On Stage

Written by Sally Sanders
Thursday, 09 February 2012 00:00

* = Shows for children.

OPENING

Play With Your Food, lunchtime theater series, Feb. 7, 8 and 9, noon-1:30, Toquet Hall, Westport, and Feb. 14, noon-1:30, Fairfield Theatre Company; staged reading of letters between John and Abigail Adams, plus musical performance from 1776; plus two short plays, The Kiss and In the Trap; catering by DaPietro’s in Westport and Layla’s Falafel in Fairfield; tickets $43, adv. res. required, jibproductions.org or call 203-293-8831 (M-F, 10-4).

* Wilton Playshop, Lovers Lane, off Rte. 33; 203-762-7629 or wiltonplayshop.org: Life with Father, Feb. 10-12 and 16-18, shows at 8, except Sun. at 2; tickets $20/adults, $15/students and srs.

Westport Community Theatre, performances at the Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave.; res., info., 203-226-1983 or visit westportcommunitytheatre.com: A Thousand Clowns by Herb Gardner, Feb. 10-26, Fri.-Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2, and Thur., Feb. 16, at 8; tickets $18-$20.

Purchase College Repertory Theater, at the Performing Arts Center, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, N.Y.; res., info., 914-251-6200: Love’s Fire, short plays by Eric Bogosian, William Finn, John Guare, Tony Kushner, Marsha Norman, Ntozake Shange and Wendy Wasserstein, Fri., Feb. 10, at 8, Sat., Feb. 11, at 2 and 8; Sun., Feb. 12, at 2; Thur.-Fri., Feb. 16-17, at 8 and Sat., Feb. 18, at 2 and 8; tickets $17.50, $12.50/srs.

THIS WEEKEND ONLY

Hudson Stage Company, at Woodward Hall Theatre, Pace University, 235 Elm Rd., Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; hudsonstage.com or 914-271-2811: Staged Reading: Raising Jo by Charlotte Miller, Fri., Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m., $10, door donation.

Classic Night Reading Series: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? by Eric Bentley, Fri.-Sat., Feb. 10-11, at 8 p.m.; no reservations, donations accepted; Theatre Artists Workshop, 5 Gregory Blvd., Norwalk; info., taworkshop.org.

The Liar Show, four storytellers, three true stories, one pack of lies, Fri., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., tickets $27; The Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, N.Y.; 914-698-0098 or emelin.org.

* Pinkalicious: The Musical, produced by Vital Theatre of New York City, Sun., Feb. 12, at 1 and 4; tickets $18; Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court; 203-227-4177 or westportplayhouse.org.

CONTINUING

Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage: Almost, Maine by John Cariani, Feb. 3-19, Fri.-Sat. at 8, Sat. matinees at 4 and Sun. at 3; tickets $25-$45; MTC MainStage Studio Theatre, 246 Post Rd. East (Colonial Green/Lower Level); res. recommended, 203-454-3883 or visit musictheatreofct.com.

* Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport; 203-576-1636 or downtowncabaret.org: Pinkalicious The Musical, Jan. 15-Feb. 19, Sat.-Sun. at 11 and 1:30, and Sat., Feb. 11, 5 p.m.; tickets $18.

ADVANCE

Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct.; 203-227-4177 or westportplayhouse.org: Script in Hand play reading, “Mornings at Seven” by Paul Osborn directed by Anne Keefe, with Geneva Carr, Frank Converse, Mia Dillon, Keir Dullea, Beth Fowler, Edward Herrmann, Lisbeth Mackay, Maria Tucci and Stephen Wallem, Mon., Feb. 13, at 7 p.m.; $15.

Join the Conversation: StoryCorps founder Dave Isay, Thur., Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m., at the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield; 203-371-1255 or wshu.org.

Colin Quinn, Long Story Short, Fri., Feb. 17, 8 p.m., $80; Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge; 203-438-5795 or ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

* Galumpha, acrobatics, visual effects, physical comedy and inventive choreography, Sat., Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., appropriate for ages four and up; $18/adult, $13/children; The Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, N.Y.; 914-698-0098 or emelin.org.

They Called Me Lizzy... from Slavery to the White House, one-woman show by Stephanie Jackson as Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker and confidante, Sat., Feb. 18, 8 p.m.; wine and cheese at 7 p.m.; Q&A session at 9 follows performance; $20/person; Weston Historical Society Archive Building, 104 Weston Rd. (Rte. 57), Weston; res., 203-226-1804.

American Legends Series with Ben Vereen, hosted by Jerry Goehring, Sun., Feb. 19, 3 p.m.; tickets $25, $20/students, $15/srs.; Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield; 203-371-7908 or edgertoncenter.org.

A View from ‘Left to Right,’ lecture series, with Tucker Carlson and Eugene H. Robinson, Wed., Feb. 22, 7 p.m.; tickets $35; Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield; 203-371-7908 or visit edgertoncenter.org.

Poetry and Music: In Performance at the Silo Gallery, Sun., Feb. 26, 2 p.m., with writers Davyne Verstandig, Melissa Brown, bonnie Wheeler, Cady McClain and Jim Scrimgeour; guitarist Fred Krug; Pilobolus Dancers Jordan Kriston and Nile Russell; free; The Silo Gallery, Hunt Hill Farm, 44 Upland Rd., New Milford; 860-355-0300 or hunthillfarmtrust.org.

Sacred Heart Improv Troupe’s The Awkward Handshake, eight-member team, Wed., Feb. 29, 10:10 p.m., adm. $5; University Commons, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield; info., 203-371-7908.

* Arts in Education: Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad, Wed., Feb. 29, at 10 and 1; tickets, $10; Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge; 203-438-5795 or ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

The Complete World of Sports (abridged) by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, Fri., March 2, 8 p.m., tickets $35, $30, $25; Quick Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Rd.; 1-877-ARTS-396 or quickcenter.com.

Square One Theatre Company at the Stratford Theatre, 2422 Main St.; 203-375-8778: Southern Comforts by Kathleen Clark, March 2-17, Fri.-Sat. at 8, Sun., at 2; add’l Sat., March 17, performance at 4; tickets $20, $19/srs., students.

* Nate the Great, Sat., March 3, at 11 and 1:30; for ages four and up; $18/adults, $13/children; The Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, N.Y.; 914-698-0098 or emelin.org.

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