When I think back to the stand-out theater of this year, three shows come to mind. Two plays are familiar; one is brand new. Centuries, a theatrical concert developed by Kate Douglas, Matthew Dean Marsh and Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez at the Summer Play Lab at Ancram Center for the Arts, brings…
Following a Summer Play Lab residency, musical collaborators Kate Douglas, Matthew Dean Marsh, and Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez return to the Ancram Center in the world premiere of Centuries, their theatrical concert that follows an Ohio family over two generations as a son retrieves and pieces together fragments from his mother’s life. Told entirely through innovative choral music…
Summer Play Lab, now in its fifth season at Ancram Center for the Arts, offers theater artists space, production support, and a budget to develop and present new works. This year’s second Summer Play Lab showing will be a first-look production on July 7 at 4pm of Centuries, an immersive concert collaboration from Matthew Dean…
TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, is thrilled to announce an extension of their season closer SANDRAwrittenby David Cale, with original music by Matthew Dean Marsh, which will now close on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Directed by two-time Obie-winner Jared Mezzocchi (Russian Troll Farm), this one-woman physiological thriller stars…
by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage In order to do a successful one person show, one needs three ingredients. First, a finely-tuned script. Second, an imaginative creative team with a solid director and designers. Finally, a powerhouse of an actor who can hold an audience’s attention on…
Felicia Curry Stars in One-Woman Psychological Thriller Directed by Two-Time Obie-Winner Jared Mezzocchi TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, closes its 2023–2024 season with SANDRA by David Cale (Harry Clarke with Billy Crudup) with original music by Matthew Dean Marsh. Directed by two-time Obie-winner Jared Mezzocchi (Russian Troll Farm), this one-woman physiological thriller…
Starting Thursday, May 30, 2024 HARTFORD – The Hartford Public Library (HPL) will now offer two passes for any show at TheaterWorks Hartford (TWH) to all Hartford residents with an HPL library card, starting with TWH’s upcoming production of Sandra by David Cale, music by Matthew Dean Marsh. The production runs from May 30-June 23, 2024. The…
Ancram Center for the Arts today announced its 2024 season, an eclectic mix of productions and collaborations that will feature three new works developed during Ancram Center’s Summer Play Lab residencies; “Downtown Upstate,” a alternative performance festival bringing the best of NYC downtown theatre artists to the Hudson Valley; Nick…
