OVERDUE (2024)

A new play by Lindsay Thompson
Directed by Rachael Murphy

A WORLD PREMIERE

Emmaline Vance is perfectly fine living her life as a single librarian, following her own rules and staying in her own lane. So why do the story time puppets keep talking to her?

When fifteen-year-old Addison Woods bursts into the library looking for someplace to hide, Em decides to break the rules and get involved. But does trying to help only make things worse? And who is she really helping anyway? Tie in a hidden wedding dress, an ugly cactus, a handsome exterminator and an anonymous mouse? Suddenly Em and Addy start to find something that is long overdue. A comedy about love, lonely people and our doomed best intentions.

From the writer of "Herstory", "See Jane Run", & "Sweet Enough" and the HAT Mainstage debut from the director of "Mary Poppins JR", "Shrek the Musical JR", and "Alice in Wonderland".

HERE’S WHAT PATRONS ARE SAYING:

“The show was amazing! I laughed til it hurt, and at times felt tears well up. We truly have a gem in local playwright Lindsay Thompson, and the incredible cast had me captivated. “ -AM

“The two female leads were amazing. I look forward
to seeing the young actor in more pieces.
Thanks for a spectacular show.” -NC

"So funny and definitely worth seeing.” - JK

TRAILERs

CAST & CREW

Robyn Lee Seale (she/her) - Emmaline

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Jack & the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Goodfrindle the Good Fairy), The Penelopiad (Penelope), Disco Nights (Maria), Comedy of Errors (Adriana), The Proleteriat (Preacher), Bunny (Maggie)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Grease (Savoy Theatre), Animal Farm: The Musical (Neptune Theatre), The Melville Boys (Chester Playhouse)
Veglia Hogan (she/her) - ADDISON

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Wizard of Oz JR (The Scarecrow/Hunk), Jack & the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Jill), Confidential Musical Theatre Project #16 (Concorde/Ensemble in Spamalot), Mary Poppins JR (John Northbrook)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Controlled Damage (Boardmore Theatre), Camp of Rock (Kostume Kapers)
Training:
HAT Academy
Darius Fell (he/him) - JORDAN

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Tribute to the Rotary Show (Pirate King), Frozen Jr. (Olaf), Shrek Jr. (Lord Farquaad), Mary Poppins Jr. (Mr. Banks) Cheers to Ten Years (Ensemble)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
HMS Pinafore, The Sorcerer, Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe (International Gilbert and Sulivan Festival Youth Production)
Training:
5+ Years at the HAT academy
Other:
I love the HAT!!
Alex Poirier (he/him) – GREG

Favourite HAT Credits:
Cabaret (Ernst), The Best Brothers (Hamilton Best), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey Two), The Drowsy Chaperone (Feldzieg), West Moon (Bill Sullivan)
Previous Credits Elsewhere:
Tough Call (Viewer Discretion Productions), On Golden Pond (Soul Gifting Productions)
Training:
Humber School of Creative and Performing Arts
Maverick McDougall (he/him) – PUPPETEER, PUPPET MAKER, & PROP DESIGNER

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Frozen Jr. (Kristoff), Seussical the Musical (Wickersham Brother), Into the Woods (Jack), A Christmas Carol (Fred), The Sea Shanty Show (Cabin Boy)
Previous Credits Elsewhere:
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Riverview Highschool), The Outsiders (The Boardmore Playhouse)
Other:
After spending the past few years performing in a variety of shows around Cape Breton, I’m very happy to come back to the theatre where my love for the stage was born!
Raye Brianne Doué (she/they) - PUPPETEER

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Ghost Ballet), Pride and Prejudice (Lydia Bennet), Confidential Musical Project - Funny Girl (Polly/Mrs.Winston), The Best of Broadway (Ensemble)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Hamlet (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Shakespeare Dog (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), The Laramie Project (Grenfell Theatre), The Wolves (Grenfell Theatre), Marie Antoinette (Grenfell Theatre), The Cherry Orchard (Grenfell Theatre), The Tempest (Grenfell Theatre), The Space Man (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Elf the musical (The Savoy Theatre)
Training:
Bachelor of Fine arts in Theatre from Grenfell Memorial University, over 10 years of Dance training, and the 2019 recipient of The Tommy Sexton triple threat award!
Rachael Murphy (she/her) – DIRECTOR

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Alice in Wonderland (Alice), See Jane Run (Olive), A Christmas Carol (Past), 15, Alice in Wonderland, Shrek JR (Director), She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone, ‘Swonderful (Stage Manager)
Previous Credits Elsewhere:
As You Like It (Celia, my high school)
Training:
BA with Theatre Arts Certificate (Cape Breton University)
Other:
Rachael is also the Education Director of the HAT Academy
Lindsay Thompson (she/her) – PLAYWRIGHT & PUPPET MAKER

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Playwright/Director: Herstory, Pride & Prejudice; Playwright: See Jane Run, Sweet Enough
Previous Credits Elsewhere:
PARC board member and a founding member of Her Voice Theatre co.
Other:
25 years of experience in multiple aspects of theatre.
Kate Munro-Bergfeldt (she/they) – STAGE MANAGER & TECH OP

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Cabaret (Rosie), Tribute to the Rotary Show (Ensemble), Herstory (Chorus Girl)
Training:
16 years of dance training from Cape Breton School of the Arts
Kayla Cormier (she/her) –SET, PROP, & COSTUME DESIGN

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Cabaret (Costume), She Loves Me (Set), Little Shop of Horrors (Set), West Moon (Set), See Jane Run (Costume)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda The Musical (Costume Designer, Savoy Theatre); Pillowman (Set Designer, Boardmore Theatre); Hamlet (Scenic Painter, Boardmore Theatre)
Training:
Production Management (CBU)
Ken Heaton (he/him) – LIGHTING DESIGNER

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
My recent lighting designs include almost everything produced at the HAT since 2014.
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Both Grease and Matilda (Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay)
Other:
It is great to be back at the HAT!
Laura Stinson (she/they) – PUPPET MAKER

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Jack & the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
A Gorgon's Tale (North Barn Theatre), The Hobbit (Festival Antigonish), Hänsel und Gretel in: der Garten von Edible Horrors (Villains Theatre), A Monster's Journey (It's Gonna be Great Theatre), Windfall in the Hollow (River Clyde Pageant)
Training:
Bread and Puppet Theatre (Glover, US), Compagnie Coatimundi (Chateaurenard, France), Compagnie Arketal (Cannes, France)
Jonathan Kanary (he/him) - SOUND

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Cheers to 10 Years, Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime, The Sea Shanty Show, and many more..
Wesley J. Colford (they/them) - PRODUCER

Favourite HAT Credits:
The Wakowski Brothers, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Steel, Dream, Disco Nights, She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone, Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Director)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Anie, Matilda the Musical (The Savoy Theatre)
Training:
Sheridan College Musical Theatre Performance, George Brown Theatre School