(From
the program insert)
HELLO
HUMAN FEMALE is set in motion when an online dating service connects Tamela,
a guileless 37 year-old virgin looking for love, with Dr. Gorn, an evil scientist
with ambitions of world domination. Things don't go according to Dr. Gorn's
dastardly plan when Tamela falls instantly in love with his henchman, Blork,
a simple, misshapen creation of the evil scientist's. When Tamela takes Blork
home to Mother, Blork is quickly sent away on what ultimately becomes a journey
of self-discovery. The play follows Blork on his trek, with Tamela hot on his
trail.
HELLO
HUMAN FEMALE is a whimsical and heart-warming tale with the message that being
full of love, kindness, and understanding can make up for a lot of our apparent
shortcomings.
The
play was originally commissioned in the summer of 2008 when ATL Artistic Director
Brad McEntire went to Chicago to take a long-weekend Improv Intensive. Matt
and Kim Lyle graciously offered their couch at their cozy apartment and McEntire
enjoyed, not just a place to sleep, but good company and cold beverages with
the Lyles on their second story wooden patio. Asked if he had anything he might
want to write for ATL, Lyle handed McEntire a few sketches he'd written. One
really stood out. It was the first scene of Gorn and Tamela e-mailing about
their Match.com compatibility. McEntire immediately commissioned a full-length play from Lyle to produce through Audacity.
Lyle
worked on the piece for the rest of the summer and autumn of 2008. A full-draft
came about bringing into the world Blork, Mother, Homeless Harry, Gramps and
Timmy.
The
play was produced in February and March of 2009 and went over well with critics
and audiences alike. Since the original world-premiere production the play has
shown up on several Top Ten Lists and garnered awards for some of the performers
as well as Mr. Lyle. That production also introduced the Metroplex to the groovy
little performance space in Exposition Park run by Matt Posey - The Ochre House.
Enough people came out of the woodwork after the play ended who hadn't had a
chance to see it that Lyle, McEntire and the cast decided they'd take a shot
at remounting HELLO HUMAN FEMALE in the future.
And
that's what you are looking at tonight… HHF 2.0. The Remount.
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