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June 23-July 13, 2016
It's another newsletter full of great plays, workshops, and auditions! Scroll all the way to the bottom and click view in browser to make sure you don't miss anything. And you can always check out the web version of this newsletter!
The next issue will include events through July 20. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before next Tuesday at midnight. Any questions, comments or feedback? Email me at pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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THIS WEEK IN THEATRE NEWS:
from Howlround
How to Survive Predominately White Academic Theatre: Cause a Disruptive Innovation
by Clinnesha Sibley
From the article:
Maya Angelou once wrote, “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” It is that unfeigned self-reduction that has led me to this turning point in my life. After seven years of being on tenure-track in the field of theatre and playwriting, a personal metamorphosis is leading me away from academia and back to my true passion.
Have you read an interesting article about theatre recently? Send it to me! pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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New Century Theatre presents YANKEE TAVERN
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Gina Kaufmann
June 23-25
Theatre 14,
Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts, Smith College, Northampton
New Century Theatre opens its 2016 season with an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Set in the crumbling New York City bar that Adam has recently inherited from his father, he and his fiancé plan for their upcoming wedding while dealing with the bar’s curious clientele. These customers include an aging barfly who has a conspiracy theory for everything, especially 9/11, and a mysterious stranger of few words who blurs the line between conspiracy theory and reality. Saying too much more would spoil this captivating, puzzling play by one of America’s most prolific playwrights.
Tickets available online or by calling 413-585-3220.
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Silverthorne Theater Company presents THE MISER
6/23 (7:30 pm) 6/24 (7:30 pm) 6/25 (2 & 7:30 pm); 6/30 (7:30 pm) 7/1 (7/30 pm); 7/2 (2 & 7:30 pm)
Sloan Theater, Greenfield Community College, One College Dr., Greenfield
This contemporary adaptation of the classic French farce will have you aching with laughter at the absurdity of the lust for lucre! “In an era of opulence and concern for wealth, a revival of Molière's high comedy ''The Miser'' could hardly be more appropriate. Molière's Harpagon, a skinflint so mean-spirited that he makes his own children beggars, is more than a personality type. He is a malefic social force whose insane acquisitiveness creates outwardly radiating ripples of corruption, turning family, servants and acquaintances into flatterers, flunkies and extortionists.” (NY Times) “There is nothing like spending the evening with a good dose of Molière.” (Talkin’ Broadway)
Seating is unassigned; house opens 30 minutes before curtain. Cash or checks only; ATM on site. Handicapped accessible; air conditioned. More information online.
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New Century Theatre presents BAKERSFIELD MIST
by Stephen Sachs
Directed by Sam Rush
June 30-July 9
Theatre 14,
Mendenhall Center for the
Performing Arts, Smith College, Northampton
Unemployed Maude Gutman, living in a trailer and knocked about by life, buys a $3 painting at a tag sale as a joke and discovers it just might be a Jackson Pollock original, worth millions. She invites cultured art expert, Lionel Percy, to her California home to authenticate the work. When he hesitates to acknowledge the painting as authentic, the sparks fly between the pair as the debate rages through the night. A funny, moving play that explores questions of art, self-worth, class and the nature of criticism, BAKERSFIELD MIST is a play that will have you laughing while you cry.
Tickets available online or by calling 413-383-3220. Facebook event here.
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The Majestic Theater presents Improvisational Comedy with The Majesters
Featuring a troupe of the best improv comics from across the Pioneer Valley and beyond for an evening of unscripted comic mayhem. The program begins with improv scenes similar to "Whose Line is it Anyway," and is followed by a storyline that's developed with help from the audience. Improvisational Comedy with The Majesters takes place Wednesday nights at 7pm July 6-August 24. Tickets are $7.
IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY WITH THE MAJESTERS SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, July 6 - 7pm - $7
Wednesday, July 13 - 7pm - $7
Wednesday, July 20 - 7pm - $7
Wednesday, July 27 - 7pm - $7
Wednesday, August 3 - 7pm - $7
Wednesday, August 10 - 7pm - $7
Wednesday, August 17 - 7pm - $7
Wednesday, August 24 - 7pm - $7
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PaintBox Theatre presents RAGGEDY ANN
July 8 at 7:00 PM, July 9 and 10 at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM
Williston Theatre, 18 Payson Avenue, Easthampton
Tickets here.
July 15 at 7:00 PM, July 16 at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM
The Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls
Tickets here.
PaintBox Theatre's season opens with Linda Tardif as a living doll. Eight stories folded into one big production? Why not? But if Linda is Raggedy Ann, who will play the dozens of additional characters? No problem: Myka Plunkett and Connor Paradis can do it all! With costume changes galore, we are certainly in for a wild time. They may even draft members of the audience to help.
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Ko Festival of Performance presents KO KABARET.
Fri., July 8 and Sat., July 9 at 8:00 pm; Sun., July 10 at 4:00 pm.
Holden Theater, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Different lineup each night. Celebrating 25 years, KoFest brings favorite artists back from as far away as New Orleans and as close as Amherst for a 3-day VARIETY SHOW / GALA.
Tickets $25 for 25 years. $21 Student & SR. $5 off you see more than one. To order before July 4, call 413-427-6147 or online anytime. After July 4, Box Office line: 413-542-3750.
Part of Ko Festival of Performance, celebrating its 25th season, a perennially popular summer theater experience in Western Massachusetts. July 4-August 7, 2016 on the beautiful campus of Amherst College. KoFest presents five weekend-long theatrical performances, two special single events, and three 6-day intensive theater workshops.
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Happier Valley Comedy presents SCRIPTED/UNSCRIPTED
Saturday, July 9 at 8:00 PM
Arts Block, Greenfield
July 9 brings us our most popular show SCRIPTED/UNSCRIPTED!
SCRIPTED/UNSCRIPTED features a cavalcade of talented improvisers and stage actors from the Pioneer Valley in a half-scripted, half-improvised, totally unique and fun show! SCRIPTED/UNSCRIPTED combines one actor performing from a script with one improviser making it all up on the spot to mix up a wild and wooly show unlike anything thing you've seen before. This show usually plays to a sold-out crowd, so you'll definitely want to get your tickets in advance to guarantee your seat.
**This show often fills up fast, so we suggest arriving by 7:30 to stake out the best seat! **
Audiences can look forward to a full evening of comic entertainment rated PG-13 in this handicapped-accessible space. For more information about The Happier Valley Comedy Show, visit the show website.
All-new shows every month!
The Happier Valley Comedy Show are
on the SECOND SATURDAY of every month 8:00 - 10:00pm
at the beautiful, first floor Arts Block
To reserve a ticket click here.
Facebook event here.
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