Living above the Shear Madness hair salon can be
murder.  It is for concert pianist Isabel Czerny.
But the question remains, “whodunit?”  Was it her
friend, Barbara DeMarco, the hairstylist extraordinaire?
Was it Tony Whitcomb, the salon’s irrepressible proprietor?
What about Eddie Lawrence, the charming mystery man?  It
certainly couldn’t be Mrs. Shubert, the town’s prim
and proper socialite.  Or could it?  You decide.

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION!  The detectives will soon
be around, and they need you, to help solve the
crime.  The information provided by the audience
will influence the outcome of this award-winning
comedy.  You’ll soon see why over 6 million people
around the world have seen Shear Madness.

Join the Hippodrome for this hot new acquisition.
This madcap murder-comedy is “Steel Magnolias crossed
with The Mousetrap…[and] one of the best-kept successes
in show business” - Time.   We’re proud to let Gainesville
in on its success.  The mayhem begins June 6.

Yes, it’s that exciting time of year again – season  planning! 

Since it is the Hippodrome’s mission to  bring you “new works and new forms” and to develop  “new theatrical voices”, we work hard to obtain  rights to some of the hottest new titles. As you  may guess, obtaining rights can sometimes prove to  be quite challenging. However, the payoff has been  wonderful since we have had the good fortune of  bringing you many southeast premieres. Your support  of our mission has been instrumental in helping us  develop new works to combine with our classics. 

We’re proud to bring plays to Gainesville that are  still enjoying production in New York or on national  tours, and we will continue to work diligently with  independent agents to bring you those plays. Here are  some titles we are negotiating to provide you the gift  of theatre throughout the 2003-2004 season:

Musicians included Matt Sexton, Devin Moore, Brendan
Moore and Tané DeKrey. Piano music between sets was provided by
Sidney Bertisch.

The Hippodrome would like to give special thanks
to Hosts Jeff Dunn and David Etherington for their
generosity.

We’d also like to thank Medical Manager, Dr. David
Shelton and Nathan Collier and Paradigm Properties
for their contributions to our fundraising event.
Very special thanks to the Hippodrome Sponsors who
helped make our Birthday event happen; dinner.,
Dorn’s Liquors, Premier Beverage, R. H. Phillips
Vineyard, Lipham’s Music, Cakes by Jenny Wagner
& Co., Laurel Oak Inn, Floral Expressions Florist,
University Ice and Tim and Terry’s Music and More.

Jeffrey Ashkin
Age:  19
From:  Boca Raton
Play: My Self
Director: Maryanne Olson
Jeffrey Ashkin has been involved with theatre for  years.  While in high school, he won an award from  the “Speaker’s Union” for reciting Shakespeare.  He says he “likes to write, tell stories, act,  the whole process.” 

 His first play “Growing Up  Too Fast” was performed at his high school and  then moved on to another high school, before moving  to Florida Stage, where it was performed by Equity  actors, and finally ended up in Orlando.  His inspiration for My Self came from his “interest  in cloning” and from “watching a performance of The  Vagina Monologues.”  He liked how the play was  “very outspoken” and he “liked the format of sitting  down and talking with the audience.”  He thought it  would be interesting to “sit two characters on stage  who looked sort of alike and could talk about  cloning.” 

 In the future he “would like to branch off into  movies and screenplays but still like to be involved  in theatre.”  He’s applying to the University of  Central Florida film school next year.
 

I wanted to thank all of our subscribers who have
already renewed their subscriptions for the 2003-2004
season.  I also wanted to remind our subscribers
who have not yet renewed that it is not too late
to renew your seats and flex passes for our 31st
Season.

A special note to our flex pass subscribers ….even
though you don’t need to renew ‘reserved seats’
for next season, your renewal is important to us
because it assures us a solid financial footing as
we go into the next season.
Your subscription is not only a ticket to see
the Hipp’s Mainstage season, it is also an important
investment in our community, keeping art alive and
well for our generation and for future generations.
We hope to include you as a subscriber and as a
supporter of the Hippodrome and of the arts this
year and for many years to come.

If you would like to renew your subscription,
purchase a new subscription, or if you have
any questions please call Emilee MacDonald,
Subscription Coordinator a (352) 373 – 5968.