WABASH – Ham Sadler & the Wabash Reading Theater will present “Romeo & Juliet” at the Honeywell House Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Sponsorship for this program is provided by Visit Wabash County. The purpose of the Wabash Reading Theatre is to bring aural art to Wabash County. Participating actors are local residents and students recruited from the Wabash area. Cast members are: Noel Reed, Brett Shull, Gary Dale, Kurt Freeman, Eric Seaman, Mike Chennault, Keith Martin, Bob Bryan, Charlie Dye, Ham Sadler, Jake Halderman, Beth Miller, Dayna Dale, Schuyler Burnsworth, Mandy Schul, Jane Wilmert, Judy Ward and Cindy Rich. Plays are intended to be both visual and aural artistic expressions of the creativity of the playwright. However, many plays are never seen or heard because of the time and expense of producing a play. The Wabash Reading Theatre intends to remedy this by producing readings of plays and poems in public venues. There is no intention to produce the visual component of stage productions. By limiting the production to solely the aural content the Wabash Reading Theater is able to produce more with significantly fewer resources and at a lower cost. Having moved to Wabash with his family in 2000 from Rochester, N.Y., Ham Sadler performs regularly in the Wabash Area Community Theater’s production and any other chance he can get on a stage. Also being an active musician, Sadler plays bass and guitar in the Liston Creek Gospel Boys, a blue grassy gospel band in LaFontaine. This Honeywell House event is free of charge and open to the public. Call 260-563-2326, Ext. 21, for reservations. The Honeywell House is the former home of Mrs. Mark C. Honeywell and is now operated as a cultural house museum in Wabash. The house is owned and operated by the Honeywell Foundation, a non-profit organization that also operates the Honeywell Center and Eagles Theatre.
