by Macey Levin When Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town opened in 1938 it was considered experimental: a character (the Stage Manager) speaks directly to the audience, there are no sets, no props, just the actors pantomiming everything from drinking coffee to throwing newspapers, and the words, marvelous words! It is one…
Sharon Playhouse, the arts and entertainment venue in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, continuing its tradition of pairing extraordinary talent from Broadway, television, and film with talented local actors from the region and beyond, is delighted to present Thornton Wilder’s timeless, Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Our Town, from September 15 –…
by Barbara Waldinger Gun control, stay-at-home fathers, working mothers, breast feeding, immigration, fear of “the other,” white rage, forced retirement, a young child acting out, home invasions. These are only a few of the contemporary hot-button issues raised in Sharon Rothstein’s world premiere comedy, Tell Me I’m Not Crazy, directed…
A RAISIN IN THE SUN By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste and S. Epatha Merkerson Lorraine Hansberry’s fearless interrogation of hope in the face of racial and economic strife in America is as powerful today as when it premiered 60 years ago on Broadway. JUNE 25 – JULY 13 | MAIN…
New York, NY (February 9, 2017) – Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield has announced the Williamstown Theatre Festival 2017 Summer Season, the 63rd Season for the Tony® Award-winning theatre company, which will include four world premieres, a new musical, the first production of a WTF commissioned artist, and much more. The season, running from June 27 – August 20,…
Tom Holloway’s deeply emotional play employs both sensitive direction and superb acting to draw its audience into the question of terminal illness and unassisted suicide.
