,

Celeste Villa as Pauline,

Gere Garrett as Pearl, 

and Arnold Kendall as Harry

 as Laurence Olivier in

Orson's Shadow

by Austin Pendleton

January 23 to February 8, 2009
 with the ActorsNET

 "a battle royal between titans of self regard"

 

Legendary film-maker Orson Welles is convinced by theatre critic Ken Tynan to direct Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1960 production of Ionesco's "Rhinocerous". 

Vivien Leigh and Joan Plowright add spice and just a touch of madness to the proceedings.

 

 preliminary poster design by George Hartpence

follow this poster link to my Orson's Shadow web page

 

 

(Final NET poster design by Cheryl Doyle)

follow this poster link to the ActorsNET Orson's Shadow web page 

 

casting update:

Vicky Czarnik replaces Kristin Bennett

in the role of Joan Plowright

 excerpt from Theater Review by Anthony Stoeckert

in The Princton Packet - published 1/28/09

"George Hartpence (who also designed the simple but moody sets) makes a fine Olivier, behaving so differently than you’d think a legend would. He’s incapable of making a decision without Plowright and is fearful of trying anything new. He’s most afraid of telling Vivien, who is mentally ill, that he wants to end their marriage. A phone call between Olivier and Leigh is one of the play’s most dramatic. Hartpence displays a desperation to get away from Leigh while making it clear that although he may love Plowright, he loves Leigh more, he just can’t handle the illness anymore." 
  2008 SEASON: 

 

Inaugural performance of The ActorsNET of Bucks County

"New Play Reading Series"

 

Constantine

by Mort Paterson

 

staged reading directed by George Hartpence

 

November 14th, 2008

8pm

 

C. Jameson Bradley as Constantine

Carol Thompson as Fausta, his wife

John Helmke as Crispus, his son

Virginia Barrie as Helena, his mother

David Swartz as Ablavius, retired centurion

Dale Simon as Ossius, bishop

Jack Bathke as Fabian, the scribe to Ossius

 

Time: 325 AD

Place: Council of Nicea

 

Murder, intrigue, adultery, incest and heresy

in a grand Byzantine style

 

 

 

as Fergus Crampton in

"You Never Can Tell"

by George Bernard Shaw

September 26 thru October 11, 2008
 at The ActorsNET of Bucks County

 

 

 

 

"You Never Can Tell quite simply is Shaw at his most comforting an elegant evening at its most accessible."

S. Duncan - Princeton Packet

 1776

The ActorsNET of Bucks County

revival of the Sherman and Stone musical:

August 22nd & 23rd, 2008  (rain date August 24th)

Free Admission

Williamson Park

North Delmorr Ave, Morrisville

 reprising the role of:

Edward Rutledge

representative from South Carolina

 

The Constant Wife

by W. Somerset Maugham

February 14 - 24, 2008

with Shakespeare`70 at The College of New Jersey

(click on poster to visit my new web page

for The Constant Wife)

 

Cyrano in

Cyrano de Bergerac

by Edmond Rostand

April 4th - 20th, 2008

at the ActorsNET of Bucks County

For more information visit the ActorsNET web page

by clicking the poster below or visit my

Cyrano page on this web site

 

2007 SEASON:

 

Mikhail Lovovich Astrov in

Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya

with The Villagers Theater

October 5 thru 20, 2007

 

 

(click on the poster to visit my web page for this show)

selected as one of the "Twelve Best Plays of 2007"

by The Packet Publications

Antonio in

The Merchant of Venice

by Wm Shakespeare

June 29 through July 8, 2007

with Shakespeare`70 at the Kelsey Theater

Mercer County Community College 

 

Macbeth by Wm Shakespeare

For more info, click on the poster below

to link to the ActorsNet Macbeth web page

or visit my Macbeth page using the tabs on the left.

 

The curse lives! 

"Angels and Ministers of Grace defend us!"

John Procter in The Crucible

by Arthur Miller 

January 12 thru 28, 2007

 (for more info on this show click on the poster

or visit my The Crucible web page

accessible from the Featured Productions tab

on the left) 

 

 

 

 2006 SEASON:

Inspector Goole in

An Inspector Calls

a haunting thriller by J B Priestley

 

(for more info on this show click

on the poster or visit my

An Inspector Calls web page accessible from the

Featured Productions tab on the left) 

 

Henry Higgins in

My Fair Lady

 

 

The ActorsNet of Bucks County

at the Washington Crossing Open Air Theater 

July 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 2006 @ 8pm

and

at The Heritage Center in Morrisville

March 30 thru April 15, 2006

Antipholus of Syracuse

in A Comedy of Errors

by Wm Shakespeare

with Shakespeare`70

June 30 thru July 9, 2006

at the Kelsey Theater

on the campus of the

Mercer County Community College

 

Sir George Crofts in

Mrs. Warren's Profession

by George Bernard Shaw

with Shakespeare`70

February 16 thru 26, 2006

in the Kendall Hall Theater

on the campus of

The College of New Jersey

 

 

 
Disclaimer: This web site was created by George Hartpence and he is entirely responsible for its content.  It in no way represents an endorsement of design, content, quality, or opinion by the Actors'NET, Shakespeare`70 or The College of New Jersey.  These pages are for entertainment and educational purposes only and not intended for commercial use.  Permission is granted by the author for non-commercial reproduction and use of its contents. 


 

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