204 stories from Westport Country Playhouse
by Kat Gloor, Director of DevelopmentYour $10 donation could help us win BIG!Save the date! The Playhouse is participating in Fairfield County's Giving Day on March 5, and we need your suppo…
by Beth Huisking, General Manager It shouldn't be a surprise that after years of being next door to the dog park, the Playhouse has gone a bit dog crazy! This March 1st, we go beyond the oc…
by Chad Kinsman, Artistic and Management Coordinator This February, we're looking forward to May more than ever! And not only for the warmer temperatures, but for the start of our 2015 Seaso…
by Kevin Tyler, Patron Services Associate
by Beth Huisking, General Manager Later this Spring, the Playhouse campus will have a new resident, Positano Ristorante. If you've never had the opportunity to visit their previous locations…
by Chad Kinsman, Artistic & Management CoordinatorSignature Theatre Company was founded in 1991 by James Houghton. In its almost quarter-of-a-century run, Signature has developed into on…
by Erin Focone, Marketing Associate/Group Sales Bring the family and join the Playhouse on Saturday, April 11th from 4pm " 7pm for our annual Season Kick-Off Block Party! This free event is…
by Kevin Tyler, Patron Services Associate, & Kat Gloor, Director of Development
On March 20th, your Playhouse welcomed over 200 patrons, subscribers, donors, and friends to a special behind-the-scenes look at our upcoming 2015 Season! Check out the event here!
by Chad Kinsman, Artistic & Management Coordinator Does your niece have the acting bug? Maybe your dad's a lifelong fan of farce? Can your best friend sing every lyric of South Pacific? …
On Sunday, February 9th, the Playhouse invites you to see the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty in a totally new way " through puppets! Marionetas de la Esquina is an internationally renowned Mexic…
After his early-career success as an actor, Mark became Hartford Stage's third artistic director in 1980, bringing international recognition to Hartford Stage during his seventeen seasons wi…
On Monday, February 10th the Playhouse will present Mary, Mary by Jean Kerr as part of the Script in Hand playreading series.The original production ran at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New Yor…
By Nikki Rowell Sales Marketing Manager With the Winter wind blowing at a constant rate and icicles crowding our gutters, it's nice to take a moment and focus on Spring and Summer months, wh…
by Laura Porio SilenceInstitutional Giving ManagerWestport Country Playhouse is thrilled to be participating in Fairfield County's first ever Giving Day! Presented by the Fairfield County Co…
Mark being introduced by Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak."I'm so flattered to be asked back. It's so generous of Darko and [HS Managing Director] Mike Stotts to have me back …
by Pat Blaufuss Press Relations Manager Ryan Klink, newly appointed Director of Marketing for the Playhouse, has come full circle. Nearly 17 years ago, while a student majoring in communicat…
Mark Lamos Abroad & Busy By Chad Kinsman Artistic & Management Coordinator March is proving a very productive time for our Artistic Director Mark Lamos. After opening the co-product…
by Laura Porio Silence Institutional Giving Manager The Playhouse topped the list of most donations received by a Westport nonprofit on Friday's Fairfield County Giving Day. In all, 361 dono…
by Chad Kinsman, Artistic & Management Coordinator Full Given Name: Nicholas Carrière Hometown: West Bridgewater, MA Why you love A Song at Twilight: Aside from appreciating any play in…
A Playhouse Party in Pictures By Nikki Rowell, Sales Marketing Manager It was a warm and sun-filled day at the Playhouse on April 12th! The Season Kick-Off Block Party was a huge success wit…
by Barry Day (OBE)Editor of The Letters of Noël Coward, Trustee of The Noël Coward FoundationNoël Coward is no stranger to the Playhouse. Most of his major plays have been seen…
by Chad Kinsman, Artistic & Management Coordinator Where were you before starting at the Playhouse? For the last three years I have had been working for Virginia Stage Company in Norfol…
by Beth Huisking, General Manager A little over a year ago, Deborah Grace Winer (Lyrics and Lyricists Series Artistic Director for the 92nd Street Y) approached WCP Artistic Director Mark La…
by Director of Marketing, Eric SmithIt is hard to believe that the Playhouse is now in its 4th season since we completed our capital renovations. And through those four years, the Playhouse …
