Arts of Tolland is pleased to announce a very special cultural performance to be held at the Arts Center of Tolland, 22 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT (06084), by the quartet THE GOOD PENNYWORTHS.
This very exiting one-act performance will be held on Saturday evening, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission and $8 Arts of Tolland members and students. Advance reservations can be made by calling 860-871-7405.
THE GOOD PENNYWORTHS have delighted audiences across the country with their playful and dramatic interpretations of 16th and 17th Century lute songs, folk ballads and theatre songs. THE GOOD
PENNYWORTHS will be performing the hour-long show, Songs From Shakespeare: True Love Never Did Run Smooth.
The show features a full-length script adapted entirely from Shakespeare text in which each song is connected to the next in an overall story arc. Featuring stage direction and script adaptation by Katherine Harte-DeCoux, Artistic Director of Mortal Folly Theatre.
THE GOOD PENNYWORTHS are a vocal quartet with lute accompaniment from NYC and were founded in 2007 to explore lute songs and traditional folk ballads with dramatic flair. The group’s concert programs feature quartets, duets and solo songs, engagingly staged to bring out the laughter and passion contained in these songs. THE GOOD PENNYWORTHS are: Bariton Garald Farnham- artistic director and Lute player; Soprano Erika Lloyd; Mezzo Soprano Alane Marco; and singer/actor Tenor Christopher Preston Thompson.
For further information, call Arts of Tolland at 871-7405. The Arts Center of Tolland is handicap accessible. Arts of Tolland is a nonprofit arts organization based in Tolland, Connecticut.
