President's Message
The Ridgefield Theater Barn – Where Theater Lives!
March 2010
Also returning on April 17th - Whose Barn is it Anyway? A night of Improv. Join us for another night of hilarity with the Role in the Hay Players and their wacky brand of humor. Tickets are on sale now and usually sell out quickly. Don’t wait until the last minute or you might not get a seat.
At the time this program went to print, construction is underway for our new rehearsal space under the Gallery in the new addition. This much needed space will offer a clean, finished environment for rehearsals and meetings without impacting the work happening on the main stage. We feel truly fortunate to have wonderful sponsors such as the Anne S. Richardson Fund which supplied the grant to finish this room and The Theater Barn Kids (TBK) who also raised money towards this end. The space will include storage space for the TBK program as well as extra wood, flats and furniture and will still offer a rehearsal space the size of the stage.
We are an organization run completely by volunteers. To recognize some of our outstanding volunteers for the job that they do, the Board of Directors has instituted a Volunteer of the Month program. Thank you to Andrea Sack (January 2010) and Taylor Starr (February 2010). Andrea joined us in 2005 doing scenic painting for Company. Over the years she has tried her hand at stage managing, props, scenic design, light board operation, and door volunteer. Lucky for us she is great at all of these things! Taylor Starr joined us through the Theater Barn Kids program and over the years has not only participated in that program as a student but also as a volunteer/intern. In addition to the TBK program Taylor also participates in the Theater for Young Audience program as a stage hand as well as actress. She has been seen in our main stage production of The Secret Garden and helped out on numerous occasions as a stage hand and with spotlight, sound and light board operation. She generally just says “Yes” whenever she is asked to help out.
Thanks again to all of our volunteers! If you are interested in joining the ranks, opportunities abound. Come be a part of the action – where art meets life!
The Ridgefield Theater Barn - Where Theater Lives!
January 2010
Happy New Year from all of us here at the Theater Barn!
The New Year here at the Theater Barn is off and running. Three exciting events in January began with a Playwrights Discussion Group focusing on the work of Tennessee Williams. Next up - our comedy Improv show Whose Barn is it Anyway?, followed closely by Blue's Clues, The Most Spectacular Place as part of our Theater for Young Audience program. The excitement continues in February with A Night of One Acts - an introduction to the work of modern playwright David Ives. Our next main stage production, A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill, opens in March. Visit our website http://www.ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org/ for tickets and more information about all of these and other events.
Construction is set to begin during the first quarter of 2010 on the completion of our new rehearsal space under the Gallery in the new addition. Funding has been secured and construction drawings completed. A schedule of work is being developed to avoid impact on other events happening here at the theater. This much needed space will serve as storage for lumber, flats and set pieces as well as offering a rehearsal space nearly the size of the stage. This is a luxury few community theaters can afford and will allow us to continue our ambitious schedule of programming for the entire family.
We are an organization run completely by volunteers. The Board of Directors wants to recognize some outstanding volunteers for the jobs they do and instituted a Volunteer of the Month program. Our first recipient, Cheryl Evans (November 2009), joined us as the set decorator for Beyond Therapy earlier this season. Pamme Jones (December 2009) has been involved with the theater for many years. She currently is our box office manager and decorated the house and gallery area for our production of Godspell. Thank you to both of these individuals for their dedication to the theater.
Are you looking for something to do this winter? With over 30 weekends of performances in our 44th Season there is always a need for more volunteers. Opportunities abound so let us know what you are interested in and how much time you have and we can find a way for you to take part in bringing quality theater to the Ridgefield area. It truly is a rewarding experience to know that you helped create a work of art.
Come be a part of the action - where art meets life!
