Review: AN EVENING OF ONE-ACTS at Ridgefield Theater Barn
The good news is that almost all the seven short pieces (averaging 10 minutes each) in RTB’s 2023 menu of theatrical hor d'oeuvres justify their place in the program well enough. Nobody will leave hungry for diverting entertainment.
BWW Review: AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS 2022 at Ridgefield Theater Barn
Every year, one of my favorite annual theater traditions is seeing the evening of one acts at the Ridgefield Theater Barn, in Ridgefield, CT. I had the pleasure of continuing that wonderful tradition on Friday, March 18, with AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS 2022 which continues with the consistent first-rate shows and performances I have come to expect and enjoy every year. This show contains seven one acts, mostly with a comedic tone.
Table Readings Debut This Month At Palace Theater Waterbury
The Palace Theater is unveiling an exciting new initiative when Table Readings at the Palace Theater debuts on Saturday, October 16, 2:00pm in the intimate Poli Club space. The October 16 reading is Kate Katcher's The LIttle SIsters of Littleton and features Emmy Award winner Dorothy Lyman ('Mama's Family,' 'All My Children') and Sachi Parker ('Peggy Sue Got Married,' 'Back to the Future,' 'Scrooged') .
Table Reading Series to Debut at Palace Theater
To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 the Palace Theater is unveiling a new initiative, Table Readings at the Palace Theater, presented by Gracewell Productions, with the reading of Five Bells for 9/11, a moving one-man play written and performed by New York actor Rich Swingle.
Kate Katcher Founder Of Stray Katz Acting Troupe To Present For Palace Theater's 2ND ACT
When Kate Katcher found herself forced out of her job at age 57, what did she do? She founded a theatre company devoted to pieces about life after a?oea certain agea??., created and performed by people of a certain age. Come hear how she cleverly reinvented herself as the founder and artistic director of the Stray Katz theatre troupe, during her February 1 presentation as part of the Palace Theater's 2ND ACT series.
Broadway Producer Pat Addiss Tells Her Story At Palace, September 17
How Pat Addiss arrived at her second act as a Broadway producer, is at the heart of her fascinating story Necessity is the Mother of Re-invention which she'll share on Tuesday September 17, 6:00pm, as the kick-off presenter for the Palace Theater's 2ND ACT series. Individual tickets are $25 ($20 for AARP and OLLI members) and include a light dinner meal, may be purchased in person or by calling the Palace Box office at 203.346.2000 or on-line at https://www.palacetheaterct.org/shows/second-act/2nd-act-pat-addiss/. Subscriptions to the monthly series are also available.
Palace Theater's 2ND ACT Gets Its Own Second Act
The presenters have been selected for the upcoming second season of 2ND ACT, the Palace Theater's acclaimed speaker's series that features stories by people post age 50, who are doing some extraordinary things after mid-life. Among them is Pat Addiss, a Broadway producer based in New York who will kick the series off on September 17 with her presentation, Necessity is the Mother of Reinvention and Lisa Lampanelli, formerly known for her acerbic comedic style, who is now a life coach. She'll be presenting her new show Losin' It on the main stage of the theater on November 16.
Stray Kats Theatre Company Presents STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS-2019!
The Stray Kats Theatre Company presents the 3rd Annual 'Still Crazy After All These Years!" festival of one-act plays celebrating the lives of today's senior citizens; healthier, more active and engaged than ever before. The Newtown Festival consists of eight new one-act plays culled from over 130 submissions, showing passionate, lively seniors whose lives have taken interesting new twists and turns.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Actress Replaces Daisy Eagan in Off-Broadway's DADDY ISSUES
David Goldyn Productions presents the World Premiere of DADDY ISSUES, a new comedy by Marshall Goldberg. Directed by David Goldyn, previews begin March 31 at Davenport Theatre with opening night slated for April 7. The production will now star Kate Katcher, who debuted on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof opposite Zero Mostel and repeated the role of Tzeitel with Herschel Bernardi, directed by Jerome Robbins. She also appeared in Wonderful Town with Lauren Bacall and Two for the Seesaw directed by Judith Ivey. Katcher replaces Daisy Eagan, who leaves the cast to star in Wit in North Carolina.
Dullea & Dillon in 'In the Middle of Nowhere' Reading
Keir Dullea and Mia Dillon will star in a play-reading of the winning play in the 2007 Artsport New Works Playwriting Competition on Sunday, November 11 at 7PM, presented by Playhouse on the Green in Bridgeport. The two noted actors will read In the Middle of Nowhere by Kent R. Brown of Fairfield. Director is Kate Katcher of Newtown.