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Past Seasons
Since our first show, The Tavern in 1937, we have produced some 200 major productions. Please email the Playshop with any recollections you would like to pass on. |
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1937-38
The Tavern
directed by Margaret Martin
The Late Christopher Bean
directed by David Vivian
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
directed by Sally Wreszin
The Bad Man
directed by Sally Wreszin
The Enchanted April
directed by Pete Barker
1938-39
Laburnum Grove
directed by David Vivian
The Wizard of Oz
directed by Sally Wreszin
Come Out of the Kitchen
directed by Christopher Wilson
Joy
directed by Mary Holsman
1939-40
Our Town
directed by Mary Holsman
Little Women
directed by Sally Wreszin
The Pursuit of Happiness
directed by Mary Holsman
1940-41
Tonight at 8:30
directed by Dorothy Keith
The Gentle People
directed by Mary Holsman
1941-42
Outward Bound
directed by Mary Holsman
Three One-Act Plays:
Thursday Evening
directed by Margaret Martin
The Dreamy Kid
directed by Mary Holsman
Winsome Winnie
directed by Mary Holsman
1942-43 and 1943-44
Play Readings
1944-45
The Perfect Alibi
directed by Mary Holsman
Junior Miss
directed by Helen Hicks
1945-46
Goodbye Again
directed by Mary Holsman
Dear Brutus
directed by George Nichols III
Ah, Wilderness
directed by Helen Hicks
1946-47
Ladies in Retirement
directed by Mary Holsman
Captain Applejack
directed by George Henry
The Male Animal
directed by Lee Levin
I Remember Mama
directed by Julia & Murray Knowlton
1947-48
Angel Street
directed by Julia Knowlton
Dipper Over Gimbles
directed by Helen Hicks
1948-49
You Can’t Take It With You
directed by Harry Mangian
1949-50
Arsenic and Old Lace
directed by Reihman Busch
The Man Who Came To Dinner
directed by Reihman Busch
1950-51
Boy Meets Girl
directed by Reihman Busch
The Philadelphia Story
directed by Reihman Busch
Dinner at Eight
directed by Reihman Busch
The Divine Flora
directed by Reihman Busch
1951-52
The Drunkard
directed by Shirley Levick
Kind Lady
directed by Wallie Dunlap
The Silver Whistle
directed by Wallie Dunlap
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
directed by Wallie Dunlap
1952-53
Comedy Night - Original One-Act Plays
I Want a Gun
directed by Mimi Brother
written by Betty Keeler
Shades of Wilton
directed by Gudie Pierson
written by Helen Gregory
Foreign Filmania
directed by Shirley Levick
The Hysterical Computer
directed by Shirley Levick
1953-54
Taxi to Fame
(Playshop’s first musical)
directed by Charlotte Gregersen
original Music by Erik Reinders
The Curious Savage
directed by Tom Koehler
Light Up the Sky
directed by Louise Higgins
Chariot’s Review
directed by Charlotte Gregersen
1954-55
An Inspector Calls
directed by Joel O’Brien
Make Way for Music
directed by Beverly Koehler & Ed. Anderson
Green Room Performance
The Telephone
directed by James Barnum
Ambulance for Jill
directed by Shirley Levick
1955-56
The Hasty Heart
directed by Beverly Koehler & Jane Nevius
Sabrina Fair
directed by Russell Ford
The Importance of Being Earnest
directed by Jules Haberman
1956-57
Off On a Dream
directed by Beverly Koehler
original Music by Erik Reinders
The Medium & Bastian and Bastienne
(First Performance in New Building)
directed by James Barnum
Welcome Stranger
directed by Beverly Koehler
original Music by Alice Valkenburgh
Detective Story
directed by John Andersen
Bell, Book and Candle
directed by Mary Perrine
1957-58
Broadway
directed by Ben Abadie
Thunder Rock
directed by Jack Kuney
The Bottle Imp
directed by Sheldon Soffer
original Opera by Peter Whiton
The White Sheep of the Family
directed by Malcolm Roberts
1958-59
Summer and Smoke
directed by Jack Kuney
Make It For Two
directed by Shirley Levick
original Music by Alice Valkenburgh
The Love of Four Colonels
directed by Shepherd Welsh
1959-60
The Girls in 509
directed by Hu Chain
Triple Play
Fog
directed by Charlotte Gregersen
The Monkey’s Paw
directed by Werner Valeur-Jenser
Harlequinade
directed by Maggie Hearne
The Crucible
directed by Ferdinand Manning
The Waltz of the Toreadors
directed by Don Emerson
1960-61
A Murder Has Been Arranged
directed by Larry Haines
Georgetown Story
directed by Charlotte Gregersen
original Music by Rolan Mattson
Pal Joey
(Playshop’s first “book” musical)
directed by Beverly Koehler
Rashomon
directed by Ferdinand Manning
Romanoff and Juliet
directed by Gary Singer
1961-62
The Third Best Sport
directed by Richard Forsyth
Once Upon a Mattress
directed by Ben Abadie
The Disenchanted
directed by Maggie Barnum
Kismet
directed by Al Raymond, Jr.
1962-63
Remains To Be Seen
directed by Grant Keener
South Pacific
directed by Beverly Koehler
Medea
directed by Ferdinand Manning
Time Remembered
directed by Doug Burch
1963-64
Marriage Go Round
directed by Joel O’Brien
Little Mary Sunshine
directed by Ben Abadie
The Man
directed by Richard Forsyth
Mr. Roberts
directed by Otis Smith
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1964-65
My Fair Lady
directed by Ben Abadie
Come Back Little Sheba
directed by Kent McKamy
Come Blow Your Horn
directed by Joel O’Brien
1965-66
The Pajama Game
directed by Doug Burch
The Bat
directed by Don Payne
Carnival
directed by Allan & Lillian Matthews
1966-67
You Can’t Take It With You
directed by David Black
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
directed by Edward Kogan
Guys and Dolls
directed by Kent McKamy
1967-68
Barefoot in the Park
directed by Joseph Dunworth
Laura
directed by Geoffrey Barr
Kiss Me Kate
directed by Bernard Kates
1968-69
Dark of the Moon
directed by Ferdinand Manning
The Odd Couple
directed by Edward Kogan
Murder in the Cathedral
directed by Michael Sasanoff
She Loves Me
directed by Ben Abadie
1969-70
You Know I Can’t Hear You
When the Water’s Running directed by Skip Wolfe
Hogan’s Ghost
directed by Joseph Brickley
Blithe Spirit
directed by Lorraine Van Loan
Three Absurd Comedies
directed by Fran & Jerry Handman
Playshop in Review
directed by All-Wilton Directors
1970-71
Cabaret
directed by Ben Abadie
Born Yesterday
directed by Dick Olson
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
directed by Joe Bowman
The Night We Killed the Follies
directed by Presidents Committee
1971-72
Half a Sixpence
directed by Joe Bowman
Plaza Suite
directed by Joseph Dunworth
The Lion in Winter
directed by Joe Bowman
The Price
directed by Ted Lewis
1972-73
Anything Goes
directed by Dick Olson
Any Wednesday
directed by Gary Singer
Wait Until Dark
directed by Lorraine Van Loan
1973-74
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
directed by Doug Burch
A Streetcar Named Desire
directed by Edward Kogan
Forty Carats
directed by George Himes
1974-75
Sounds of Sondheim
directed by Presidents Committee
Gigi
directed by Lorraine Van Loan
Butterflies Are Free
directed by Gary Dietz
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
directed by Joe Bowman
1975-76
Fiddler on the Roof
directed by Patricia DiMuzio
The Pursuit of Happiness
directed by Lorraine Van Loan
6 Rms Riv Vu
directed by Gary Singer
Playshop Premieres
Six Original Plays
directed by Presidents Committee
1976-77
Of Thee I Sing
directed by Joe Bowman
A Man for All Seasons
directed by Gordon Casagrande
Seesaw
directed by Joe Bowman & Vera Meyers
1977-78
Dear World
directed by Joe Bowman
Gingerbread Lady
directed by Gordon Casagrande
British Music Hall from London
directed by Presidents Committee
I Remember Mama
directed by Val Chevron
1978-79
Brigadoon
directed by Gordon Casagrande
Mary, Mary
directed by Peg Sherry
British Music Hall
directed by Presidents Committee
The Little Foxes
directed by Edward Kogan
1979-80
Annie Get Your Gun
directed by Patricia DiMuzio
Dial “M” for Murder
directed by Val Chevron
British Music Hall
directed by Presidents Committee
Play It Again, Sam
directed by Allan Jefferys
1980-81
Kiss Me Kate
directed by Gordon Casagrande
Picnic
directed by Joe Bowman
British Music Hall
directed by Presidents Committee
Ah, Wilderness
directed by Justus Gibson
1981-82
Carousel
directed by Joe Bowman
The Runner Stumbles
directed by Val Chevron
And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little
directed by Allan Jefferys
1982-83
Musical Comedy Tonight
directed by Gil Kane
Sweet Charity
directed by Allan Jefferys
The Man Who Came To Dinner
directed by George Himes
The Fantasticks
directed by Luckey Heath
1983-84
The Forties...A Sentimental Journey
directed by Allan Jefferys,
produced by June Jefferys Gypsy
directed by Dick Olson,
produced by Carol Albert The Unexpected Guest
directed by Justus Gibson,
produced by Carol Albert The Dining Room
directed by Holly Butler,
produced by Carol Albert 1984-85
Follies
directed by George Vollano,
produced by Carol Albert Alice’s Own Invention (Premiere)
directed by Sara Bouchard,
produced by Sara & Joe Bouchard original musical adaption by Sara & Joe Bouchard
The Shadow Box
directed by Phil Bums,
produced by Carol Albert They’re Playing Our Song
directed by Salvatore Bovoso,
produced by Carol Albert 1985-86
Baby
directed by Phil Burns,
produced by Laura Fannon (Ploss) Crimes of the Heart
directed by Gary Singer,
produced by Laura Fannon (Ploss) The Supporting Cast
directed by Margaretta Maganini,
produced by Laura Fannon (Ploss) 1986-87
Dames at Sea
directed by George Vollano,
produced by Laura Fannon (Ploss) Murder on the Nile
directed by E.Kyle Minor,
produced by Laura Fannon (Ploss) Chapter Two
directed by Ed Simone,
produced by Laura Fannon (Ploss) Fifty and Fabulous
directed by George Vollano,
produced by Fiftieth Anniversary Committee 1987-88
Company
directed by George Vollano
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
directed by Gary Singer
Old Friends
directed by Don Rickenback
Romantic Comedy
directed by Ted Lewis
1988-89
My One and Only
directed by Karen Randazzo,
produced by Susan Gross & Laura Fannon (Ploss) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
directed by E. Kyle Minor
Social Security
directed by David Halliwell
Stageworks Benefit
directed by Stageworks
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1989-90
The Robber Bridegroom
directed by Dawn Denvir Frazee,
produced by Kevin Witty Brighton Beach Memoirs
directed by Rosemarie Lodice,
produced by Eve Clulow Sweet Bird of Youth
directed by Gary Battaglia
Words About Music
directed by Ted Simons
1990-91
Mack and Mabel
directed by George Vollano
Witness for the Prosecution
directed by Phil Burns,
produced by Susan Gross Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
directed by Lester Colodny
Eastern Standard
directed by Guy Allred
1991-92
A Chorus Line
directed by Kelly Jo Myers-Madoian,
produced by Eve Clulow Children of a Lesser God
directed by David Halliwell,
produced by directed by Laura Fannon (Ploss) & Skip Ploss Equus
directed by David Rosenberg
Starting Here, Starting Now
directed by Dawn Denvir,
produced by Skip Ploss 1992-93
Little Me
directed by Guy Allred,
produced by Skip Ploss Rehearsal For Murder
directed by Phil Burns
Come Back to the Five & Dime,
Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean directed by Lester Colodny,
produced by Kevin Fitzpatrick The Perfect Party
directed by Gary Singer
1993-94
Some Enchanted Evening
directed by Dawn Denvir
Broadway Bound
directed by Donato D’Albis,
produced by David Stevenson The Sweet By ‘N’ By
directed by John Kildahl,
produced by Kathy Joyce Deathtrap!
directed by Phil Burns,
produced by Amy Louise Carter 1994-95
Little Shop of Horrors
directed by Guy Allred,
produced by Laura Ploss & Susan Gross Arsenic and Old Lace
directed by Skip Ploss,
produced by Phil Burns That Championship Season
directed by Gary Singer
Steel Magnolias
directed by Lester Colodny
1995-96
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
directed by Al Recchia
California Suite
directed by Phil Burns
Fifth of July
directed by Joe Longo
Six Degrees of Separation
directed by David Halliwell
1996-97
Slightly Wired (benefit performance)
directed by John Kildahl
Godspell
directed by Margaretta Clulow
Amadeus
directed by David Rosenberg
House of Blue Leaves
directed by Lester Colodny
City of Angels (Concert Version)
directed by Guy Allred
1997-98
Blood Brothers
directed by David Halliwell,
produced by Linda Robbins (Seay) & Chris Randazzo The Mousetrap
directed by Phil Burns
On Golden Pond
directed by Kay Mayr
Beyond Therapy
directed by William Wishbow
1998-99
The Secret Garden
directed by David Halliwell
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
directed by Gerry Kean,
produced by Eve Clulow Laughter on the 23rd Floor
directed by Pierre Cooley
1999-2000
Side by Side by Sondheim
directed by George Vollano
To Kill a Mockingbird
directed by Richard Mancini
Love Letters
directed by Joe Michaels
Noises Off
directed by Chris Braccia
2000-2001
Man of La Mancha
directed and produced by Phil Burns
The Sisters Rosensweig
directed by Scott Brill
Bedroom Farce
directed by Pierre Cooley
2001-2002
1776
directed by Skip Ploss,
produced by Laura Ploss & Diane Keeping Our Town
directed by Richard Mancini
You Can’t Take It With You
directed by Robert Watts
2002-2003
Big River
directed by David Halliwell,
produced by Jonathan Murray The Real Thing
directed by Scott Brill,
produced by Kevin Moore & Wayne Link The Playshop Presents: An Evening of David Ives (Lab Workshops)
Words, Words, Words
directed by Chris Romano,
produced by Tom Rushen Mere Mortals
directed by Ginny Ruggieri,
produced by Tom Rushen Time Flies
directed by Susan Devaney,
produced by Tom Rushen The Philadelphia
directed by Mike Shavel,
produced by Tom Rushen English Made Simple
directed by Keir Hansen,
produced by Tom Rushen Sure Thing
directed by Keith Harjes,
produced by Tom Rushen Bus Stop
directed and produced by Jonathan Murray
2003-2004
Camelot
directed by David Halliwell,
produced by Susan Gross The Butler Did It
directed by Tom Rushen
Moon Over Buffalo
directed by Keith Harjes,
produced by Patricia Link 2004-2005
See How They Run
directed by Kari L. Deyo,
produced by Skip & Laura Ploss And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians)
directed and produced by Keith Harjes
Nunsense
directed by Lisa Murray,
produced by Skip Ploss 2005-2006
Dinner With Friends
directed by Rich Mancini,
produced by Skip Ploss & Tom Costaggini Over the River and Through the Woods
directed by Tom Rushen,
produced by Skip Ploss & Suzanne Coughlin 2006-2007
The Good Doctor
directed by
The Nerd
directed by Skip Ploss
2007-2008
A Christmas Story
Playshop closed for repairs, performances held at the Westport Community Center
directed by Rich Mancini
produced by Toni Lee Celebrate!
(Kick-off in restored building)
directed by Zelie Pforzheimer,
produced by The Wilton Playshop Board 2008-2009
The Last Five Years
directed and produced by Maureen Canary
My Dearest Anna
produced in conjunction with The Weir Farm Arts Center
A Christmas Story
directed by Rich Mancini,
produced by Toni Lee Sweet Charity
directed by Lynne Colatrella,
produced by Janice Dehn Leading Ladies
directed by Tom Rushen,
produced by Janice Dehn 2009-2010
Greenbrier Ghost
directed by Scott Brill and produced by Janice Dehn
Pippin
directed by Ginny Ruggieri,
music direction by Anna DeMasi, choreography by Marjorie Janeway, produced by Janice Dehn The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
directed by Jackob Hofmann,
produced by Janice Dehn Italian American Reconciliation
directed by Jeanine DeFalco,
produced by Janice Dehn |