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The early days of Westport Country Playhouse ( Photo by Wells Studio)
WESTPORT, CT - Ninety years ago on June 29, 1931, Westport Country Playhouse opened its doors to its very first stage production. This year, on the exact same day, the Playhouse will mark its 90th anniversary with the opening of the virtual production, Tiny House, written by Michael Gotch, and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. The regional premiere of the timely comedy about escaping urban life in an isolated mountain paradise will stream on demand from Tuesday, June 29 through Sunday, July 18. I love the coincidence of June 29!, said Lamos. As we honor the Playhouse s remarkable 90-year history, we also look forward to new artistic choices that speak to the world today.
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand play reading of the comedy, “The Savannah Disputation,” filmed on the Playhouse stage and broadcast virtually, premiering Monday, June 14, at 7 p.m., and streaming on-demand from Tuesday, June 15 through Sunday, June 20.
Westport Country Playhouse’s New Works Initiative begins its 2021 season with a virtual workshop of ““The Immaculate Perfection of F -ing and Bleeding in the Gender Neutral Bathroom of an Upper-Middle Class High School,” written by Daniel Halpern and directed by Margot Bordelon, on Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 and 27.
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Westport Country Playhouse Opens 90th Season With Michael Gotch s TINY HOUSE
The original cast will perform in the Playhouse production: Sara Bues as Sam, Hassan El-Amin as Bernard, Lee E. Ernst as Larry and more.by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will open its all-virtual 2021 production season with the regional premiere of Tiny House, a timely new comedy about downsizing, going green, escaping urban life, and fresh starts, written by Michael Gotch, and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. The production will stream on demand from Tuesday, June 29 through Sunday, July 18. Exactly 90 years ago on June 29, 1931, the Playhouse staged the first production in its history of over 800 plays.