204 stories from Westport Country Playhouse
by Charlie NorkIndividual Giving ManagerHave you ever been watching a play at the Playhouse and thought to yourself: "Gee, I wonder how they built that?" or "How many times did they have to …
By Alexandra ScordatoMarketing InternMany actors who perform on our Playhouse stage commute to Westport from New York City. Before the show, every actor has a different routine and way of se…
Audio courtesy WICCActress Maureen Anderman plays the character of Corneila Cunningham in A.R. Gurney's world premiere comedy, Love & Money (co-produced with New York's Signature Th…
By Charlie NorkIndividual Giving ManagerWe are thrilled to announce that Broadway and television star Matthew Morrison will be joining us on September 21st to honor 2015 Tony Award winner Ke…
By Don RebarCommunity Engagement & Digital Content ManagerDuring the upcoming run of A.R. Gurney's Love & Money (co-produced with Signature Theatre), we invite you to attend a "Post-…
by Alexandra Scordato Marketing InternEach summer the staff of Westport Country Playhouse welcomes a group of aspiring theater professionals to join them in numerous areas of production…
By Don RebarCommunity Engagement & Digital Content ManagerFounding members of the WCP New Works Circle recently visited the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT to take a close…
Connecticut MagazineJuly 2015By Kate Hartman
by Thomas G. FifferWeston Magazine GroupJuly 2015
By Nathaniel FrenchCourtesy Signature Theatre CompanyMark Lamos & A. R. Gurney. Photo by Peter Chenot.Over the course of more than forty plays, Residency One playwright A.R. (P…
A.R. Gurney, Kahyun Kim, Mark Lamos, Maureen Anderman, Gabriel Brown, Pamela Dunlap, and Joe Paulik.By Peter ChenotDirector of MarketingGabriel Brown and A.R. Gurney.Excitement filled t…
By Annie KeefeAssociate ArtistI finally met A.R. (Pete) Gurney in 2000 when he graciously waived the royalties on his beautiful play LOVE LETTERS so that the newly minted board of the Playho…
By Chad KinsmanArtistic & Management CoordinatorYou wouldn't know it by looking at us, but on June 29ththe Playhouse celebrates its 84th birthday (we're slightly younger than the Empire …
By Alysia MillerPatron Services Supervisor/1st Time Subscriber ConciergeThe start of WWII, in 1939, brought much change for the fashion of the day in Britain. Rationing, which began on June…
Al Hirschfeld, who will be celebrated at Westport Country Playhouse on Monday evening, June 29, created an original work of art exclusively for the Playhouse in 1987.Twenty famous stars who …
By Alexandra ScordatoMarketing InternDame Vera Lynn. Image Source.Vera Lynn was born on March 20thin what we know now as East London and began performing at a very young age. She …
By Alexandra ScordatoMarketing Intern Image SourceIn the late 1930s, fashionable women desired to wear nylons, a sheer nude pantyhose with a black seam up the back. The DuPont Company, a la…
Mr. Hirschfeld presenting a special drawing commissioned by the Playhouse. By Charlie NorkIndividual Giving ManagerYou don't have to go to a museum " or even New York " to see some of t…
by Bruce MillerCompany ManagerDid you know the Tony Award was namedfor Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, and producer? Ms. Perry directed two productions at Westport Country Play…
Along with Artistic Director Mark Lamos and Associate Artistic Director David Kennedy, we have a great lineup of directors for the 2015 Season!Penny Metropulos, directing The Liar, by D…
by Beth Huisking, General ManagerEvery now and then, we like to check in on performers from the past seasons and see what they are working on now. Here's an update on just a few the ac…
by Courtney Lauria, Community Engagement and Education Programs Coordinator Since November, WCP has been hosting children of all ages for our Family Festivities Series. Westport Resident Min…
by Kat Gloor, Director of Development Last month the Playhouse was proud to announce a $75,000 challenge grant from Newman's Own Foundation… and this month we're even prouder to announce …
by Kevin Tyler, Patron Services Associate
by Chad Kinsman, Artistic & Management Coordinator
