The Connecticut Theater Company will open its production of Ken Ludwig’s play “Moon Over Buffalo,” a comedy about a actor-couple trying to return to stardom.
The play opens on Friday, March 22, 2019.
The Theater says that the play, directed by Duane Campbell and Tony Palmieri,
centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950’s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with 5 actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.
Mike Zizka and Teresa Langston star as George and Charlotte Hay. They are joined by Nicole Roy as “Rosalind”, Travis Karas as “Paul”, JoAnn DeWind as “Ethel”, Jason Michael as “Richard”, Abbey Schmitt as “Eileen” and Dan Deutsch as “Howard”.
Costume design is by Rose Masselli Morse and fight choreography is by Matthew Cote. The play’s Stage Manager is Hannah Rubitz and set and lighting design is by Michael J. Bane.
| Performance Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Friday, March 22nd | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, March 23rd | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, March 24th | 2:00pm |
| Friday, March 29th | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, March 30th | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, March 31st | 2:00pm |
Tickets are available at the Theater’s online box office. The Theater’s website is connecticuttheatrecompany.org.
The Connecticut Theater Company is located at the historic Repertory Theatre of New Britain, which is at 23 Norden Street.
In describing its mission, the Connecticut Theater Company says that,
Our goal is to stimulate, promote, teach and develop interest in the dramatic arts; to educate the general public in the dramatic arts; to advance the general level of culture in the field of dramatic arts by the production of plays, musicals, readings, dramas, comedies, shows, and dramatic arts in all forms and of the highest standards. Connecticut Theatre Company is a performing arts group that is dedicated to entertaining, educating and supporting our community. Our focus is on providing great, year-round performances and entertainment events for central Connecticut and the surrounding areas.
Connecticut Theatre Company is a 100% volunteer-based organization with a team of dedicated individuals who firmly believe that performing arts can provide a number of benefits to individuals, families, businesses, communities and the state of Connecticut. While all theatres are based around performing arts, Connecticut Theatre Company is dedicated to finding and pursuing opportunities to partner with other entities for the betterment of the community.
