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You Cannot Know the Hour -- a one-act play

Katrina Wood's "You Cannot Know the Hour" is based on fact and fiction across the ages. A psychological thriller in which victim and perpetrator walk a thin line between fantasy and reality. Who is telling the truth? The audience will decide, perhaps. ...

"This is a really wonderfully written spooky psychological mind game," says NoHoArtsDistrict.com.

Mr. Brown is a grumpy, peevish, ailing, aging man. A widower, he has a housekeeper to keep his home running smoothly. One day, Brown finds that a nurse has been engaged to look after him.

He frequently sees and speaks with the ghost of his wife. She rebukes him for terrible crimes of his past. He responds by proclaiming his innocence.

Meanwhile, he finds himself at odds with his nurse. She frequently contradicts his instructions, almost gleefully. Is she pursuing a sinister hidden agenda? If so, what is her objective?

Is Mr. Brown irredeemably evil, or is he unfairly accused?

This one-act play should appeal to those who appreciate the work of Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, P.D. James, Edgar Allen Poe, and Powell & Pressburger.

In the lead role of Mr. Brown is Raquis DaJuan Petree, a stage and film actor with a long list of credits. The eerie and compelling role of the Nurse is brought to life by Tanya Laine.

CONTENT ADVISORY: "You Cannot Know the Hour" is for mature audiences. It addresses sexual assault allegations whose detail may be disturbing to some audience members.

REVIEWS:

"This is a really wonderfully written spooky psychological mind game, full of unresolved darkness and strange twists and turns. ... I have to say I absolutely loved it. ... The performances were also brilliant. Raquis DaJuan Petree as Mr Brown gave him a sinister desperation and I'm still not certain if he was a bad guy or not. Tanya Laine is the nurse and she is creepy and delightfully unhinged. Thea Lux is the dead wife who enters via the audience for the ultimate scare. Jennifer Skiffington rounds out the cast as (the Other)." -- NoHoArtsDistrict.com

"it's a stage performance that is rather tight and fulfilling. ... Trace Oakley directs this production that first appears predictable, only to let that predictability lose that notion where its final results are not what they seem to be." -- Accessibility Live

"A fine performance by Raquis Petree!" -- Theaterbites podcast

CAST MEMBERS:

PHOTOS (from top, below poster): Raquis DaJuan Petree; Tanya Laine; Thea Lux; and Jennifer Skiffington

Raquis DaJuan Petree (Mr. Brown): Originally from Washington, D.C., where he began study in musical theater. Further studies at AMDA in NYC and Howard University. Credits include Apemantus in "Timon of Athens" and Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra." Starred as Billy in Avant Bard's world premiere of "Billy and George," a Pulitzer Prize-nominated work. Young Checkers in the musical revue "Bubbling Brown Sugar." Angel in the musical "Stilettos and Steel." Raquis has lent his talents to the Homeward Bound L.A. Project, in which professional actors perform stories from the street.

Tanya Laine (Nurse Forrester) was born and raised in Miami. After studying at the Atlantic Theater in New York and receiving a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tanya learned the Meisner technique at the Actors Temple in London. Upon moving to Los Angeles, she appeared in several original shows with a theater group she co-founded in the Arts District. She is thrilled to be working with director Trace Oakley again after starring as Hildy in "The Front Page" last summer.

Thea Lux (Helen) is an L.A.-based actor, writer and filmmaker, creatively raised in Chicagos comedy and theater scene. Shes a founding member of the collaborative theater company the New Coordinates and helped create the cult hit "5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche," which ran off-Broadway and is published by Samuel French. She co-wrote, starred in and produced the short awkward comedy "Wheel," which screened at festivals nationwide in 2023, including deadCenter, Cinequest and Just for Laughs. Her newest cringe comedy, "Donor," is currently making the rounds of film festivals after premiering at the HollyShorts fest in August. She appeared in Craig Benzine's Above Average/go90 series AlgoRhythm and can be seen on a wagon yelling at her son in the Coen Brothers film "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs."

Jennifer Skiffington (The Other) is thrilled to be a part of this original production. She has had the good fortune of collaborating with Trace Oakley on a number of theatrical productions over the years, including Zora in Gilbert and Sullivan's "Ruddigore" with Proof Doubt Closer, Meg in "Crimes of the Heart" with Palm Tree and Pine Productions, and most recently Stella in "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Collaborative Artists Ensemble. She has also worked as a playwright and producer, performing twice at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. She is so grateful for the support of her friends, family and the rich artistic community here in Los Angeles.

Ubicación

The Sherry Theatre (Ver)
11052 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
United States

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Apropiado para niños: No

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