Stratford's Square One Theatre Finds New Home

Stratford’s Square One Theatre has found a new home at Stratford Academy at Johnson House, an arts magnets school located at 719 Birdseye Street.

Artistic Director Tom Holehan and Richard Pheneger, general manager of the 26-year-old theatre company, announced the news on Tuesday night.

The Johnson House is just over a mile beyond the Square One Theatre Company’s former location. Stratford Academy offers patrons plenty of free parking.

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Holehan and Pheneger said in a press release that they are greatly indebted to Stratford Superintendent of Schools Dr. Janet Robinson, Stratford Academy principal Maureen Didomenico and Head Custodian Frank Kalakay for their invaluable assistance in providing this new space to the theatre which after 25 years had to vacate its Main Street theatre following the end of last season.

“It is only fitting that the Stratford School District that values arts education would partner with a theatre group,” Robinson said in a statement. “We are only happy to share our facility to host Square One Theatre and assist them in bringing great performances to the community.”

Stratford Academy’s expansive stage will be reconfigured into an intimate 64-seat black box-type theatre for Square One’s purposes. The audience will actually be seated (new padded chairs) on the stage, too, insuring that all patrons have a good seat to hear and see. With this redesigned, modern venue no audience member will be more than 15 feet from the stage.

The task of finding a new home took a year-long search involving Square One’s Management, Advisory Board Members as well as audience members suggesting and exploring potential area locations.

Management’s one and only stipulation about relocating was that the Theatre ‘must remain’ in Stratford.

Read more from the press release below:

The theatre management thanks the theatre’s Advisory Board members, especially Barbara Blosveren, Carole Fanslow, Judy Keegan and, in particular, Patricia Patusky for their diligent and time consuming efforts in securing a new space for Square One.

The 64-seat black box theatre means a greater number of performances for each production. The new performance schedule of each production includes every Thursday at 7pm; Fridays at 8pm; every Saturday at both 4pm and 8pm and every Sunday at 2pm.

Square One Theatre’s 2015-16 season includes:

Mass Appeal, Bill C. Davis’ brilliantly funny yet compassionate playing November 5 through 22 (2015); Bruce Graham’s The Outgoing Tide, which hums with dark humor and powerful emotion playing March 3 thru 20 (2016) and Motherhood Outloud a joyous, moving, hilarious and thrilling theatrical event about parenthood playing May 12 thru 29 (2016).

Subscriptions offering substantial savings are now available for Square One Theatre’s 26th anniversary season has an opening date set for November 5, 2015.

All Square One Theatre performances take place on the stage of the Stratford Academy at 719 Birdseye Street in Stratford, Connecticut. Tickets are:

Discounted three-play subscriptions are $50 each. For those who need reserved front row seats there is an additional fee of $15. Subscriptions are available online or via mail order through the Square One Theatre Company Administrative Office at 656 Longbrook Avenue, Stratford, CT 06614. For further information and a new season brochure call the theatre box office at 203.375.8778 or visit the SOTC website at:squareonetheatre.com

Single tickets are:

$20 for adult single tickets

$19 for senior citizens & students

Single tickets may be purchased:

By phone: Box Office at 203.375.8778(24/7)

Online at: squareonetheatre.com

In person: at box office 60 minutes prior to each performance

By mail: self-addressed, stamped envelope & check payable to Square One Theatre sent toAdministrative Office; 656 Longbrook Avenue, Stratford, Ct 06614-5117

The Stratford Academy is wheelchair accessible. Square One Theatre also offers its patrons hearing-assisted listening devices as needed. Please inform the box office of any special needs when reserving tickets.

For more information and up-to-date news about suggested parking, the theatre, the plays, the actors and seating chart visit squareonetheatre.com

For further information call the theatre box office at 203.375.8778.