CTAW Announces Season 11 and Auditions

Press release

WOODBURY, CT – The Community Theatre at Woodbury (CTAW) returns for its 11th season with an exciting lineup of shows sure to please all audiences. Kicking the season off is a production of The Savannah Sipping Society by James Wooten, Jessie Jones, and Nicholas Hope. It is produced by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service Inc, NY. Longtime CTAW Board Member and Artistic Director, Maureen Denver will direct it. The Savannah Sipping Society is a comedy that touches on the true meaning of friendship and what it means when circumstances force us to adjust to the uncomfortable changes, twists, and turns that confront us in life. 4 Southern women: Randa, Dot, Marlafaye, and later, Jinx, their new “life coach”, agree to meet on Randa’s verandah on Friday nights for cocktails.

In February, CTAW will present its first family-friendly show, Peter and the Starcatcher. Based on the novel by Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and Starcatcher is a play by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker. The Tony-winning play upends the century-old story of how an orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

Closing out the season in March, Kris Geddes will direct the Academy Award, Grammy Award, Olivier Award, and Tony Award-winning musical, Once, with music direction from Bill Geddes. The story of a guy who gave up on love and music, and the girl who inspired him to dream again, Once’s book is by Enda Walksh, with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. It is based on the motion picture written and directed by John Carney and presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

Audition information can be found on CTAW’s website: www.ctaw-ct.org