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"Spring Into Summer" 2008 With Two Tall but (mostly) True Tales!
 Six Degrees of Separation
by John Guare
directed by Matt Schicker
May 9-18, 2008
"Whimsy and mystery, comedy and drama... a charming production."
— The Connecticut Post
"This is a first rate non-Equity production... a unified, polished production. Six Degrees of Separation... has managed to connect the audience to the play, the theater and the city."
— Bridgeport News
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Director: Matt Schicker
Set Design: Carl Tallent
Lighting Design: Michael Jones
Costume Design: Meredith Neal
Technical Director: Donald Rowe
Sound Design: Jim De Vivo
Original Music: Todd Hendricks
Set Construction: Phil Desser, Parry Sparr, and Tom Swetts
Stage Manager: Bob Lengyel
Assistant Stage Manager: Natalie Inzero
Featuring: Janet Dunson, Daryl Guberman, Mark Lambeck, John McCroan, Elizabeth May, Khalil Muhammad, T. William O'Leary, John Pyron, Dan Radzikowski, Kitty Robertson, Joshua Ruas, Russell Ruas, Jack Rushen, and Alisson Wood.
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| Rehearsal for Six Degrees of Separation at Playhouse on the Green. Photo by Mark Graham. |
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Khalil Muhammad as Paul and Janet Dunson as Ouisa in the Playhouse on the Green production of Six Degrees of Separation. Photo by Mark Graham. |
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Pictured back row, l to r: Russell Ruas, John Pyron, Daryl Guberman, Joshua Ruas. Front row, l to r: Khalil Muhammad, Janet Dunson. Photo by Mark Graham. |
Winner of the 1990 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Obie Award Best Play! Playhouse on the Green, a 54-year-old not-for-profit theater company, launches its "Spring Into Summer" Series with John Guare's award-winning 1990 play about New Yorkers seeking to make a connection, Six Degrees of Separation, which runs May 9-18, 2008.
Inspired by an actual incident reported by The New York Times in 1983, Six Degrees of Separation is a witty and biting tale of a wealthy white New York couple who take in a charming young black man who claims to be the son of Sidney Poitier. It's a fast-paced ride with equal parts drama and farce, the result being a commentary on the things that drive us all - the desire for wealth, fame, social standing, and meaningful human connection. Six Degrees of Separation won the 1990 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play and the Obie Award for Best Play and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. The 1993 film version of starred Stockard Channing (Grease, The West Wing) and Will Smith (Men In Black, Independence Day). NOTE: Six Degrees of Separation contains strong language and sexual situations and may not be appropriate for children.
Show Schedule:
Friday, May 9 at 8PM (Opening Night)
Saturday, May 10 at 8PM
Sunday, May 11 at 3PM
Thursday, May 15 at 8PM
Friday, May 16 at 8PM
Saturday, May 17 at 3PM
Saturday, May 17 at 8PM
Sunday, May 18 at 3PM
Tickets are $23 Adults, $20 for Senior Citizens 65 and older. Tickets can be purchased 24/7 on-line at www.playhouseonthegreen.org or by calling TheaterMania at (866) 811-4111 (phone hours 9-9 weekdays, 10-6 weekends). A "Playhouse Pass", which includes admission to Six Degrees of Separation and Barnum is available for $45 ($38 Seniors).
Playhouse on the Green is located at 177 State Street between Main Street and Markle Court in downtown Bridgeport. Free parking one block from the theater is available.
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 Barnum - The Musical
book by Mark Bramble
lyrics by Michael Stewart
music by Cy Coleman
directed and choreographed by Steven Smeltzer
June 13-22, 2008
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Director/Choreographer: Steven Smeltzer
Musical Director: William D'Andrea
Set Design: Carl Tallent
Lighting Design: Michael Jones
Costume Design: Meredith Neal
Technical Director: Donald Rowe
Sound Design: Jim De Vivo
Set Construction: Phil Desser, Parry Sparr, and Tom Swetts
Stage Manager: TBA
Assistant Stage Manager: TBA
Featuring: Rebecca Barko, Elayne Cassara, Michael Costantino, Bob Filipowich, Frank Gennarini, Adam Levinskas, Ginelle Nicolas, Christine Nolan, Scott Ramsey, and Steve "Blimpy" Taylor.
"Bridgeport's Favorite Son", P.T. Barnum, takes the center ring once again in Playhouse on the Green's production of the boisterous musical Barnum! Watch as Phineas Taylor Barnum leaps through the many phases of his colorful life in song and dance, discovering Joice Heth (the world's oldest woman), Tom Thumb, and Jenny Lind along the way. His loyal wife, Charity, may try to tame him, but nothing can stop the irrepressible spirit of BARNUM! Presented in association with the Barnum Festival and The Barnum Museum.
Special FREE "Talk-Back Sessions" with Executive Director of The Barnum Museum, Kathy Maher, following these performances only:
Saturday 6/14 at 8PM
Saturday 6/21 at 3PM
Saturday 6/22 at 3PM
Show Schedule:
Friday, June 13 at 8PM (Opening Night)
Saturday, June 14 at 8PM
Sunday, June 15 at 3PM
Thursday, June 19 at 8PM
Friday, June 20 at 8PM
Saturday, June 21 at 3PM
Saturday, June 21 at 8PM
Sunday, June 22 at 3PM
Tickets are $27 Adults, $24 for Senior Citizens 65 and older. Tickets can be purchased 24/7 on-line at www.playhouseonthegreen.org or by calling (866) 811-4111 (phone hours 9-9 weekdays, 10-6 weekends). A "Playhouse Pass", which includes admission to Six Degrees of Separation and Barnum is available for $45 ($38 Seniors).
Playhouse on the Green is located at 177 State Street between Main Street and Markle Court in downtown Bridgeport. Free parking one block from the theater is available.
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