Valley Players
Constellations
10/11 @ 7pm, 10/12 @ 7pm, 10/13 @ 2pm, 10/18 @ 7pm, 10/19 @ 7pm, 10/20 @2pm
Munson Memorial Library (1046 South East Street, Amherst)
The Valley Players’ present Constellations, Nick Payne’s play about fate, free will, love, multiverse theory, and honey. Constellations runs October 11–20, Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm, at the Munson Memorial Library, 1046 South East Street, in Amherst. The play runs 1 hour and 15 minutes. Tickets are on a pay-what-you-can system and half of net ticket proceeds will be donated to Cancer Connection of Northampton
https://valleyplayers.org/#auditions-tickets
Constellations begins when Marianne, a theoretical physicist, and Roland, a beekeeper, first meet at a barbecue. The action then splinters into multiple lines of action that explore the different possibilities of their relationship, touching on fidelity, infidelity, marriage, cancer, ballroom dancing, quantum mechanics, beekeeping, and more. Branching across timelines, through humor and through tears, Constellations asks questions about choice and chance, love and death, and how the bond between two people can change with the change of just a single word or decision.
Though the play is written for two characters, to explore its concept of a multiverse, the Valley Players production features a cast of eight local actors: Lindsey Campbell (Belchertown), Cici Drzik (Greenfield), Maddie Evans (Holden), Cory Flood (Orange), Sam Fox (Greenfield), Benjamin Hersey (Easthampton), Jim Merlin (South Deerfield), and Terrance J. Peters (Windsor, CT). The production is directed by Matteo Pangallo (Shutesbury), with assistant direction/stage management by Anna Morrissey (Northampton), lighting advising by Kate Cell (Shutesbury), costume design by Cheryl Hayden (Shutesbury), and set advising by Miles Herter (Amherst). The production is funded in part by a Projects & Festivals grant from the Mass Cultural Council.
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. The Valley Players is an entirely volunteer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit that relies on the contributions of donors and business sponsors. All contributions are tax-deductible and go fully and only to support the organization’s mission and programming. Anyone who wants to donate or become a business sponsor, join the Valley Players contact list, or find more information about the group, can visit www.valleyplayers.org.
