Arts & Entertainment
Warren Local To Perform In Play Exploring Pets
Warren local will perform in "Pets (and Their Humans)" to open July 7 to 9 at Union County Performing Arts Center Loft in Rahway.
RAHWAY, NJ — Have you ever wondered what pets are thinking about? What they would say if they could talk to you? Holmdel Playwright Mike Sockol explores this theory in his new play “Pets (and Their Humans), which debuts Friday through Sunday at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘human qualities’ within our pets. Their intelligence, their empathy, and their passion makes me wonder how much they know and how much they are concealing from us,” said Sockol, who will also perform in the play. “So I decided to ask a more fundamental question—what would we do if they started to talk to us?”
Sockol who has two dogs and a cat, wrote Pets (and Their Humans) in 2016. It was one of 18 plays he has written since 2014.
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The play essentially follows a widower, whose life has been turned upside down, until his dog and cat start to talk to him and give him advice.
The comedy offers viewers a different perspective on pets and really takes a look at the role pets play in everyone’s lives.
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The comedy features many local actors including:
- Madelyn Barkocy (Rockaway),
- Debra Carozza-Lynch (Wycoff),
- Linda Hatcher (Warren),
- Howard Smith (Oceanport),
- Ingrid Stokes (Kearny),
- Jennifer Vasquez (North Bergen).
Beatriz Esteban-Messina of Union City is directing the show with Chris Barkocy as her stage manager and Alex Biro handling lights and sound.
Tickets are $12 and a portion of the proceeds will go to support Angel PAWS of Colonia. Tickets can be purchased through the UCPAC ticket office by calling 732-499-8226 or by visiting clicking here.
(Images provided)
Photo 1 - Max, 2 years old, who is the inspiration for the character “Scout.”
Photo 2 - Titina, 12 years old, the inspiration for the character of the same name.
Photo 3 - Mike Sockol, writer.
Photo 4 - Mac, the cat, who inspired the character of the same name.
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