Western Mass Theatre Newsletter |
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September 24 - October 14, 2026 |
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| Happy Fall! I hope it’s a great one for you! Go see a play!
The next issue will include events from October 1 - 21. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before Tuesday at midnight. Any questions, comments or feedback? Email me at westernmasstheatre@gmail.com
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Springfield Community Theater of MA presents Forever Plaid
September 25, 25, 27 at 52 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA Tickets and More Information |
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Plays in Place and Historic Northampton present the premiere of: The Hull/Hawley Plays directed by Brianna Sloane. The Widow's Land by Betel Arnold In 1765, Bathsheba Hull, a Black woman living with her children in her home on an island in the Mill River, receives an eviction notice from Town officials. The Widow's Land follows her fight for her home, her position as a free woman in colonial Northampton, and her children’s future. Hold These Truths by Harley Erdman In May 1774, Massachusetts is on the cusp of rebellion and ready to call for the first Continental Congress to be held in Philadelphia. Joseph Hawley, a Northampton lawyer and prominent Patriot, is nominated to represent Massachusetts. Hold These Truths explores Hawley’s life, his political ideals, and his struggles with depression as he decides whether to accept the nomination. Each performance features both plays and is followed with a talk back facilitated by a historian and artist from the company, featuring: Trenda Loftin, Michael Ofori, Matt Haas, Lindel Hart, Linda Tardif, and Elijah Sarrouf. Understudies: Scott Braidman, Imani Bibuld, Myka Plunkett, and Richmond Wills. Costumes designed by Emily Dunn, props and furnishing designed by Amy Putnam, sound designed by Tom Shread. Stage management by Nikki Beck and Madison VanDeurzen, production assistance by Hanh Rioux and produced by Talya Kingston. September 24 - October 4, 2026 (Thurs-Sat 6:30pm & Sat-Sun 2pm) at the Shepherd Barn, Historic Northampton Tickets and more information: www.historicnorthampton.org/the-hull-hawley-plays.html |
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MAJESTIC OPENS 29TH SEASON OF PLAYS WITH NUNSENSE SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 11 West Springfield’s Majestic Theater open its 29th Season of plays with the musical Nunsense, which runs September 3 – October 11. The Majestic Theater is located at 131 Elm Street in West Springfield, MA. Nunsense, a musical comedy by Dan Goggin, focuses on five surviving nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken who stage a wacky variety show to raise money to bury a few sisters from the convent after their cook accidentally poisons many of the nuns with tainted soup. This classic crowd‑pleaser—an international sensation performed in more than 8,000 productions worldwide and winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards—makes its first‑ever appearance on the Majestic stage to launch the 2026-2027 Season. The Majestic’s Producing Director Sue Dziura will direct the play. Iaslyn Lewis is stage manager, Michael Garcia is production assistant, and Elisabeth Weber is music director. Scenic director is Juliana Haubrich, and Dan Rist is lighting designer. Sound designer is Ryan Hickey, and Dawn McKay is costume designer. The cast includes Marty Bongfeldt (Mother Superior, Mary Regina), Lori Holmes Clark (Sr. Robert Anne), Destini Stewart (Sr. Hubert), Rachel Ballasy (Sr. Leo), and Caelie Flanagan (Sr. Amnesia). Understudies include Amanda Uruquhart Tilghman and Elaine Hom. Band members include Cliff Schofer, Jacob Nichols and Ann-Marie Messbauer.
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Springfield Community Theater of MA
Forever Plaid
Sep 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Saturday 09-26-26 at 7:00 pm and Sunday 09-17-26 at 2:00 pm
52 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA
Get ready to travel back to the golden age of close-harmony singing as Springfield Community Theater of MA presents the hilarious, heartwarming musical comedy Forever Plaid at 52 Sumner in Springfield!
Meet the Plaids — four talented young singers whose dreams of musical stardom are suddenly cut short before they ever reach the spotlight. But fate gives them one miraculous second chance to return and perform the concert they never got to give. What follows is a joyful evening packed with dazzling harmonies, classic songs of the 1950s and early ’60s, laugh-out-loud comedy, and plenty of heart.
The Springfield production stars Billy Ray Poli as Francis, Ashley Duplessis as Jinx, Ashton Greene as Smudge, and Craig Duda as Sparky, with Tony Ruggerio as Stage Manager. The production is directed by Gus Rousseau, with Ben Mabrey as Music Director, and is produced by Vana Nespor and Angela Park for Springfield Community Theater of MA / 52 Sumner.
Whether you remember the golden age of vocal groups or are discovering these timeless sounds for the first time, Forever Plaid delivers irresistible music, friendship, nostalgia, and pure theatrical fun.
https://52sumner.com/events-and-tickets/
Forever Plaid is an affectionate, lighthearted musical that pays homage to the close-harmony "guy groups" of the 1950s and early 60s. The show features lush, four-part close harmonies of popular hits from the era, including: “Three Coins in the Fountain”, “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing”, “Sixteen Tons”, “Heart and Soul. And it is known for "playful patter," boyish bickering, and "overzealous precision" in choreography, and, audience participation! |
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Holy Smokes Theatre Company
The Witch and The Fool
Sep 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, 9/26 at 8pm and Sunday 9/27 at 1pm
The Sanctuarry, 295 Clemente Street, Holyoke, MA. 01040
The Witch and The Fool is the third original production from Holysmokes Theatre. Written and directed by Wren Hannah. The explores what happens when these two archetypes meet during a time when the patriarchy is using the church to gain and abuse power.
Holysmokes Theatre is a queer raw cheap theatre company dedicated to comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable. |
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Playlist: Improv Inspired by Your Music Saturday, September 26th @ 7pm A limited run on the 4th Saturday of the month!
What music speaks to you? Now let it speak to us!
We'll get an earful of songs as our suggestions for this dynamic, improvised show. Each track will inspire a world full of original characters which will start to overlap in surprising ways. Featuring Maddy Benjamin, Gabriel CiFuentes, Ben Larrison, Evi Mahon, Jem O'Hara, Laura Patrick, Phoenix Rios, Pam Victor, and Sarah Zureick-Brown.
https://www.happiervalley.com/playlist.html |
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Mount Holyoke College's Department of Film Media Theater
"Chalk" by Walt McGough
Friday, October 2nd, 7:30 pm Saturday, October 3rd, 7:30 pm Sunday, October 4th, 2:30 pm Rooke Theatre
The Mount Holyoke College Department of Film Media Theater opens its 2026-27 season with “Chalk” by Walt McGough, an intense sci-fi fable about survival, motherhood, and the unsettling question of what we owe to the people we love.
Maggie survived the end of the world, but it hasn't really ended, has it? Stuck in an abandoned building with limited supplies, a broken radio, and a book of spells, she bides her time and waits for the monsters to leave. But when her daughter reappears, Maggie can't celebrate because something is not quite right. The two women square off with both their lives hanging in the balance, and all that keeps them separate is a razor-thin chalk circle, hastily drawn by Maggie on the floor.
This production is directed by Namuuna Negi ‘27. Set Design by Katherine Simon, Costume Design by Ava Kitscher ‘28, Lighting Design and Sound Design by Amber Tanudjaja.
Tickets: $10 General Admission | $5 Students For more information or to reserve tickets, please visit mhc.ludus.com or contact us at PerformingArts@MtHolyoke.edu |
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The Understudies: An Improvised Musical Saturday, October 3rd @ 7pm It's the opening night of a brand new musical!
Unfortunately, the show was never written or rehearsed. This is the moment we've been training for. Be part of the fun as the determined Understudies create an entire musical from scratch, with a little help from the audience.
The Understudies are Scott Braidman, Kelsey Flynn, Paul McNeil, Mosie Senn-McNally, and Maile Shoul. With music by the amazing Jeff Kimball!
https://www.happiervalley.com/understudies.html |
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Join us back in The Workroom at 33 Hawley Street on October 4th for the Development Workshop, Lucky Strike, a new play by Foster Finch Schrader.
Join PIC for the public reading of our 2026 Development Workshop of: LUCKY STRIKE, a new play by Foster Finch Schrader.
Dramaturgy by Ezekiel Baskin. Program Coordination by Madison VanDeurzen.
Featuring Mike Giarusso, Yar Petrov, and Hanh Rioux. With Stage Directions read by Anna Shea Morrissey.
Synopsis of LUCKY STRIKE: In elementary school, Noah, Cal, and Drew are best friends forever; by the end of senior year they’re not on speaking terms. Cal comes out as nonbinary, Drew enters the manosphere, and Noah… well, Noah’s stuck in the middle. Lucky Strike is about in betweens: childhood and adolescence, the left and the alt-right. It’s about gaps, and trying to bridge them, and failing.
Development Workshop readings are $10 to attend, but no one is turned away from lack of funds. If the ticket price is out of reach for you, please select the subsidized ticket option. If you are able to contribute to our subsidized ticket fund, there will be an opportunity to do so at time of registration. Reserve your ticket now by any form of payment. Cash or check only at the door.
The reading begins at 7:30 pm. Doors will open at 7:00 pm. Please enter the 33 Hawley Building via the downstairs courtyard. The reading will take place in The Workroom.
Grab your ticket here!
What is a Development Workshop?
Development Workshops are reserved for pieces that have a first full draft and could use an intensive period of writing and hearing the work out loud with actors. This opportunity provides developmental worksessions with actors and other support artists over multiple days, culminating in a reading and developmental discussion with an audience. This is reserved for scripts in a variety of developmental stages. |
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| | | The Red Skies Music Ensemble
Rhythm & Rails
Dates: Tuesday Oct 6 at 7 pm ( doors open 6:30) and Tuesday Oct 20 at 7 pm ( doors open 6:30) Park at Union Station, get free parking voucher at the show
Northampton Union Station
Red Skies Music Ensemble's Rhythm & Rails weaves together factual and interpretive narration, story-telling, toe-tapping railroad-themed music and historic images to explore the complex history and impact of railroads on the lives, landscape and culture of Northampton and our region from the 19th century up to now.
Here and across the nation, the railroads changed America’s history, and in one way or another, affected everyone’s lives. They changed the pace of life, the perception of space and time, the movement of people and goods, and radically changed the country’s economic, legal and socio-cultural engagements and exchanges. They brought a new (and at first very startling) backdrop of day and night sights and sounds of locomotives, tracks and train whistles, and they had a definite impact on American music from roots, folk and rag time to blues, jazz, pop, and rock.
Come hear this social history in tales and tunes written and directed by Trudy Williams (with contributions by Tracy Grammer) and performed by some of the Valley’s most talented musicians and actors!
The cast and crew includes Jim Armenti, Jerry Bryant,Tracy Grammer, Ron Grosslein, Joe Blumenthal, Inde Francis, Rose Jackson, Cindy Naughton, Mark Roberts, Dan Scott, Tom Scott, Adrienne Wade, Rebecca Weiss, with Bill Cutler and Shirley Van Kanin, as well as special appearance by Maryliz Maldanado and Will Messier from the children's Corn Stalk Fiddle Choir directed by Cindy Naughton, and the Ujima Singers Ella Elliot, MawuLisa Thomas-Adeyemo and Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr., directed by Inde Francis. Stage Manager: Kiersten Samalis. Sound Engineer: Jared Libby. Production Assistant: Aimee Letson. Find out more and get tickets at www. historicnorthampton.org
https://www.historicnorthampton.org/rhythm--rails-northampton-and-the-railroad-fall-2026.html
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OCTOBER 7 and 8- STAGED READING OF CARYL CHURCHILL’S ESCAPED ALONE - a play that meets the present moment-
PRESENTED BY SERIOUS PLAY THEATRE ENSEMBLE
WITH CHRISTINE ADAIRE, MARY BETH BROOKER, JUDITH FINE & MURIEL JOHNSON Directed by Sheryl Stoodley Technical Support. Robin W. Doty
WHERE: Workroom@33Hawley St/ A.P.E- Northampton, MA.
WHEN: Wednesday October 7 & Thursday October 8 at 8pm (Mid- Week Presentations) (Box Office opens 7:15pm) TICKETS: (Reservations Encouraged) ZEFFY TICKET LINK: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/escaped-alone-staged-reading-by-serious-play-theatre
ESCAPED ALONE, by acclaimed English playwright, Caryl Churchill, was published in 2016 around the time of Donald Trump’s first election. I discovered this piece in 2018, in the New Scripts Library in the Traverse Theatre at the EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, Scotland, while on tour with Serious Play’s production of THE RED GUITAR. I fell in love with Churchill’s imaginative use of language, the experimental construct of the play and the strong female perspective. But at the time, I felt it was far too harsh a message to be presented by Serious Play. Now, in 2026, I feel differently.
ESCAPED ALONE contrasts the mundane, witty, fragmented chatter of older women enjoying afternoon tea in a neighbor’s backyard, with the prophetic, disturbing visions of climate disasters and societal collapse, foreseen by one of them. The play is both darkly comedic and chillingly profound. A play for this moment in time. Why did we use this painting by Ellen Day Hale (1885) as the image on the poster for our production of ESCAPED ALONE? This summer, I had the good fortune to travel to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston with my daughter-in-law, Johanna Hoogendyk, who is a talented portrait painter, and art instructor at two local colleges. She took me to see the room of women artists and painters. She led me to one of her favorites, the self- portrait done by Ellen Day Hale in 1885. She explained a bit about the confident, defiant, almost confrontational gaze, of Ms. Hale, and explained that as a female impressionist of the time, Ms. Hale was pushing the boundaries both in her art and in the depiction of herself. Hale was one of a handful of women then, who created compelling self- portraits in which they fearlessly presented themselves as individuals willing to flout social codes, and challenge accepted ideas of women’s place in society. Through the use of promiscuous bangs, the strong hand seen forefront, the use of dark colors, and also inserting the ostrich-feather fan, Ms. Hale presented (in her own words) “an original and queer” representation of herself.
A woman ahead of her time.
I believe playwright Caryl Churchill and impressionist painter Ellen Day Hale, have much in common. (Director of ESCAPED ALONE,Sheryl Stoodley)
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Flip the Script Saturday, October 10th @7pm We invite a local playwright to bring an unfinished script to the show; an original work that's never seen the stage. Then we read the character descriptions, cast the show, and launch into its first ever performance. Once we run out of lines, we drop the scripts and improvise the rest of the play while the playwright watches in delight (or horror!) Featuring experienced improvisers Mandy Anderson, Maddy Benjamin, Scott Braidman, Moe McElligott, Laura Patrick, Pam Victor, and Kate Zak.
https://www.happiervalley.com/2nd-saturdays.html |
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| | AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES |
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Amherst Shakespeare Festival
As You Like It & Macbeth
September 24, 4:30-10:30
Umass Amherst, Bromery Center Room 204
For more information and to sign up for an audition slot go to: shorturl.at/bGF1D |
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UMass Amherst Theater
Audition for Illuminated Lecture: Queen Hester
Sep 29, 2026 st 5:30 PM
The Curtain Theater, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass
Harley Erdman invites you to audition for an “Illuminated Lecture” he will be giving in the Rand Theater about a heretical Spanish play from 400 years ago, written by a Jewish-heritage playwright who was jailed by the Inquisition. Harley is looking for an ensemble of five actors, who will read parts of the lecture with him in a concert-style reading, staged by guest director Aaron Henne. You need to be available for evening rehearsals on Nov 16 and 17, for a performance to take place Nov 18 at 4:30 PM. No memorization is required. We will be reading from a script. We are looking for actors who are comfortable reading from the page. Being able to read Spanish is a plus, though not a requirement. Sign up for an audition slot. No need to prep anything. We will do some cold readings in small groups. THE MOORS acting company will be in rehearsal during this event and cannot participate as actors. All actors in our season will be able to attend the Lecture on November 18 at 4:30 pm if desired. Come audition, or just to find out more about this wonderful opportunity to get some performance experience working in an innovative form with a guest director.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4AA5A92AABFE3-66061854-illuminated#/ |
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Valley Light Opera
Seeking Stage Manager for Fiddler on the Roof
Nov 5, 2026
Rehearsals: Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings
The Academy of Music
Valley Light Opera seeks a stage manager for Fiddler on the Roof! We are in rehearsals and looking to find someone asap. $350 stipend. Ideal candidate can read music and is excited to immerse in the world of Anatevka.
Performances: November 5-8 @ The Academy of Music (Northampton) Rehearsals: Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings @ Wesley United Methodist Church (Hadley
Email Ash at ashley.goverman@gmail.com with interest and questions!
https://www.vlo.org/current-show |
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Amherst-based Performing Arts and Education Cooperative seeks community input on unique, shared facility
The Performing Arts and Education Cooperative (PAEC), a nonprofit organization formed by several of the Pioneer Valley's leading community performing arts groups: Amherst Community Theater, Empowerment Through the Arts (ETTA) and The Rainbow Players, Starlight's Youth Theatre, and Valley Light Opera, is seeking community input on a new, shared facility via an online survey which can be found at http://bit.ly/4perUbU. Together, these organizations serve a diverse community that stretches across Western Massachusetts, from the Connecticut border to Vermont and New Hampshire. One of their goals has been to create a shared space which these four well-established nonprofit organizations can call home and do the behind-the-scenes work required to produce quality theater and engage the community. This facility will become an asset for regional arts enrichment; a hub of activity that will strengthen and showcase Amherst as having a vibrant art scene that provides both visibility and fresh opportunities for the community to learn about and attend productions, and teach many of the skills that can enable participation in behind-the-scenes activities related to theater performance and production. PAEC’s long-term vision includes finding permanent, shared flexible performance and educational space that can host rehearsals, classes, workshops, community events, and smaller productions. Said PAEC vice-president and Starlight’s Youth Theater co-president, Clare Bertrand, “Over time, this shared home could become the foundation for an even larger community-supported performing arts center that serves future generations of artists, audiences, and creative organizations. By working together and sharing resources, PAEC is building more than a facility. We are creating a permanent home for creativity, education, collaboration, and community—a place where the performing arts can continue to inspire, connect, and enrich the lives of people of all ages throughout the Pioneer Valley for years to come.” According to David Mullins, president of PAEC and veteran of Amherst Community Theater, “While our organizations have been producing high-quality work for decades, one challenge affects all of us: we do not have a permanent place in which to create. The work audiences see on stage begins long before opening night. Rehearsals, set construction, costume creation, prop building, storage, and educational programs currently take place in a patchwork of borrowed and rented spaces—schools, churches, vacant storefronts, barns, community rooms, and wherever space can be found. Although we are grateful for these partnerships, working in temporary locations creates ongoing challenges.” A permanent home for PAEC, its member organizations and those who wish to participate in community theater offers unique possibilities. PAEC is seeking input on the potential of creating a facility that would include a Makerspace for set design and building, costume creation, a black box theater for smaller performances, a classroom and meeting place for the community to utilize, and spaces for rehearsals. The impact of a dedicated home for local performing arts groups would extend far beyond the organizations that use it. The arts are an important part of the Pioneer Valley's cultural and economic vitality. Together, PAEC member organizations attract thousands of audience members each year, support local businesses, and contribute substantially to the regional economy. A permanent facility would increase the visibility of local arts organizations, attract visitors from throughout the region, support nearby restaurants and retailers, and further establish the Pioneer Valley as a destination for arts and culture. It would also provide a valuable community asset that supports education, civic engagement, and lifelong learning. To learn if the greater Amherst community is supportive of the PAEC’s vision and need to raise funds for a new facility or the renovation of an existing space, they seek community input. PAEC invites area residents to complete a 5-7 minute online survey to share their opinions and help guide a feasibility study to help the PAEC determine if now is the right time to move forward on this project. While completely anonymous, respondents are welcome to enter their name to win one of three theater packages. To complete the survey, follow the link at :http://bit.ly/4perUbU. For questions, email PAEC.arts@gmail.com |
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Readers’ Theatre
False Exit
Nov 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Shutesbury Library
Actor for 20s-30s female role in French farce needed. Script-in-hand staged reading Saturday evening, November 7. Flexible rehearsals.
Reach out to Christine at christinebenvenuto@hotmail.com |
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Announcing Auditions for Godspell - Nov 10 & 11
Callbacks Nov 15 (by invitation)
Easthampton Theater Company will be holding auditions for our March, 2027 production of the beloved musical Godspell (2012 version.) Auditions will be held November 10 and 11th with callbacks (by invitation only) on November 15th. For audition information or to sign up for a slot (mandatory) please click
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V85ouxsHkJ2q0US_daUnDKr82aQJztygseHJjssuouQ/edit?tab=t.0
All roles are open, none are precast. Actors 18+ of any gender, race and background are encouraged to audition
Director: Eleanor Tynan
Music Director: Kyle Langlois
Choreographer: Tori Guzman
Stage Manager: Heath Trudell
Producers: Michael Budnick, Deborah Jacobson
Rehearsals begin in December and performances are in Easthampton March 13, 19, 20 at 7:30PM and March 14, 21 at 2PM
Any questions not answered by the audition info link may be sent to director@easthamptontheater.com
Audition Info Here
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Stage Manager Opportunity
Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt
(Performances in June, 2027)
Are you passionate about theater and do you thrive in a dynamic, creative environment? Easthampton Theater Company (Massachusetts) is seeking a dedicated and experienced stage manager to join our vibrant team and help bring to life our production of Tom Stoppard's final, extraordinary masterpiece Leopoldstadt.
About Leopoldstadt:
Tom Stoppard's last, deeply personal epic spans fifty years and multiple generations. Leopoldstadt follows an intermarried Jewish Austrian family's reckoning with a past it can not escape and a future it can not control. A passionate drama of love and endurance beginning in the last days of 1899 through the heart of the twentieth century, Stoppard's customary wit and beauty shines through the enduring spirit of a faimly tested to its most extreme limits. Despite limited runs due to Covid, Leopoldstadt was highly acclaimed and its run on Broadway won four Tony awards including best play in 2023 and two Olivier awards for the West End London production.
About Us:
Easthampton Theater Company is a production group created by Easthampton and nearby residents to bring quality community theater productions and theater related programs to the upper Pioneer Valley. We invite participation from a diverse group of community members who wish to engage in artistic expression through the dramatic arts - including performance, technical, administrative and educational aspects. We strive to create unique and thought-provoking programs that have broad appeal to theater enthusiasts, and are dedicated to ensuring ETC remains a premier theater destination and resource for the Valley. Our performances are held at the well-appointed Williston Theater in Easthampton, a venue that seats 250 patrons which we regularly sell out.
Location: Williston Theater, Easthampton, MA
Performance Dates: June 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13th 2027
Rehearsals likely starting in March three days a week - Tues, Wed evenings and Sunday afternoon or evenings, with tech week starting 1 week prior to opening night.
Directed by Michael O. Budnick and produced by Michael Budnick and Deborah Jacobsen.
Easthampton Theater Company is primarily a volunteer group, but we are able to provide a modest stipend for this position.
Stage Manager Responsibilities:
• Manage scheduling, including rehearsal times, technical rehearsals, and performance dates.
• Coordinate with directors, cast, and crew members to maintain efficient communication and collaboration throughout the production process.
• Organize and maintain stage props, set pieces, and costumes.
• Supervise backstage activities during performances, ensuring seamless scene changes and addressing any unexpected challenges.
• Work collaboratively with sound and light operations to "call" the show.
• Provide leadership and support to the production team, fostering a positive and professional working environment.
Qualifications:
• Previous experience in stage management or related roles preferred.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to handle changing priorities and unforeseen circumstances.
• Passion for theater and a commitment to supporting the artistic vision of the director
How to Apply:
Please send us your theatrical resume, along with a brief cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and why you're excited about joining Easthampton Theater Company in this production. Please submit materials to info@easthamptontheater.com preferably by November 1st at the latest.
At Easthampton Theater Company, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds and identities to apply. |
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Improv for Scaredy Cats Saturday October 17th, 10:00am-12:00pm Does the idea of performing in front of people scare the dickens out of you?
Have you ever watched improv and thought, "I could never do that!"?
Have you ever watched improv and thought, "Heck, I could definitely do that!"?
Do you not give a flying fig about improv comedy but want to learn some tricks to become more confident speaking in public and more mindful in the moment?
Interested in checking out what's going on at Happier Valley Comedy?
Are you curious about improv but you don't consider yourself a scaredy cat?
If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, Improv for Scaredy Cats (and Non-Scaredy Cats Too!) is for you. This one-time workshop is designed especially for the improv newbies, improv-curious, and anyone who wants to step outside their comfort zone.
Once you get started, you'll soon see it's not that scary after all.
Head of Happiness Pam Victor leads you through a very gentle, easeful, and mindful introduction to improv comedy in a positive and accepting atmosphere where failure is impossible. Our main focus is to have as much joy and ease as humanly possible in two hours. (The person who has the most fun wins!)
No experience necessary. Being funny is NOT required. The only requirement is a willingness to learn something new and have as much fun as possible.
Register now at this link: https://www.crowdwork.com/e/improv-for-scaredy-cats-515d34c2-3cd5-4eae-9258-4a1d8f33f2f7 |
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ANNOUNCING TWO SERIOUS PLAY SUNDAY TRAINING WORKSHOPS
We believe in the power of socially engaged theatre artists to participate in creating a more just, equitable and compassionate future. We develop workshop relationships built on mutual trust and whole-body listening and responding. We welcome work with actors and non-actors alike, with diverse backgrounds and different points of view. Serious Play Instructors: Michael Pray, Marcus Neverson, Steph Reyes & Sheryl Stoodley 1. SP- PHYSICAL ACTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP: SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 - 10am - 4:30pm SP STUDIO #233, Eastworks, Easthampton
SP PHYSICAL ACTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP is a fun and engaging sampling of several physical training techniques, drawing from various acting disciplines including those of: Grotowski, Chaikin, Laban, Lecoq, Overlie, Zapporah and more. Warm up together, build ensemble and sculpt your strengths and interests. Included are some of the unique exercises of: Japanese director *Tadashi Suzuki, alongside an exploration of the movement vocabulary Viewpoints (from director Anne Bogart/SITI Co). Develop improvised compositional work in groups and feel the impact and freedom of total physical expressiveness onstage. Meet new collaborators.
(*Note- Suzuki training is a set of physical exercises which address speed, space, rhythm. It draws on ancient Noh and Kabuki theatre forms with specific movements. An actor absorbs the shape of the movements and finds how to center themselves within these. The Suzuki training is precise and yet enlightening. External form is fixed, but the actor’s imaginative focus is not. The actor engages with the audience through eye focus, and the energy of legs and feet, integrating physical and vocal systems. Tadashi Suzuki says: “The training is a gauge to ascertain the actor’s readiness and availability to the dramatic moment. An actor participates in the training not to master it, but to find out about oneself.”)
Registration Form & Waiver found at our website: www.seriousplay.org For more information contact: seriousplaytheatre@gmail.com. or call 413-588-7439
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ANNOUNCING TWO SERIOUS PLAY SUNDAY TRAINING WORKSHOPS
We believe in the power of socially engaged theatre artists to participate in creating a more just, equitable and compassionate future. We develop workshop relationships built on mutual trust and whole-body listening and responding. We welcome work with actors and non-actors alike, with diverse backgrounds and different points of view. Serious Play Instructors: Michael Pray, Marcus Neverson, Steph Reyes & Sheryl Stoodley
SP- STAGE COMBAT WITH POLES TRAINING WORKSHOP:
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15 - 10am - 4:30pm SP STUDIO #233, Eastworks, Easthampton An exciting SP STAGE COMBAT TRAINING WORKSHOP developed in collaboration with actor/director Jonathan Croy (Shakespeare & Co. Lenox) for our co-directed production, Shakespeare’s TITUS ANDRONICUS. Using 2 wooden poles, designated sword and maul, and stressing slow motion action, partners learn the correct footwork and the specific physical targets, how to attack and parry and other stage fight stances to choreograph simple, safe fight compositions. Stage combat is about precision, control & teamwork. Adding vocal sound and music are ways to sell the fight to an audience, but these emotional elements are only added once the fight has been extremely well rehearsed. This technique can also be used to choreograph and rehearse a multiple-partnered battle scene onstage. Registration Form & Waiver found at our website: www.seriousplay.org For more information contact: seriousplaytheatre@gmail.com. or call 413-588-7439
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