Upcoming Events at The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts

Our 60th Year! 1957–2017

We're pulling out all the stops

As we round out our 60th Anniversary Season....

Tues., Fri. & Sat., Oct. 3, 6 & 7

"Empower Play" workshop led by Don Bovingloh

DEADLINE to register is this Friday, Sept. 29

Don is a 40 year professional with hundreds of TV, film, and theatre credits in LA and New York. He has tuaght professionals and non professionals from cost-to-coast. He is also the director of our recent summer show "Damn Yankees".

A unique musical theater workshop for new and experienced performers to create breakthroughs in their acting and singing bringing them to a new level. Don gently teaches actors how to translate their musical theater dreams into realities. This workshop will help you discover and tap into unrealized abilities and bring new power into existing ones. Results are guaranteed and often miraculous - previous experience is not required. Information at EmpowerPlay.org

Class size is limited - for information or to register email: nydobo@aol.com

$150.00 covers all materials, fees, and accompanist.

The workshop culminates in a showcase performance on Sat., Oct. 7 at 8pm

Sun., Oct. 8 @ 3PM

"Pray The Devil Back To Hell"

a film screening co-hosted with My Brother from Another Mother - an interfaith action resource
The astonishing true story of Liberian women who took on the warlords of their country... and won an unimaginable peace for their shattered country.

After the film, Women Wage Peace activist Inbal Shlosberg will talk about the growing Israeli-Palestinian women’s peace movement. (This film contains depictions of war that may not be appropriate for young audiences.)

Please join us for this FREE eventDonations are welcomeRefreshments will be available

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Fri. & Sat., Oct. 27 & 28 @ 7PM

"The Crucible"by Arthur Miller

Staged reading directed by Rebecca Pokorski

FREE Halloween staged reading of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play

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STARRING:Caitlin Mandracchia - Abigail Williams Erik E Tonner - John Proctor John Schwanke - Rev Samuel Parris Melissa Jones - Tituba Aaron Kaplan - Rev John Hale Dianna Waller - Elizabeth Proctor Jim Wood - Judge Hathorne Will Jeffries - Deputy-Gov Danforth Kate Valiska - Mary Warren Morgana Kate Watson - Betty Parris Danielle Calabrese - Susanna Walcott Eden Schwanke - Mercy Lewis Rachel Lotstein - Ann Putnam Peter Lerman - Thomas Putnam Lou Okell - Rebecca Nurse Jeffrey Rossman - Giles Corey Ron Malyszka - Francis Nurse Shawn Brown - Ezekiel Cheever Eli Patton - John WIllard/Hopkins Amanda Bevacqua - Sarah Good/Martha Corey"

This exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. A powerful drama." --NY Times "Strongly written." --NY Daily NewsThe story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lieand it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others."The Crucible" is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Nov. 3-19

NOISES OFF! by Michael Frayn

directed by Scott R. Brill

starringPriscilla Squiers • Matt Austin • Duane LanhamAnya Caravella • Jody Cohen Bayer • Kate ValiskaTony Bosco-Schmidt • Ron Malyszka • Eli Patton

The last regular show of our anniversary season!Winner! The 1982 Laurence Olivier Award for Best PlayWinner! The 1982 London Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy Nominee - 1984 Tony Award for Best PlayNominee - 1984 Drama Desk Award for Best Play Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing's On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play."The most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy. A spectacularly funny, peerless backstage farce. This dizzy, well-known romp is festival of delirium." - New York Times

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Mon./Tues., Nov. 6 & 7 @ 7PM

"Twelve Angry Men"by Reginald Rose

Free staged reading directed by Mike Boland

A special staged reading of this classic play about society, politics, and justice.

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A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. "This is a remarkable thing about democracy," says the foreign-born juror, "that we are notified by mail to come down to this place and decide on the guilt or innocence of a man; of a man we have not known before. We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. We should not make it a personal thing." But personal it does become, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes! Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry men. The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it in tense scenes that will electrify your audience and keep them on the edge of their seats add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you'll be proud to present."12 Angry Men" is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Sat., Nov. 25 @ 6PM

The PADDYS

Join us for our annual gala - celebrating 60 years of community theater in Brookfield!

Music • Food • Fun • Awards • Silent Auction

Fri. & Sat., Dec. 15 & 16 @ 8PM

"Christmas Letters"

book, lyrics, and additional music by Paul Cozby,music and arrangementsby Laura Bergquist

directed by Lou Okell, musical director Nathaniel Baker

A musical staged reading — winner of our "Christmas In July" musical contest!

Christmas Letters is an original musical comedy unfolding in a series of comic and poignant vignettes with four actors bringing 46 characters to life celebrating everything that drives us crazy about Christmas...and why we love it anyway. From receiving that first obnoxious Christmas letter to taking the family picture, from dealing with in-laws, to facing unassembled gifts on Christmas Eve, "Christmas Letters" shows why sometimes we want to "wreck the halls" and why were wistful when Christmas is over.

TICKETS$15 General Admission • $10 Students • FREE to members & subscribers

Donations gratefullly accepted.

Box Office Note

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