"The Nature Plays" to Premiere at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Announcing the world premiere of "The Nature Plays", a series of five outdoor plays created by Mount Auburn Cemetery's first Playwright Artist-in-Residence, Patrick Gabridge. The Nature Plays will run June 1-9, 2019 at Mount Auburn Cemetery (580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138) highlighting the rich natural environment of America's first garden Cemetery and 175-acre arboretum in the heart of Cambridge, MA. Local actor Ed Hoopman will be featured, portraying various roles from 19th century naturalist Louis Agassiz to a modern day bird-watcher on the hunt for the elusive Cerulean Blue warbler.

"The Nature Plays" will run for 8 performances over two weekends; two shows on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 and 5:00 pm. The entire performance will run for approximately 75 minutes and will include walking within the Cemetery on paved and unpaved surfaces; total walking distance approx. 1 mile; rain or shine. Each performance will be followed by a moderated discussion.
Tickets for The Nature Plays are $35 per person ($30 for members) at mountauburn.org/the-nature-plays or by calling 617-607-1980.

Ed Hoopman (AEA) has recently been seen in Romeo and Juliet at Huntington Theatre Company, Macbeth and Equivocation for Actor’s Shakespeare Project, and Dancing at Lughnasa with Gloucester Stage. Other regional credits: Finish Line (Boston Theater Co./Boch Center); Old Money, King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew (Comm Shakes); Camelot, Peter and the Starcatcher, City of Angels, Dear Elizabeth, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Groucho Marx in Animal Crackers (Lyric Stage); Ideation, Mister Roberts and Indulgences (New Rep); A Civil War Christmas (Huntington); Dog Paddle (Bridge Rep); and Shear Madness (Charles Playhouse). Mr. Hoopman is also an accomplished voiceover actor whose work can be heard both locally and nationally. www.edhoopman.com

Additional cast members of "The Nature Plays" are all members of Actors Equity Association and include: Jacob Athyal, Lisa Tucker, and Theresa Nguyen.

The Nature Plays are presented in partnership with Plays in Place. This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities and the Bob Jolly Charitable Trust.

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