Hastings Actor Plays Alien from the Planet K-Pax in New Show

Charlie Hallock, born and raised in Hastings, will appear as a psychiatric patient claiming to be a visitor from outer space in a play opening on June 3, 2011 at the Whippoorwill Hall in Armonk. The play, called K-Pax, was written by Gene Brewer and is based on Brewer's novel of the same name and the 2001 movie K-Pax that starred Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. It runs from June 3 through 11.

Besides being an actor, Hallock holds a daytime job as audio/visual director with Hollywood Pop Gallery in Greenwich, CT,  a concert producing company, and also works on weekends as a professional magician called The Great Charlini. Hallock began performing magic professionally at birthday parties when he was 15.

Following graduation from Hastings High School in 1996, he enrolled in the Performing Arts Program at Westchester Community College and appeared in a number of on-campus productions including the musicals Into the Woods and  Murders of 1940.

He studied acting and improvisation at classes and workshops conducted by former WCC theater and speech department head Sir Morton Clark (knighted by Princess Caroline of Monaco). Hallock performed at theater festivals in Japan and South Korea and conducted magic shows on NATO base tours in Europe. 

Whippoorwill Hall is an auditorium located adjacent to The North Castle Public Library in Armonk, NY. Tickets for K-Pax are priced at $18 for adults and $14 for students and seniors; they can be reserved for pickup at the box office on the day of the performance.

Reservations can be made by calling 914-629-1366 or purchased by credit card through the website www.armonkplayers.org. The play is produced by the Armonk Players, directed by Rodd Berro, and  sponsored by the Friends of the North Castle Public Library.

More about Hallock's career as a magician can be found at www.charlini.com.