The Wilton Playshop Announces Upcoming Events & Auditions

Reserve Your Seats Now for An Evening of Jazz on Feb. 13th
Jazz greats Bucky Pizzarelli, Jerry Bruno and Ridgefield's own John Cutrone debut new album.

Legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, drummer John Cutrone and bassist Jerry Bruno will honor their great friend, and fellow band-mate, Carmen Leggio who passed away just four days after the group finished recording their newest CD fourxfour.

This 8:00 pm concert will be followed by a reception and a Q and A with these celebrated jazz musicians.

Norwalk native and Ridgefield resident John Cutrone is well known to residents of Fairfield County where he has been teaching drums and performing for many years. Fourxfour and other CDs by these jazz legends will be available for purchase at The Wilton Playshop.

Wilton Pizza and Jazzeria will offer 15% off to those dining in their restaurant, during the week after the show, if they provide their concert ticket.

Tickets are $35. For tickets contact The Wilton Playshop at 203-762-7629 or www.wiltonplayshop.org.

AUDITIONS NOTICE:
for John Patrick Shanley's The
Italian-American Reconciliation: A Folktale

The Wilton Playshop will hold auditions for John Patrick Shanley's comedy, The Italian-American Reconciliation: A Folktale, directed by Jeanine Defalco tonight, Monday, February 8th and tomorrow, Tuesday, February 9th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Performances of the production will run the weekends of April 30 - May 8th

A lighthearted comic exploration of male/female relationships, and the sometimes unsettling (and very funny) complications that can ensue. Huey Maximilian Bonfigliano although divorced from his shrewish first wife, Janice, feels he cannot regain his "manhood" until he woos and wins her one more time - if only to put his broken marriage behind him once and for all. In a moonlit balcony scene (hilariously reminiscent of Cyrano de Bergerac) Janice capitulates. We learn that her earlier abuse of Huey was intended to make him "act like a man" which, at last, he does. He, and the audience, become aware that, in the final essence, "the greatest-and only-success is to be able to love" - a truth which emerges delightfully from the heartwarming, wonderfully antic and always imaginatively-conceived play.

The cast includes:
Huey: Male, 30's-40's, an Italian-American from the Bronx. He suffers.
Aldo: Male, 30's-40's, an Italian-American from the Bronx. He suffers because his friend suffers. And generally Aldo suffers anyway.
Teresa: Female, 20's - 30's, an American from the Bronx. A good girl, a good catch, but totally under appreciated. Janice: Female, 30's-40's, an Italian-American from the Bronx. Nobody suffers like Janice. And she's really ticked off about it.
Aunt May: Female, 40's -60's an Italian-American from the Bronx. She knows everything, but no one will listen. So she suffers too.

Save March 27th for Our Star-studded gala! Sing Me A Story Special Benefit Performance
The Playshop brings back its SRO benefit event. You won't want to miss this very special evening of musical theater with headline talent. Our 2008 Gala was the must-see event of our season. Please save the date and be sure to join us!

Details about our Wilton-hosted dinners and show tickets will be available soon.

Performances: March 27th, 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Tickets are available one month before show

Director Submissions
Deadline: March 1st
For Our 2010-2011 Theatrical Season

The Wilton Playshop is now accepting submissions for directors interested in directing a production next season at The Wilton Playshop.

If you are interested in directing a musical, we have new guidelines this year. We have pre-selected our musicals and hope that by providing the titles listed below, it will assist any interested directors when composing their application.

The only musicals we are considering are:
Company
Little Shop of Horrors
She Loves Me
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Urinetown
For information, please visit our website:
www.WiltonPlayshop.org/subm.htm

SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS STILL AVAILABLE
We hope you will take a moment to visit our new website, www.WiltonPlayshop.org and sign up for our exciting new season. Please visit our website often to learn what else The Wilton Playshop has to offer this season!