CAst announced soon!
Auditions for “Turning Toward the Sun” have completed
SKIT (Sunapee Kearsarge Intercommunity Theatre) PRODUCTION
Auditions for “Turning Toward the Sun” written by Ciel Warren and directed by Wally Borgen is a love story/comedy set on a single day in the New England village of Stones End. The play centers on Arthur, a reliable but passionless bachelor who owns the town printshop and harbors a deep secret which the kooky towns folk are interested in knowing.
Roles: 6 men, 4 women all ages, and 1 male early 20s
Stage crew: lighting, scene building, sound, and video taping
PERFORMANCE DATES April 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18
REHEARSALS will be virtual until the last 2 or 3 weeks
To receive Zoom link and play information please email wdborgen@colby-sawyer.edu
2021 Season
Due to the Pandemic, many performances will be virtual or postponed until a later date.
Please check back here to get the latest information!
When performance venues do open to the public, all performances will take place with a limited number of audience members, and under safe covid regulations.
Tickets will be available here soon (below), at Morgan Hill Bookstore and Tatewell Gallery.
Performances will also be posted online for those unable to attend in person.
JANUARY 17TH 2:00 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln
POSTPONED TO 2022 -"The Long and the Short of It"
Historical actors Steve and Sharon Wood portray Abraham and
Mary Todd Lincoln in this theatrical presentation focusing on the challenges
the first family faced during a turbulent time in our country's history. The
production begins with Mary Todd Lincoln mourning her husband's death.
President Lincoln then appears, visible to the audience but only heard by Mary
as if in a memory recalled, and they begin a dialogue about their lives.
February 20th 2:00 - William Ogmundson in Concert
POSTPONED to later in 2021- Date TBD -Check back for updates
William Ögmundson a classically-trained solo pianist with ten albums to his credit and over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, in addition to over 1.5 million streams on Pandora.
An award-winning composer and lyricist, William has written numerous musical scores for the stage as well as for television. William co-wrote a lullaby with Tomie dePaola for his beloved children's story character, Strega Nona, which appears in the book The Magic of Strega Nona. "Pollyanna", a musical that he wrote with Trish Lindberg was published in 2011 by Dramatic Publishing. He co-wrote (with Tom Dunn of Alchemist's Workshop), "Georgia O'Keeffe Paints Paradise", for which he won Best Musical Score in the New York Theater Festival, was performed at the Hudson Guild Theater in 2019 in NYC.
March 14th 2:00 - St Patrick Comes to New London
POSTPONED to 2022- "Irish Step Dancing and Music"
Celebrate St Patrick's Day with the award winning Irish Step dancers from McGonigle Dancers who have received awards at the national and international level of competition.
Originating in Ireland, Irish dancing is a traditional dance form that includes both social and performance opportunities. It encompasses a wide variety of styles for solo, pair, and group dances. Many people think of step dancing, such as that associated with the popular Riverdance, when they think of Irish dancing.
April 9-18 - turning towards the sun
SKIT presents this original play adapted from the novel by Ceil Warren at both Whipple Hall in New London and the Warner Town Hall in Warner.
They were friends and lovers on the Greek island of their youth. Her family forced them to part. An ocean has separated them since. After forty years, she writes him a letter. The unexpected letter sends Arthur’s ordinary life careening onto an uncharted path. Convinced it's the key to his happiness, his friends urge him to open it. His priest begs him to open it. His brother screams for him to open it. Can this quirky, endearing group save Arthur from his loveless existence?
Whipple Hall, New London
April 9th and 10th at 7:30 and April 11th at 2:00
and
Warner Town Hall, Warner
April 16th and 17th at 7:30 and April 18th at 2:00
November 6th 7:00 An evening of opera
Peter Furlong, a member of the Berlin Wagner Group, and his wife Julie Wyma are international opera singers who split their time between New London, NH and Berlin, Germany.
Kathryn Landladies, piano
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