Terris Theatre Reopens This Summer! EAST HADDAM, Conn. (June 26, 2023) – Goodspeed Musicals proudly announces the cast for the new musical Here You Come Again, a musical celebration of the wit and humor of Dolly Parton, and the reopening of The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., this summer. Here You Come Again will appear on…
Invisible Cities by Processional Arts Help design and build a participatory performance in collaborative multi-generational workshops Workshops July 15–28 take part in any or all workshops, register belowFinal performance July 29 Rain date: July 30 Processional Arts Workshop brings Invisible Cities to life in two weeks of fun, exploratory community workshops. Participants are invited to collaborate…
by Barbara Waldinger The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) is probably Shakespeare’s first play, according to the program note of the Director, Tina Packer. As such, it is as stuffed with extreme actions and emotions, violence and humor, power struggles and severed heads as is the nearly extinct ice cream…
The world premiere of Hope I Die Before I Get Old: The Last Case of Sherlock Holmes will take place at the Blue Room in Easthampton’s CitySpace, (43 Main Street in Easthampton MA) on Friday, July 21. The 75-minute piece will run for six performances, July 21-22, & 27-29 at 8pm and…
by Macey Levin There is a rollicking production of a witty and very corny show with exuberant musical numbers at the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, Connecticut. Something Rotten!, book by Karley Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell with music and lyrics by Karley and Wayne Kirkpatrick, takes place in London, 1595, when…
by Jana Lillie Friday night, I went to the Dorset Theatre Festival see the preview of Misery, the play by William Goldman, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King. Executive Director Will Rucker, informed us that this would be the first full run-through of the play.…
by Lisa Jarisch Is there a better way to celebrate the first full day of summer than an evening spent at a theater putting on a show about putting on a show? Surely not, and in classic Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney “ Here’s a barn. Let’s put on a show!” fashion—complete…
Confetti Stage is proud to present the premiere of “MacWreck!” by Laura Darling (with contributions by William Shakespeare) What happens when a struggling theatre company attempts to put on Shakespeare?s most cursed play? With everything on the line, the company must pull off a show stopping performance despite maddingly impossible…
