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Friday, May 29, 2015

Did You Know... MARY, MARY by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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A “Season” to Look Forward To by Westport Country Playhouse

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, …

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A SONG AT TWILIGHT Update by Westport Country Playhouse

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 …

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WCP joins Fairfield County Community Foundation's Day of Giving. by Westport Country Playhouse

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 …

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Welcome Back, Ryan Klink! by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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Thank You All For Helping WCP on March 7th by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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Mark Lamos Abroad & Busy by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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A Playhouse Party by Pictures by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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Behind the Curtain with A SONG AT TWILIGHT'S Nicholas Carrière by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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Meet Simon Levy, Our New Technical Director by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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The Connecticut/Coward Connection by Westport Country Playhouse

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 here …

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First Look… at the SING FOR YOUR SHAKESPEARE Song List by Westport Country Playhouse

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…

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Meet Don Rebar, Our New Community Engagement & Digital Content Manager by Westport Country Playhouse

By Chad KinsmanArtistic & Management CoordinatorOur 2015 Season is off to a great start! The work you see on stage wouldn't be possible without our great staff supporting it (quite liter…

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

1941: Hollywood’s Brightest Star, the R.A.F., and the Playhouse by Westport Country Playhouse

by Pat BlaufussPublic Relations ManagerTyrone Power, a mega-movie star during the 1930s to the 1950s, came to the Playhouse in 1941 to do a production of Ferenc Molnár’s Liliom.  Pow…

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The Playhouse and World War II by Westport Country Playhouse

by Pat BlaufussPublic Relations ManagerWestport Country Playhouse was closed during World War II – from 1942 through 1945.  Blackouts; rationing; actors, staff, patrons in the armed f…

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Help us honor our WWII heroes & heroines by Westport Country Playhouse

Gloria & Harry Brinton (grandparents of Peter Chenot, WCP's Marketing Director) as newlyweds. With Harry due to ship out, they were married on the same day as Gloria's college gradu…

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Friday, May 8, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015

Meet Clarice and Lucrece by Westport Country Playhouse

Meet Clarice and Lucrece Kate MacCluggage (Clarice) and Monique Barbee (Lucrece) discuss their roles in David Ives' The Liar. Learn more and buy tickets 1IphGwS From: WestportPlayhouse …

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Behind the Curtain Interview with THE LIAR's Rusty Ross by Westport Country Playhouse

Full Given Name: Rusty Ross. Was I given this name? Yes. At birth? Yes! Oh, you mean, is it printed on my birth certificate? Funny, I don't have that document in my pocket just now...Home…

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Online Dating - The Truth Behind the Liars by Westport Country Playhouse

by Kelly McInnisBox Office Manager"All the world's a lie, and all the men and women merely liars."- Dorante in David Ives' The LiarView image | gettyimages.comWho knew that 38-year…

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Behind the Curtain with Aaron Krohn by Westport Country Playhouse

Behind the Curtain with Aaron Krohn Aaron Krohn plays the title character (read liar) in our upcoming production of The Liar. Learn more about him and about this hilarious play 1IphGwS THE…

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Meet Charlie Nork, Our New Individual Giving Manager by Westport Country Playhouse

by Chad KinsmanArtistic & Management CoordinatorIf you attended a special event during the 2010 Season, there's a good chance you met our  development intern Charlie Nork. And if yo…

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Mark Lamos in London by Westport Country Playhouse

by Beth HuiskingGeneral ManagerPlayhouse artistic director Mark Lamos and a number of friends and supporters of the Playhouse say “Cheerio” from The Stafford Hotel in London! This week M…

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THE LIAR Mad Lib by Westport Country Playhouse

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Playwright at the Playhouse - David Ives joins us for THE LIAR by Westport Country Playhouse

by Erin FoconeMarketing Associate/Group SalesFrom top left: Penny Metropulos, David Ives, Rebekah Brockman, Philippe Bowgen, Rusty Ross, and Jay Russell. Front row: Brian Reddy, Kate Ma…

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Setting the (Rehearsal) Stage for THE LIAR by Westport Country Playhouse

Set Model by Kristen Robinson.By Peter ChenotDirector of MarketingThe campus was bustling this Tuesday with over fifty WCP staff members, actors, and designers, all converging on the re…

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

2015 Season Sneak Peek (Full Presentation) by Westport Country Playhouse

2015 Season Sneak Peek (Full Presentation) On Thursday, March 19th, friends and patrons of the Playhouse joined us for an evening of scrumptious food and wine, and a preview of the 2015 Sea…

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