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March 2-22, 2017
Local playwright Meryl Cohn is offering a playwriting workshop beginning next week - scroll all the way to the bottom to see the workshop section for more information about it.
In case you missed it, here's the Valley Advocate article about Easthampton City Arts+ new arts coordinator, Pasqualina Azzarello.
The next issue will include events through March 29. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before 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
In Search of an Artistic Sabbatical
by Tammy Ryan
From the article:
I’d been running on empty for some time. The last seven years had been full. I was teaching adjunct at various universities, and for five of those years, I was a regional representative for the Dramatists Guild—advocating for local writers, planning events and potlucks—while steadily turning out at least one new play a year. I worked overtime to bring my plays to production, which often meant flying (or more often driving) around the country for readings, rehearsals, residencies, and openings. My two girls, born in 1992 and 2001, were beginning to take care of themselves, although each one was a cataclysmic event when she arrived, major speed bumps in my pursuit of a writing “career,” I’d kept at it without stopping.
Have you read an interesting article about theatre recently? Send it to me! pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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Smith College Department of Theatre presents
TIGERS BE STILL
by Kim Rosenstock
Directed by Megumi Lee '17
March 2, 3, 4 at 7:30 PM in Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre.
Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts, Smith College
TIGERS BE STILL is a comedy that follows the misadventures of Sherry Wickman, a young woman who has recently earned her masters degree in art therapy only to find herself moving back home with her family, sending out countless résumés and waiting for the job offer that never comes. Unemployed and overwhelmed, Sherry retreats to her childhood bed and remains there until an unexpected employment opportunity gives her a renewed sense of purpose and hope.
$10 General, $5 Students/Seniors, FREE for Smith Students. Tickets available at www.smith.edu/smitharts or by calling 413-585-3220. Facebook event here.
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Majestic Theater presents PAINTING CHURCHES
March 2 - April 2
Majestic Theater, West Springfield, MA
The Majestic Theater continues the celebration of its 20th season of live theater with the presentation of “Painting Churches,” a contemporary drama by Tina Howe. Winner of both the John Gassner Award and Best Off-Broadway Play, Painting Churches is set in a Beacon Hill townhouse owned by Fanny and Gardner Church.
As the play opens, they are packing and planning to move to a beach home on Cape Cod. Their daughter, Mags, an artist who lives in New York, arrives to help — and to paint their portrait. Gardner, who has become frail, is also having memory problems and in his frustration recites poetry. Meanwhile, Fanny has trouble holding onto a thought, and Mags sees her role in the parent-child relationship changing.
Cast members include Ellen Colton (Fanny Church), Anderson Matthews (Gardner Church) and Eve Passeltiner (Margaret Church). Rand Foerster is the director, and set design is by Greg Trochlil. Costume designer is Dawn McKay and Dan Rist is the lighting designer. Stage manager is Cate Damon and Stephen Petit is production manager.
Ticket for the play range from $25-$30 and are available by calling or visiting the box office during its hours of operation, which are Monday through Friday10am – 5pm and Saturday 10am – 1pm. The phone number is (413) 747-7797.
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Ghost Light Theater presents Venus In Fur by David Ives
March 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 8:00 PM
March 5 at 2:00 PM
Gateway City Arts, 92-114 Race St. Holyoke, MA
Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus in Fur. Into his empty audition room walks a vulgar and equally desperate actress—oddly enough, named Vanda. Though utterly wrong for the sophisticated part, Vanda exhibits a strange command of the material, piquing Thomas' interest with her seductive talents and secretive manner. As the two work through the script, they blur the line between play and reality, entering into an increasingly serious game of submission and domination that only one of them can win. A mysterious, funny, erotic drama that represents yet another departure for the multifaceted David Ives.
The play features the direction of Erin Fitzgerald, dramaturgy by Zach Apony, and technical direction by Kevin Tracy and Ana Steiner. The cast includes long time alum Colin Allen as Thomas, and Ghost Light is proud to welcome Manda Jacobi as Vanda to our theatrical family.
Facebook event here.
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Smith College Department of Theatre New Playreading Series presents SOLDIER POET
by Darcy Parker Bruce
Directed by J. Mehr Kaur
Thursday, March 9 at 7:30 PM
Acting Studio 1, Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts at Smith College
In the falling city of Aleppo two American Army Rangers find an injured Syrian woman about to give birth. At a nearby hospital, a neonatal nurse worries about the future of the babies she’s trying to protect. The power goes out, comes back on. The bombing stops, but then it starts again. And in the darkness, there are rumors of gas attacks.
Free and open to the public.
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Happier Valley Comedy presents Happier Valley Comedy Show
Saturday, March 11th at 8pm
SPECIAL ONE-TIME LOCATION: Suite 160 of Eastworks (116 Pleasant Street, Easthampton).
Monthly improv comedy show! (Doors open at 7:30pm.) Tickets: $13 at the door, $10 in advance online. For more info: www.happiervalley.com.
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Happier Valley Comedy presents More Improv, More Better Jam & Showcase
Saturday, March 11 at 10:00 PM
SPECIAL ONE-TIME LOCATION: Suite 160 of Eastworks (116 Pleasant Street, Easthampton)
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Open improv jam for everyone and anyone to play and watch improv games, plus a showcase set featuring an up-and-coming improv team. Free show (one drink minimum). For more info: www.happiervalley.com.
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