Westport Country Playhouse opens its new season on May 5 with “The Liar” by David Ives. See below for details on the other exciting performances coming to the Playhouse.
Monday, April 13, 7 p.m. – Westport Country Playhouse presents a Script in Hand Playreading of Tina Howe’s “Painting Churches,” a humorous and poignant story about a family named Church, whose celebrated artist daughter plans to paint a portrait of her parents. $20. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
May 5 – 23 – Westport Country Playhouse stages “The Liar” by David Ives, an update of Pierre Corneille’s classic comedy weaving an increasingly intricate web of lies that leads to hilarious romantic misadventures, directed by Penny Metropulos. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
June 9 – 27 – Westport Country Playhouse stages “And a Nightingale Sang” by C. P. Taylor, a gently funny and moving portrait of a working-class family in Northern England as the world rushes toward the brink of war in 1939, directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available atwww.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
July 21 – August 8 – Westport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of A. R. Gurney’s “Love & Money,” pointedly exploring the trials of class, family, legacy, and race, directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
August 25 – September 13 – Westport Country Playhouse stages Alan Ayckbourn’s “Bedroom Farce,” a delightful comedy confectionabout the messiness of adult relationships, directed by John Tillinger. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
October 6 – 24 – Westport Country Playhouse stages Arthur Miller’s “Broken Glass,” celebrating the playwright’s 100th birthday with hispowerful drama about New York Jews suffering from afar as they read accounts of atrocities in Nazi Germany, directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available atwww.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
Sunday, November 15, 1 and 4 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series presents the musical, “Berenstain Bears Live! Family Matters the Musical,” adapted from the classic children's book series by Stan and Jan Berenstain. Ages 2 to 10. Produced by Brad Simon Organization, Inc. $20. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available atwww.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
Sunday, December 20, 11 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series presents the musical, “Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas,” from the best-selling author and illustrator team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Ages 2 to 7. Produced by Vital Theatre Company. $20. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Information and tickets also available atwww.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).