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TheatreWorks New Milford Holds Casting Call for ‘Time Stands Still’ May 4 & 5
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (April 14, 2015) – TheatreWorks New Milford is seeking a cast of 2 men (ages 30 to 55) and 2 women (ages 21 to 45) for its searing summer drama TIME STANDS STILL by Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies. This crackling new drama focuses on Sarah, a photojournalist, and James, a foreign correspondent…
John Lennon Tribute to Perform at New Milford High School to Benefit TheatreWorks New Milford
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (April 6, 2015) – On Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m., “In My Life: The John Lennon Tribute” will be performed at New Milford High School as a one-night-only fundraiser for TheatreWorks New Milford. “In My Life: The John Lennon Tribute” faithfully recreates the sounds, stories, and songs of John Lennon as…
Calendar Notice for Souvenir May 1 – 23
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (March 23, 2015) – On May 1, TheatreWorks New Milford will debut its production of SOUVENIR, a comedy with music, by Stephen Temperley. For more than 50 years the name Florence Foster Jenkins (Priscilla Squiers, Danbury) was guaranteed to produce explosions of derisive laughter for good reason. This wealthy society eccentric mistakenly…
Exploring ‘the joy and the terror of the theater’ at TheatreWorks New Milford
If the walls could talk inside the Brookside Avenue structure that houses TheatreWorks New Milford, you’d probably hear lots of praying. The 1901 building was originally a church, so those early prayers were likely the religious kind. But now that it’s been a community theater for 40-plus years, the prayers have a different ring to them.…
A Comedy with Claws TheatreWorks New Milford Opens Biting Comedy-Drama ‘The Lyons’ on February 20
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (February 6, 2015) – On Friday, February 20, TheatreWorks New Milford will kick off its 2015 Main Stage Season with celebrated playwright Nicky Silver’s Broadway debut – the savage comedy-drama, THE LYONS. The curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. on this four-week run. Set in an ordinary hospital room, Ben Lyons lies dying. Rita,…
Calendar Notice for The Lyons February 20 – March 14
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (January 12, 2015) – TheatreWorks New Milford will be opening its 2015 Main Stage Season with Nicky Silver’s scathing comedy-drama, THE LYONS. The story begins as Ben Lyons lays dying in a hospital room. Rita, his wife of forty years, flips through decorating magazines, planning a living room makeover. It’s clear this…
Incredulous Chris and Presto Pete’s Ginormous Holiday SHEBANG at TheatreWorks
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (Dec. 18, 2014) – TheatreWorks New Milford is set to host a one-night only special event for all ages. Pete & Chris Amusements, New England’s only two-man magic show, presents “Incredulous Chris and Presto Pete’s Ginormous Holiday SHEBANG!” Join us for interactive magic and old-fashioned slapstick comedy designed especially for the holidays.…
TheatreWorks Adds Three Performances to ‘The Game’s Afoot’ on January 4, 9 & 10
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (December 17, 2014) – Due to an unprecedented demand for tickets, resulting in many sold-out houses, TheatreWorks New Milford is adding three performances to Ken Ludwig’s farcical Holiday whodunit, THE GAME’S AFOOT OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Extended performances are Sunday, January 4 at 2:00 p.m., as well as Friday and Saturday, January…
Holmes for the Holidays TheatreWorks Premieres Farcical Holiday Whodunit ‘The Game’s Afoot’ on December 5
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (November 20, 2014) – On Friday, December 5 at 8:00 p.m., TheatreWorks New Milford will proudly present the hilarious Holiday whodunit, THE GAME’S AFOOT OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS by Ken Ludwig. The show opens for a five-week run. It’s December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette (Charles Schoenfeld, East Granby), admired the…
TheatreWorks New Milford Holds Casting Call for “The Lyons” December 8 & 9, 2014
NEW MILFORD, CONN. (November 17, 2014) – TheatreWorks New Milford is seeking a cast of 3 men and 3 women (ages 21 to 75) for its opening show of the 2015 Season, Nicky Silver’s critically acclaimed comedy-drama, THE LYONS. Ben Lyons lies dying in a hospital room. Rita, his wife of forty years, flips through…