2010 Archive
Off center presents
Open Screen Night
December 17, 2010, 8 pm
Open Screen Night, like "Open Mic Night," is a public event at which local film makers are invited to bring their short film on DVD for public screening. Anything can happen!
Tickets $5 at the door (cash only)--Come One Come All!
Winterset and Marabo Productions present
Open Me Last
by Maura Campbell
December 10 & 11, 2010
Three Short Holiday Plays to Benefit the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS), beginning each show with a reception, including live music and refreshments.
Playwright Maura Campbell has written three short plays (two 10-minute plays and one 20-minute play) to be presented as holiday event that benefits COTS.
The first play is an exchange two people at a bus stop: a Santa (who is doing court-ordered volunteer work) and a wife of rabbi. They’re both having a bad day, and they share a moment that restores their spirits.
The second play is not very holiday-oriented – it’s a darker, sci-fi-esque play about a future society where “undesirables” are removed. It’s an interview of a woman who may be marked for “removal.” The woman is pleading her case not only to save herself, but her children as well.
The final play, "Open Me Last," is a two-act play about a homeless woman who has broken into a storage facility; she opens all these boxes to discover unopened Christmas presents from long ago and holiday decorations. She then proceeds to setup Christmas in the storage place. The story is a Christmas miracle, touching tale about wrong turns in life that come full circle and bring about closure.
Playwright Maura Campbell has written three short plays (two 10-minute plays and one 20-minute play) to be presented as holiday event that benefits COTS.
The first play is an exchange two people at a bus stop: a Santa (who is doing court-ordered volunteer work) and a wife of rabbi. They’re both having a bad day, and they share a moment that restores their spirits.
The second play is not very holiday-oriented – it’s a darker, sci-fi-esque play about a future society where “undesirables” are removed. It’s an interview of a woman who may be marked for “removal.” The woman is pleading her case not only to save herself, but her children as well.
The final play, "Open Me Last," is a two-act play about a homeless woman who has broken into a storage facility; she opens all these boxes to discover unopened Christmas presents from long ago and holiday decorations. She then proceeds to setup Christmas in the storage place. The story is a Christmas miracle, touching tale about wrong turns in life that come full circle and bring about closure.
Off center presents
An Evening with Poppa Neutrino
Saturday, November 27, 2010, 8:00 pm
Memories, Dreams and Misappropriations
A fundraiser for Poppa so his adventure can continue. To learn more about Poppa Neutrino, go to floatingneutrinos.com
Poppa Neutrino is truly one of the most enlightened people of our time. Don't miss this; stories, open discussion, and whatever Poppa wants to do, plus: lord nelson, betty-boop and (bo derick, maybe). Suggested $15.00 at the door.
A fundraiser for Poppa so his adventure can continue. To learn more about Poppa Neutrino, go to floatingneutrinos.com
Poppa Neutrino is truly one of the most enlightened people of our time. Don't miss this; stories, open discussion, and whatever Poppa wants to do, plus: lord nelson, betty-boop and (bo derick, maybe). Suggested $15.00 at the door.
Green Candle Theatre Company presents
Concrete Kingdom
A New Play Written and Directed by Josh Bridgman
November 11-13 8pm, Sunday 14 7pm, 18-20 8pm, Sunday 21 7pm
Green Candle Theatre Company presents Concrete Kingdom, a new play written and directed by Josh Bridgman and starring founding member of Green Candle and current Artistic Director Tracey Girdich. Concrete Kingdom transports the audience beyond the walls of reality and into the mind of “The Woman” trapped inside a bunker of her own construction. Despite her self-imposed Isolation from the outside world “the Woman” is determined to communicate her message to what’s left of humanity beyond the walls of the Concrete Kingdom.
Concrete Kingdom is the second major collaboration involving Burlington playwright Josh Bridgman and the
Green Candle Theatre Company who produced his first play Silent Invasion to sold-out audiences and critical acclaim in 2006 at the Shoebox Theatre at 135 Pearl In Burlington. Girdich directed Silent Invasion four years ago.
Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased at www.flynntix.org, ot at the box Office.
Concrete Kingdom is the second major collaboration involving Burlington playwright Josh Bridgman and the
Green Candle Theatre Company who produced his first play Silent Invasion to sold-out audiences and critical acclaim in 2006 at the Shoebox Theatre at 135 Pearl In Burlington. Girdich directed Silent Invasion four years ago.
Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased at www.flynntix.org, ot at the box Office.
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Seven Days covers playwright Josh Bridgman in article "Being Josh Bridgman"
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Off Center presents
Goldberg: Scenes, Monologs and Other Disturbances
October 29, 2010, 8:00 PM -- One Show Only
An evening of scenes and monologues written and directed by Burlington playwright Stephen Goldberg
A Fund Raiser for the Off Center’s New Heating System.
Featuring:
Paul Schnabel, John D. Alexander, Tracey Lynn Girdich, Allan Nicholls, Aaron Masi, Alex Dostie, Dennis McSorley, Emer Pond Feeney, Tara Lee Downs, and David Symons
Tickets at the Door, $15.00 (Cash or Check Only)
For reservations, call 540-0773
A Fund Raiser for the Off Center’s New Heating System.
Featuring:
Paul Schnabel, John D. Alexander, Tracey Lynn Girdich, Allan Nicholls, Aaron Masi, Alex Dostie, Dennis McSorley, Emer Pond Feeney, Tara Lee Downs, and David Symons
Tickets at the Door, $15.00 (Cash or Check Only)
For reservations, call 540-0773
Theatre Mosaic Mond presents
No Exit / Huis Clos
by Jean-Paul SARTRE
In English: October 14–17 and 21–24
In French: October 16, 17, 23, and 24
“Relationships with others, getting into a rut and freedom are the three themes of the play” says French philosopher and author Jean Paul Sartre.
“L’enfer c’est les autres a toujours été mal compris” [“Hell is the other people has always been misunderstood”] “Whatever circle of Hell we live in, I think that we are free to break out of it” [“Quel que soit le cercle d’enfer dans lequel nous vivons, je pense que nous sommes libres de le briser”]
–Jean Paul Sartre, Paris, 1965
The Cast: Mary Scripps, Jeff Tolbert, Don Loeb, and Georgette Garbès Putzel will be performing both English and French versions under the direction of Elisabeth Lehr.
This Double Show, No Exit and Huis Clos, is the second TMM production following A Visit from Miss Prothero by Alan Bennett in October 2009. Theatre Mosaic Mond looks forward to seeing its past audience members, and to meeting new ones.
Ines, Cradeau, Estelle, and Le Garçon!
Tickets are available at www.theatremosaicmond.net; Tickets will also be available at the Off Center Box Office one hour before show time.
Prices range from $13 to $18: Specials for groups, students, seniors, and the Double Show are available: see www.theatremosaicmond.net
“L’enfer c’est les autres a toujours été mal compris” [“Hell is the other people has always been misunderstood”] “Whatever circle of Hell we live in, I think that we are free to break out of it” [“Quel que soit le cercle d’enfer dans lequel nous vivons, je pense que nous sommes libres de le briser”]
–Jean Paul Sartre, Paris, 1965
The Cast: Mary Scripps, Jeff Tolbert, Don Loeb, and Georgette Garbès Putzel will be performing both English and French versions under the direction of Elisabeth Lehr.
This Double Show, No Exit and Huis Clos, is the second TMM production following A Visit from Miss Prothero by Alan Bennett in October 2009. Theatre Mosaic Mond looks forward to seeing its past audience members, and to meeting new ones.
Ines, Cradeau, Estelle, and Le Garçon!
Tickets are available at www.theatremosaicmond.net; Tickets will also be available at the Off Center Box Office one hour before show time.
Prices range from $13 to $18: Specials for groups, students, seniors, and the Double Show are available: see www.theatremosaicmond.net
The Salon: A Journal of Poetry & Fiction presents
The Salon Release Party
September 16, 2010, 7:30 pm
The Salon: A Journal of Poetry & Fiction is pleased to announce the release party for its second issue.
The autumn edition includes new work by some of Vermont's favorite authors, such as Greg Delanty, Dana Yeaton, Elizabeth Powell, David Budbill, Angela Patten, and more.
The release party will be held Thursday, September 16th, from 7:30-9:30pm at the Off Center for Dramatic Arts, at 294 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. $5 admission includes a copy of Issue #2, live music by pianist Randal Pierce, refreshments, and readings.
The Salon is Vermont’s new bi-annual literary magazine, dedicated to publishing and providing greater visibility for Vermont’s talented poets, fiction writers, and playwrights. Free subscriptions are provided to independent bookstores, libraries, cafes, and community centers around the state.
For more information, contact editor Ben Aleshire at: thepoetrysalon@gmail.com
For subscription information and submission guidelines, visit www.thehoneybeepress.wordpress.com. For their fall schedule and more information, visit the Off Center at: www.offcentervt.com
The autumn edition includes new work by some of Vermont's favorite authors, such as Greg Delanty, Dana Yeaton, Elizabeth Powell, David Budbill, Angela Patten, and more.
The release party will be held Thursday, September 16th, from 7:30-9:30pm at the Off Center for Dramatic Arts, at 294 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. $5 admission includes a copy of Issue #2, live music by pianist Randal Pierce, refreshments, and readings.
The Salon is Vermont’s new bi-annual literary magazine, dedicated to publishing and providing greater visibility for Vermont’s talented poets, fiction writers, and playwrights. Free subscriptions are provided to independent bookstores, libraries, cafes, and community centers around the state.
For more information, contact editor Ben Aleshire at: thepoetrysalon@gmail.com
For subscription information and submission guidelines, visit www.thehoneybeepress.wordpress.com. For their fall schedule and more information, visit the Off Center at: www.offcentervt.com
New Paradise Laboratories & Riot group present a workshop production of
Freedom Club
Written by Adriano Shaplin
Directed by Whit MacLaughlin
August, 2010
Performed by Drew Friedman, McKenna Kerrigan, Jeb Kreager, Mary McCool, Paul Schnabel, Adriano Shaplin, Stephanie Viola
Costumes by Rosemarie McKelvey
Lights by Maria Shaplin
Sound by Whit MacLaughlin and Adriano Shaplin
Projection Design by Jorge Cousineau
Production Stage Manager: Emily Rea
Executive Producer: New Paradise Laboratories
“…Brilliantly eerie…” [CITYPAPER]
“…A seamless new ensemble is born-one possessing a unique, violent and total language…” [Culturebot]
“…superb, scary, sexy…” [Variety]
“What ties the two disparate parts together is not just the theme of revolutionary violence, but the style of acting—a blend of the “grand style” of
the 19th-century romantics (noted for emotional outbursts) with a rather formal declamatory style … [PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY]
Costumes by Rosemarie McKelvey
Lights by Maria Shaplin
Sound by Whit MacLaughlin and Adriano Shaplin
Projection Design by Jorge Cousineau
Production Stage Manager: Emily Rea
Executive Producer: New Paradise Laboratories
“…Brilliantly eerie…” [CITYPAPER]
“…A seamless new ensemble is born-one possessing a unique, violent and total language…” [Culturebot]
“…superb, scary, sexy…” [Variety]
“What ties the two disparate parts together is not just the theme of revolutionary violence, but the style of acting—a blend of the “grand style” of
the 19th-century romantics (noted for emotional outbursts) with a rather formal declamatory style … [PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY]
The Riot Group Returns with a Uniquely American Political Play by Elisabeth Crean [SEVEN DAYS 8-11-10]
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Off center presents
Who's Afraid of Edward Albee
June 16-19, 23, 25, & 26, 2010
This play is a one-act: 1 hour 10
minutes. I admit; I wrote it after being asked to direct Albee’s; “Who’s Afraid
of [What’s Her Name].”
I do go with the first thought--I figure, if the subconscious came up with it, there must be a reason that I don’t need to question or even understand. I have no reason or desire to recreate reality; one reality is much more then enough. It’s all a ride. A play, for me, is a contraction of time.
The thing is to leave with questions, not answers.
I am so thankful to the incredibly great cast, who have learned these words and trusted me, and yes, questioned me: why would I say or do that? Answer always the same: because I feel it in my gut. The brain is physical, gray stuff. Amazing that it works at all. Hopefully, a play is an experience, and has an after-life, sort of like a good hang-over or a love-sex-memory. Stephen Goldberg
Cast
Sandra Kline……………………Monica Callan
Harry Kline……………………..Rob Donaldson
George ..………………………Genevra MacPhail
Daisy………………………….David C. Symons
Crew
Stage Manager..…………………Colleen Fahy
Lighting/Sound Board Op .……..Sean LaRock
Rehearsal Stage Manager ………Caroline Hill
Master Electrician ..………………Eric Durett
I do go with the first thought--I figure, if the subconscious came up with it, there must be a reason that I don’t need to question or even understand. I have no reason or desire to recreate reality; one reality is much more then enough. It’s all a ride. A play, for me, is a contraction of time.
The thing is to leave with questions, not answers.
I am so thankful to the incredibly great cast, who have learned these words and trusted me, and yes, questioned me: why would I say or do that? Answer always the same: because I feel it in my gut. The brain is physical, gray stuff. Amazing that it works at all. Hopefully, a play is an experience, and has an after-life, sort of like a good hang-over or a love-sex-memory. Stephen Goldberg
Cast
Sandra Kline……………………Monica Callan
Harry Kline……………………..Rob Donaldson
George ..………………………Genevra MacPhail
Daisy………………………….David C. Symons
Crew
Stage Manager..…………………Colleen Fahy
Lighting/Sound Board Op .……..Sean LaRock
Rehearsal Stage Manager ………Caroline Hill
Master Electrician ..………………Eric Durett
Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not Stephen Goldberg by Jim Lowe [Times Argus 6-11-10]
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New Goldberg play is dark – and funny by Jim Lowe [Times Argus 6-18-10]
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Goldberg blurs art, reality inintoxicating 'Albee' by Brent Hallenbeck [Burlington Free Press 6-24-10]
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Off Center for the Dramatic Arts presents itself, and the
Switch On Festival Grand Opening
June 2 - 5, 2010, 8 pm
The Founding members of Off Center, John D. Alexander, Stephen Goldberg, Genevra MacPhail, and Paul Schnabel, and festival coordinator, Ben Aleshire, are grateful to the members of the 16 companies that have donated there talents to bring you the grand opening of this unique and intimate new venue. They are (in order of appearance):
Bread & Puppet’s Lubberland National Dance Co.
Maura Campbell
UVM Department of Theatre
Moxie Productions
Sarah Brown
Vermont Playwrights Circle
Green Candle Theatre Co.
Small Potatoes Theatre
Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theatre
Mickey Western
Heat & Hot Water Productions
Firefly Productions
Dug Nap
Actors Anonymous
Lee Anderson
Bread & Puppet’s Lubberland National Dance Co.
Maura Campbell
UVM Department of Theatre
Moxie Productions
Sarah Brown
Vermont Playwrights Circle
Green Candle Theatre Co.
Small Potatoes Theatre
Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theatre
Mickey Western
Heat & Hot Water Productions
Firefly Productions
Dug Nap
Actors Anonymous
Lee Anderson
Off Center on the mark in Burlington opening by Brent Hallenbeck [Burlington Free Press 6-4-10]
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Independent theater has a home…finally by Jim Lowe [Times Argus 6-4-10]
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New Burlington Theater Space Debuts with Play Festival by Erik Esckilsen [SEVEN DAYS 5-26-10]
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