The true story of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, one of the historic “computer ladies” at Harvard’s observatory in the early 20th century. Despite never being allowed to use the telescope, Henrietta made ground-breaking discoveries that shook the foundations of astronomy and made possible the work of Dr. Edwin Hubble and every astronomer to follow. Alternately poignant and funny, Silent Sky is a sweet, surprising look at? one of the long-forgotten women of history.
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Directed By: Melanie Keller
Set Design: Angie Weber Miller
Lighting Design: Michael McMenara
Costume Design: Rachel Lambert
Projection Design: Smooch Medina
Sound Design: Christopher Kriz
Photos by: David Rice and Smooch Medina
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2015 Helen Hayes Award-winner Andrew Hinderaker (Colossal) returns to Olney with his newest play, another remarkable story that combines vivid theatricality, profound emotions and in this case, a touch of true theater magic. Brett Schneider plays a talented magician who has risen to the top by maintaining absolute control over his performances - as well as his love life. But when his lover forces him to confront his fears, along with his washed-up magician father, his act might never be the same. Watch as card houses fall apart and reassemble, hearts transform into clubs, and prepare to be amazed again as Hinderaker weaves a magical spell that ends in a secret and powerful testament to the profundity of performance and hope.
Directed by: Halena kays
Set Design: Lizzie Bracken
Projection Design: Smooch Medina
Costume Design: Alison Siple
Lighting Design and Photos: Jesse belsky
Sound Design: Matt Nielson
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The White Road is the story of Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica from sea to sea via the South Pole. The crew is forced to abandon their ship, the Endurance, having been crushed by pack ice. They have one path ahead — The White Road. Join us for an incredible story of survival, under near impossible conditions, and a display of the strength of the human spirit when all hope appears lost.
*Some photos photoshopped to compensate for camera/projector discrepancy
Nominated for Jeff Awards in the following categories:
Sound Design
Lighting Design
Set Design
Projection Design
Best Ensemble
Best New Work
Best Composed Song
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Helena is dreading her sister’s wedding. The groom, Duarte, should have been hers. She knows her sister, Belmira, only wants to escape their quiet Brazilian town for an exciting new life in the city. Three days before the wedding, a mysterious stranger is pulled out of the river—a man with no past who offers both sisters an alluring, possibly dangerous future.
Playwright: Marisela Treviño Orta
Director: Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary
Assistant Director: Richard Mosqueda
Scenic Design: Eleanor Khan
Lighting Design: Cat Davis
Costume Design: Uriel Gomez
Sound Design and Original Music: Jeffrey Levin
Properties Design: Ellie Terrell
Projections Design: Smooch Medina
Dramaturg: Jen Poulin
Stage Manager: Sarahi Salazar
Technical Director: Eleanor Richards
At Stage 773.
CTT’s famed story show takes a dark and sinister turn in this peek behind the scenes of a traveling Italian circus troupe in the 1930s. The taciturn ringmaster, the jealous sisters and the mysterious knife thrower are just some of the characters populating this circus. This show will feature an original live score by CTT Music Director Kurt Schweitz. Written by Marc Smith.
Photo Credit: Josh Hawkins
www.joshhawkins.com
The White Road is the story of Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica from sea to sea via the South Pole. The crew is forced to abandon their ship, the Endurance, having been crushed by pack ice. They have one path ahead — The White Road. Join us for an incredible story of survival, under near impossible conditions, and a display of the strength of the human spirit when all hope appears lost.
*Some photos photoshopped to compensate for camera/projector discrepancy
Nominated for Jeff Awards in the following categories:
Sound Design
Lighting Design
Set Design
Projection Design
Best Ensemble
Best New Work
Best Composed Song
Six months after turning 29, Saturn Returns creator, Tif Harrison, received a crash course in loss. Her mother’s cross-country move, the death of her father and a break-up had Harrison reaching into the corners of the universe for anything that would stand still. Saturn Returns is a Neo-Futuristic exploration that asks larger existential questions about time, patience, and the vast expanse of an unknowable universe. Tif Harrison and ensemble look upward and outward, offering observations on the silence and solitude of space, on the uncrossable distances between celestial bodies and the intimacy of standing next to somebody you love. Saturn Returns examines both the astronomical and astrological implications of Saturn’s solar orbit— a 29-year journey— to observe various dramatic changes that have manifested in the lives of the individuals on stage. Can you be taught to believe? Harrison and crew are on a mission to find out.
A play about a mother and daughter. Also featuring: helpful tips on what to do if you get knocked up by the lord of the underworld and it turns out he’s a little meh about the whole thing. Also about having Bette Davis as your imaginary best friend, a spunky heroine, some sex and loads of glamour.
Photo Credit: Tom Mcgrath
http://www.tcmcgphotography.com/
In Sharr White’s acclaimed new drama The Other Place, Juliana Smithton, a successful neurologist, finds her life coming apart at the seams. Her husband filed for divorce, her daughter eloped with a much older man and her own health hangs in jeopardy. But in this brilliantly crafted work, nothing is as it seems. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as fact blurs with fiction, past collides with present and the elusive truth about Juliana boils to the surface.
RENT is basically about 8 friends (they are also considered bohemians) living in New York City’s East Village (Alphabet City) during the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It takes place in the 1980’s-90’s (there’s no specific year) and it takes place over a year in the life of the 8 friends. During that year the group strives to survive in while enduring illness, AIDS, prejudice and poverty, and all the while they learn a lot about life and love. And of course about “no day but today”
