The Valley Players has announced that their first production will be Nick Payne’s award-winning play Constellations. Open auditions for the eight-person cast will be held in August and the show goes up in October at the Munson Memorial Library in Amherst. Anyone who wants to find out more about the auditions or the production can sign up for the Valley Players email list at www.valleyplayers.org.
Constellations is a spellbinding romantic journey that begins with a simple encounter between two people but then defies the boundaries of the universe we think we know by delving into the infinite possibilities of their connection. Branching out across multiple timelines, the play asks questions about destiny and chance, about love and death, and about how the relationship between two people might change if they changed even just a single word or decision.
The New York Times describes Payne’s play as “the most sophisticated date play Broadway has seen” and “supremely articulate.” “This story of parallel universes is universal in every sense of the word,” the Times concludes. “Smart” and “superb,” raves The Guardian, and Variety calls it “sweet and strangely haunting.” “A singular astonishment,” praises The New Yorker, “at once eloquent and mysterious …a wholly satisfying and complete emotional journey…The well-judged dialogue, at once terse and trenchant, finds its own characteristic poetry.”
The Valley Players is currently seeking a production team for the show, including a stage manager/technical director, assistant stage manager, assistant director, costumer, lighting designer, and house manager. Anyone interested in finding out more about these positions or in volunteering for one can contact the group at info@valleyplayers.org.
As an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that offers free and pay-what-you-can programming, the Valley Players relies on the contributions of donors and business sponsors. All contributions are tax-deductible and go fully to support the organization’s mission and programming. Anyone who wants to donate or become a business sponsor can do so at www.valleyplayers.org.
The mission of the Valley Players is to enrich the quality of life in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts by producing nimble, meaningful, and accessible community theater.