204 stories from Westport Country Playhouse
June 11, 2012 By Mark Lamos, Playhouse Artistic DirectorMark Lamosphoto by Kathleen O'RourkeOne of the perks of my job as artistic director is a chance to watch other directors in…
June 4, 2012By Nina SankovitchAuthor of Tolstoy and the Purple Chair, a memoir of a year of reading a book a day and rediscovering joy, after experiencing terrible grief.I remember reading T…
May 25, 2012By David KennedyAssociate Artistic DirectorWeston, Connecticut based actress Maureen Anderman will play acclaimed writer Joan Didion in the upcoming Playhouse production of Didio…
May 14, 2012By Linda KavenaughGuest BloggerWestport Country Playhouse is once again thrilled to be partnering with such talented restaurateurs and chefs. Westport has become quite the destin…
May 7, 2012By Beth HuiskingAssociate Director of MarketingFilm has the Academy Awards, television has the Emmy Awards and theater has the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards. Named for…
April 27, 2012by David DreyfoosDirector of ProductionProps (& a cow!) await transport to the PlayhouseOn February 28th the actors, stage managers, and designers travelled to Baltimore an…
April19, 2012by DavidDreyfoosDirectorof ProductionWithall of the number crunching behind us, we could now focus on the ART! Mark [Lamos] selected his designers and oncethey accepted th…
April 13, 2012by David DreyfoosDirector of ProductionIt was a typical day just like any other at the Playhouse, back at the beginning of 2011, when Managing Director Michael Ross and Artisti…
April 9, 2012by Jennifer McCoolCommunity Engagement CoordinatorAs a "newbie" here at the Playhouse, I'm still learning about all the different events and programs we do during the year " and…
April 2, 2012By Bryan HuntAssistant Director, Into the WoodsThe CompanyWell, Into the Woods is open down here in Baltimore. All of us have felt incredibly proud of the production and very fo…
March 22, 2012By Angela Marror BoergerEducation & Community Programs CoordinatorWhat do you get when you cross a serious love of Shakespeare with a serious talent for clowning? The…
photo by Dave MatlowBy Anne KeefePlayhouse Artistic AdvisorCurator, Script in Hand SeriesThere are some special people one meets in the course of 'a life in the theatre.' When asked to…
February 21, 2012Bryan HuntPhoto by Kathleen O'RourkeBy Bryan HuntAssistant Director, Into the WoodsWell here we are two weeks into rehearsal for Into the Woods. The staging of this play has…
February 14, 2012By Bryan HuntAssistant Director, Into the WoodsIt's week one here at rehearsal for Into the Woods, and already we are off to a rollicking start. Just as the score begins wit…
January 31, 2012By Beth HuiskingAssociate Director of MarketingThe 2012 Season artwork was unveiled in October of 2011. During the preceding months, the Marketing and Artistic staff wa…
January 25, 2012By Angela Marroy BoergerEducation and Community Programs CoordinatorIn anticipation of our upcoming Family Festivities performances of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly …
January 18, 2012By Angela Marroy BoergerEducation and Community Programs CoordinatorSome of my most treasured memories as a child in New Orleans include seeing live theater with my parents a…
November 28, 2011by Anne KeefeArtistic AdvisorVery often we in the theatre talk about a 'theatre family.' Sometimes that refers to the instant bond a cast makes in the course of puttin…
November 16, 2011by Angela Marroy BoergerEducation & Community Programs CoordinatorWith Halloween and even our first snow storm of the season behind us already, the fall and winter holid…
November 9, 2011by Chad KinsmanPatron Services SupervisorOne of the best things about our Winter at the Playhouse events is the wide variety of performances available to our patrons. It's a …
Post #5November 1, 2011by Mahira Kakkar To build Brick upon brickIs an effort.Each time a little more claygets under your nailsor a little more skingets into the brick.and so …
Post #4November 1, 2011by Mahira KakkarWhat do you do when the vicissitudes of life hit you in the face? How do you handle it? Do you just gird your loins and carry on regardless? Acto…
Post #310/26/2011by Mahira KakkarI'm sitting on the train blogging and listening to Amy Goodman on "Democracy Now" as I write. I'm trying to draw a parallel but there is none. The…
October 11, 2011by Angela Marroy BoergerEducation & Community Programs CoordinatorAs Education and Community Programs Coordinator at the Playhouse, I work to create programs that support…
Post #210/3/2011 by Mahira KakkarWhat is it to love full heartedly? Without stinting? This was the question that came up in rehearsal for me today. Our director, Mark Lamos, has …
