TIMOR MORTIS, based on the works of former Poet Laureate, Donald Hall at monument arts & cultural center

Honoring - Donald Hall, once a poet in residence at Bennington College, became the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2006. He is often called every man’s poet for his down to earth observations and absence of pretension, often associated with poetry.

TIMOR MORTIS despite its title (Fear of Death), is an often humorous, witty and poignant unveiling of Donald Hall’s love of baseball and his devotion to his wife, Jane Kenyon, a wraith who haunted him long after she had gone. Kenyon, a poet in her own right, will be portrayed by actress Caroline Kinsolving.  Playwright Roger Kirby, resides in Italy and once shared Hall’s love of Ted Williams and the Red Sox.  Prior to Hall’s death in 2018, he gave Kirby his enthusiastic support of the play. 

Gordon Clapp, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Det. Medavoy on the ABC hit series NYPD Blue, for which he won an Emmy, has been a familiar fixture on film and television for over 50 years. His Broadway credits include Glenngary Glen Ross, for which he earned a Tony nomination as well as a theatre World Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Society. His off-Broadway and regional theatre credits are numerous, and include his one-man show: Robert Frost: This Verse Business.

Caroline Kinsolving works in theatre, television and film in New York and Los Angeles.  She studied at Milton Academy, The Mountain School, Vassar, Harbin and Beijing University, Stella Adler, Yale Drama Intensive and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Intensive in London. Off-Broadway credits include Word Play, King of Hollywood Hills, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and All in the Timing as well as several performances with Shakespeare & Co, Hartford Stage, Boston Symphony, and North Coast Rep. She has been seen on television in Law and Order, Three Women, Medium, Criminal Minds, and Cold Case.  Caroline is the Founder of Theatre for Good; through performances and classes she has raised over $160,000 for charities.