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June 30-July 20, 2016
Bakersfield Mist opens at New Century Theatre tonight, Midsummer Night's Dream at Hampshire Shakespeare Company opened yesterday - and Silverthorne's The Miser and My Jane at Chester Theatre are both on this weekend as well.
There are some truly fantastic workshops coming up as well. Click to see the full newsletter in a browser so you can check out all the information - and register before they fill up!
The next issue will include events through July 27. 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
Thoughts from a Youngster on Attracting Youngsters to the Playhouse
by Abraham Benson-Goldberg
From the article:
I’m a young. It’s what my friends and I call ourselves—the youngs. And indeed, in my country of residence, Israel, I’ll be a young for a long while yet.
This past month, while visiting my family in Seattle, WA, I went to the theatre a few times. I was shocked to realize that at twenty-six, I no longer qualified for a “young” audience ticket. Even further, I was shocked to discover that the price differential was approximately forty-fifty dollars. Finally, I was shocked to sit through performances with half-empty houses.
Have you read an interesting article about theatre recently? Send it to me! pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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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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Hampshire Shakespeare Company Presents
A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare
June 30-July 3 &
July 6-10
Performances start at 7:30pm and are outdoor. Please come early. Feel free to bring a picnic and enjoy the beautiful space before the show begins.
Directed by: Ingrid Oslund
This production will transform the natural environment of our outdoor theater into an urban wonderland through gesture, dance and music. The audience will be guided on a tour from the Gated Community of Athens, where the rich, privileged lovers lead their sheltered lives, all the way to Forest, a broken down city with a punk rock energy and leather-clad fairies. The repression of the rich will be overthrown, the fairies will fight relentlessly for anarchy, and the touring performance artist collective The Mechanicals will dazzle with their conceptual, experimental production of "Pyramus and Thisbe". Come and be a part of this unique journey that the audience won't soon forget!
Tickets online. Facebook.
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Silverthorne Theater Company presents THE MISER
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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Chester Theatre Company presents The World Premiere of "My Jane"
by Daniel Elihu Kramer
June 30-July 10, with performances Wednesday,Thursday, and Saturday at 8 p.m. and T
hursday, Friday, and Sunday at 2 p.m.
15 Middlefield Road,
Chester, MA 01011
A struggle to survive. A romance with dark secrets. Two love affairs—Jane and Rochester, and Jane and her readers. The sweeping drama of Charlotte Brontë’s beloved novel Jane Eyre is given a contemporary twist as the story of Jane’s journey from Victorian hardship to independence and happiness works its magic on people today. A moving look at how deeply a book can affect readers nearly two centuries later.
CTC offers a full schedule of post-show audience engagement events, including Talkbacks after Thursday matinees and Saturday night performances; Cast Conversations following Friday matinees; and a Panel Discussion following the Sunday, July 3, matinee.
More information online.
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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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