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ZeeLand Productions, LLC and Phoenix Stage Company of Oakville, CT will revive the play Learning Experience written by John Long of Torrington, CT. The production video will be on Phoenix Stage Company's YouTube Channel starting on January 16 and will have an open run. The initial play presentation in October was a successful fundraising event for Phoenix Stage Company.
As the pandemic continues and theaters remain closed, Learning Experience is vital and relevant theater that responds to our recent experience in an online format. Joanne Greco Rochman of the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper wrote about the first presentation in October of 2020, “The script is terrific. It’s honest and full of issues that people of various ages, young and old, have experienced during this COVID-19 era.” Learning Experience explores individual experiences of living in quarantine during the pandemic in the first half of 2020. Eight people from different walks of life tell their stories in the form of monologues to be posted online. The stories reveal what their lives were before the pandemic and how they've changed during isolation. Some characters work from home, some go into work, some don't work at all. They range in age from eighteen to seventies and all are motivated to share a learning experience online to communicate with people they will never meet or know. By turns moving and humorous, these characters share a desire to continue living, learning, laughing and growing in a time of crisis that effects everyone. For this new presentation, viewers will be asked to consider making a donation to Phoenix Stage Company or any theater they wish to support. Nonprofit organizations such as community theaters, libraries or educational institutions are invited to use the play as a vehicle to raise funds, reach new audiences or stimulate discussions about the many issues that have resulted from the pandemic. The video production of Learning Experience is directed by Drew Scott, and monologues are performed by Tori Richnavsky, Beth Steinberg, Chris Evans, Sheila Garrison, Dan Willey, Killian Meehan, Kate Stango and Rob Richnavsky. John Long is a playwright whose plays have been produced at Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Seventh Sign Theatre in New York City as well as the Alliance Theatre, Little Theatre Workshop, and Warner Studio Theatre in Connecticut. TAKE FLIGHT LIVE with Phoenix Stage Company - Thursdays at 7:00pm on our YouTube Channel
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many local nonprofits are experiencing decreased revenue streams, including Phoenix Stage Company.
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IN THE NEWS: Phoenix Stage Company brings home five awards from NERF 2019
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PHOENIX STAGE COMPANY of Oakville participated in the 2019 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL FESTIVAL on March 9, 2019. The competition was presented by the Connecticut Community Theater Association (CCTA) and hosted the Warner Theater in the Nancy Marine Studio Theater.
PHOENIX STAGE COMPANY presented “One Night with Fanny Brice” featuring Mary J. Cantoni Johnson with music director TJ Thompson and director Sharon W. Houk. This original musical was originally mounted by PSC in 2011 and again in 2015 after an extended Off-Broadway run and tour. The production did very well in the regional competition and took home five awards. "One Night With Fanny Brice" received awards for Outstanding Achievement in a Leading Role (Mary J. Cantoni Johnson), Outstanding Lighting Design (Sharon W. Houk), Outstanding Set Design (Sharon W. Houk), Outstanding Costume Design (Renee C. Purdy) and a special judges award for Outstanding Instrumental Performance for accompanist Dan Ringuette. The NERF is hosted every other year in cooperation with the American Association of Community Theater (AACT). Community theatre companies from Region 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) that have competed in their local state festival and were selected by adjudicators to represent their state were present for this cycle. LEXINGTON PLAYERS' production of "Who Will Sing for Lena" was selected by adjudicators to represent New England (Region 1) at the National AACTFest19 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in June 2019. The full list of winners from the 2019 NERF is below: Outstanding Overall Production “Who Will Sing For Lena”; Lexington Players (MA) Outstanding Achievement in a Leading Role MARY CANTONI-JOHNSON ,“One Night With Fanny Brice”; Phoenix Stage Company (CT) JESSICA WASHINGTON, “Who Will Sing For Lena”; Lexington Players (MA) Outstanding Achievement in a Supporting Role COLLEEN STRANG, “The Actor’s Nightmare”; Windham Actors Guild (NH) Outstanding Achievement in Ensemble Performance “21 Chump Street”, ActorSingers (NH) Outstanding Set Design SHARON W. HOUK, “One Night With Fanny Brice”; Phoenix Stage Company (CT) Outstanding Lighting Design SHARON W. HOUK, “One Night With Fanny Brice”; Phoenix Stage Company (CT) Outstanding Costume Design RENEE C. PURDY, “One Night With Fanny Brice”; Phoenix Stage Company (CT) COLLEEN STRANG & EMILY FITZGERALD, “The Actor’s Nightmare”, Windham Actor’s Guild (NH) Road Runner Award for Fastest Set-Up “21 CHUMP STREET - THE MUSCIAL”, ActorSingers (NH) SPECIAL ADJUDICATORS AWARDS Outstanding Achievement in Choreography JACOB DUBY, “21 Chump Street”; ActorSingers (NH) Outstanding Instrumental Performance DAN RINGUETTE, Accompanist, “One Night With Fanny Brice”; Phoenix Stage Company (CT) |
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