{"id":17747,"date":"2022-11-29T23:13:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=17747"},"modified":"2025-01-18T16:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T16:25:53","slug":"hockey-mom-a-new-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=17747","title":{"rendered":"Hockey Mom \u2022 a new play"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Travis G. Baker<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Hockey Mom\u201d is about moms, sons, and hockey, but ultimately it proclaims what makes us human.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As the play begins, things are falling apart. Cindy and Darryl\u2019s marriage is crumbling under the strain of trying to rescue the bankrupt plumbing business he inherited from his father, and the inordinate amount of time Cindy is devoting to Cole\u2019s hockey life. When Cole\u2019s junior year hockey season is ended by a serious concussion, the story ramps up. Zala visits Cole as he recuperates, admits she was the one who knocked him out, then tells him she\u2019s moving and will play for his team for their senior season. From his first days on ice Cole has been unswerving in his belief that team comes first and that the best hockey players are selfless, a tenet handed down to him by Darryl, that he clings to even when it\u2019s to his disadvantage until he loses his position to Zala. As Cole\u2019s injury lingers, though his teammates elect him captain, he fails to recapture his pre-concussion form, is demoted to the third line with Zala taking his place centering the first line and Cole quits the team. When Cindy begs him to reconsider, the audience is treated to a powerful scene and left to ponder whose dream is at stake. As the play concludes, Cole is challenged by Zala, Darryl, Cindy, and his younger selves to rekindle his hockey flame. In this final trial of his quest, he will discover that the flame burns brightest in his relationships with the ones he cares for and those who care and have cared for him. Beyond the game, however, the play speaks to our role as parents and the values and expectations we place on our children and those pressures they place on themselves.<\/p>\n

Hockey Mom\u00a0<\/em>is the story of a mom, her son and the game they love that drives them crazy!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hockey Mom: Original Artwork by John Siedenberg II | Penobscot Theatre Company 2021<\/p>\n

Producers may only use this artwork if licensed by Penobscot Theatre Company through us. (A nominal fee may be charged.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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