Ridgefield Theater Barn

About

RTB History

In 1965, a handful of Ridgefield residents banded together to form a small theater group dedicated to providing community theater. This organization grew into the Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts and is now known as the Ridgefield Theater Barn. Housed in a rustic converted dairy barn leased from the town of Ridgefield, the Barn continues to produce an ongoing series of comedies, dramas, and musicals. We maintain a production schedule of four shows per year, with performers chosen through open auditions. The cast and crew of every show run the gamut from raw amateurs to seasoned professionals.

All participants, whether on stage or off, are volunteers. We are actors, dancers, musicians, seamstresses, carpenters, singers, electricians, and individuals who just offer willing pairs of hands to do anything from painting scenery to taking tickets at the door. Our compensation comes in the form of good times, camaraderie, and the satisfaction gained from learning new things, being part of a team, and staging a quality production. The Ridgefield Theater Barn is excited about its upcoming season—its 60th year! With cabaret seating at candlelit tables, we offer superior entertainment, so BYO refreshments and join us!

Meet The Team

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Pamme Jones

Executive & Artistic Director

Pamme came onboard as Executive Director in September 2017. Prior to being Executive Director, her service to the RTB included two years as President of the board of directors and two years as the box office manager. Her transition from a career in flowers and wedding/event planning into theater full time was natural.  As a lifelong performer, the marriage of flowers and theater as a profession was a rare blessing where two passions could be served. Pamme took a 16-year break from both her career and performing to be home in Ridgefield with her husband, raising their three children, Sophie, Evan and Grant.  She has been a performing member in the RTB resident Improv troupe since 2008. She and her husband John are not quite empty nesters, and Pamme continues to perform as an actor, improviser and singer on a regular basis. In 2019 she launched her one-woman cabaret show. Pamme is the event coordinator for and serves on the artistic advisory board of The Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, a member of Compassionate Ridgefield and the Ridgefield Arts Council, an active member of the Western Connecticut Cultural Alliance and was named to Ridgefield Magazine’s “Ridgefield’s Top 25 in 2019.” Her commitment to the RTB grows as an extension of her fierce belief in their mission and being able to incubate a space where tolerance, inclusion, education and growth are fostered through participation in live theater. To be able to do this in our beautiful theater in the culturally rich and idyllic town of Ridgefield, CT is icing on the cake.

Board of Directors