Monthly Archives: April 2019

To view the list of shows for our 2019 season please click here: 2019 Season

Single ticket prices for all shows:
$55 adult / $50 senior / $25 student / $20 children 12 and under.

Call, click or drop by to get tickets:

To purchase tickets by telephone, please call:  860.767.7318

To purchase tickets online please follow this link.

To purchase tickets in person, the theatre box office at 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, 06442 is open Wednesday, Feb 20th until 5pm.  Or visit the Admin Office at 22 Main Street, Centerbrook, 06409 open Monday – Friday from 10am – 4pm.

Ticket Service Fees:
Tickets purchased online: $3 per ticket
Tickets purchased over the phone: $5 per order regardless of number of tickets
There is no fee for tickets purchased in person at the Playhouse Box Office (103 Main Street, Ivoryton, 06442) or our Business Office (22 Main Street, Centerbrook, CT  06409).

Subscriptions cannot be purchased on line. Please call Sue McCann, Box Office Manager, 860.767.9520 x 203 to book a 7-play, 5-play subscription or a 3-play subscription.

Full 7-play subscriptions are $295
5-play series subscriptions are $225
3-play series subscriptions are $145

 

 

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The Ivoryton Playhouse held it’s Annual Meeting of the membership on Tuesday, April 2nd.  Over 120 people attended the event where the membership voted on the 2019 slate of officers and awards were presented:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 Slate of Officers:

Al Jaffe – President
Bonnie Stone – Vice President
Norm Needleman – Treasurer
Susan Oirglia – Secretary

Awards:

Volunteer of the year:  Doris Simoneau
Community Partner of the year:  Chris Shane, Ivoryton Village Alliance
Presidents Award:  Noah Rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To view a copy of the 2018 Ivoryton Playhouse Annual Report please click here.

 

 

 

Our thanks to the members of the Membership Committee:

Chair:  Bonnie Stone

Ann Bates
David Carey
Maggie Faulkner
Kim Galvin
Jacqui Hubbard
Joan Hurworth
Dick Katz
Carol MacElwee
Heather Martin
Krista May
Diane Miezejeski
Holly Price
Doris Simoneau
Fred Szufnarowski
Peggy Tuttle
Claudia Volano

 

 

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Check out our video clip for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Our thanks to Overabove for producing this for us!!

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The story that broke all the rules –

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
by Todd Kriedler
April 24 – May 12, 2019

Ivoryton – When the movie, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, began filming in March 1967, it was still illegal for interracial couples to marry in fourteen states, mostly in the South. Changing attitudes in the country and the landmark case Loving v. Virginia coincided with the production of the movie and by the end of the year, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mr. and Mrs. Loving, ruling that marriage is a fundamental human right and effectively ending all anti-miscegenation marriage laws in America.

The Ivoryton Playhouse is thrilled to present this adaptation of the movie by Todd Kriedler, opening on April 24. Set in San Francisco in 1967, the play focuses on Matt and Christina Drayton, a progressive couple whose daughter, Joanna arrives home unexpectedly with her fiancé, Dr. John Prentice, an African American doctor 11 years her senior. They’re in love and they want the Draytons’ blessing for their marriage – today.  Blindsided by their daughter’s whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, Matt and Christina quickly come to realize the difference between reading about and supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper and welcoming one into your family. It’s not long before a multi-family clash of racial and generational difference erupts.  At the end of the day, will love prevail?

This thought-provoking comedy classic is a witty and insightful reflection on two families confronted by their prejudices.

Taking on the iconic role of Matt Drayton, made famous by Spencer Tracy, is Gordon Clapp*, best known as the Emmy-winning, Tony-nominated actor who played Det. Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue (1993) and as Dave Moss in the 2005 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). Kaia Monroe*, who is an Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre at SCSU will play his wife, Christina and the rest of the cast include Richarda Abrams*, Cedric Cannon*, R. Bruce Connelly*, Krista Lucas, Marc D. Lyons, Kimberlee Monroe* and Katelyn Nichols.

The play is directed by Kathryn Markey, set design by Daniel Nischan, lighting design by Marcus Abbott and costumes by Elizabeth Saylor.

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER opens at the Ivoryton Playhouse on April 24 and runs through May 12, 2019. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. There will be one Thursday matinee on April 25^th.

Tickets are $55 adult / $50 senior / $25 student / $20 children 12 and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting our website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org  (Group rates and subscriptions are available by calling the box office for information.) The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in Ivoryton.

Photos courtesy of Jonathan Steele.

*denotes member of Actors Equity

Members of the press are welcome at any performance after April 25th.  Please call ahead for tickets.

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