Introducing the Spotlight Series at Waterbury's Palace Theater

Introducing The Spotlight Series

The Palace Theater is delighted to present our inaugural Spotlight Series Membership! Gathering several of our popular speaker series under one umbrella, The Spotlight Series is a curated collection of presentations designed to entertain, educate, and inspire. The Spotlight Series Membership provides an affordable way to attend multiple events!

These events shine a light on remarkable people and experiences while showcasing the art of storytelling. Table Readings and I Wrote That! Author Talks offer insights into the creative process of writing, while 2ND ACT features the extraordinary things people do in the second half of their lives. Our newest addition to the series, Immigrant Stories, presents first-person accounts of moving to a new country and starting over.

Additionally, our CommUNITY Spotlight Series events are interactive presentations that gather speakers and audiences around diverse topics, with the goal of creating a more understanding community. This season’s presentations include a comedy night, a women’s luncheon and speaker panel, and a celebration of Juneteenth.

24–25 Spotlight Series

2ND ACT

• CAROL ZISKE | September 17, 2024 | 7:00pm
• BOB TANSLEY | March 4, 2025 | 7:00pm
• CHARLES MONAGAN | April 1, 2025 | 7:00pm
• BOB SAGENDORF | May 7, 2025 | 7:00pm

I Wrote That! Author Talk

• SUSAN GRANGER | September 7, 2024 | 1:00pm
• FIONA DAVIS | November 2, 2024 | 1:00pm
• MARIA SANCHEZ | November 6, 2024 | 1:00pm
• CHRIS BELDEN | February 4, 2025 | 7:00pm

Immigrant Stories

• NEEMA SYOVATA | September 14, 2024 | 1:00pm
• SELIM NOUJAIM | October 15, 2024 | 7:00pm
• LUIS REYES | May 20, 2025 | 7:00pm

Table Readings

produced in partnership with Gracewell Productions

• QUENTIN — A ROOSEVELT MUSICAL | November 9, 2024 | 2:00pm
• 4 A.M. FRIENDS | January 25, 2025 | 2:00pm
• TBD | March 22, 2025 | 2:00pm

CommUNITY Spotlight Series

• SUMMER’S COMEDY NIGHT | August 22, 2024 | 7:00pm
• TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH: HERSTORIES OF HOPE | March 29, 2025 | 11:00am
• JUNETEENTH | June 19, 2025 | 1:00pm (details TBD)

Spotlight Series Membership

For $50, choose four tickets to any Spotlight Series or CommUNITY Spotlight event you wish to attend. Not only can you customize your own series by choosing the events you most wish to attend, but you can distribute your four tickets any way you choose (ie: four separate events, or four tickets to one event).

Join us as a Spotlight Series Member!

Download the order form below or call our Spotlight Membership Concierge, Denise Hinkelman at 203.346.2010 to select your tickets.

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