Plank is the funny, thoughtful, irreverent, sometimes sad story about a woman who is happy and content, adrift on a plank of wood in the middle of the ocean. Then she's 'rescued.'
Alley Cat Theater will present Plank, a new play by John Greiner-Ferris and directed by Megan Schy Gleeson. Plank will open on Saturday, August 26 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts where it will run until Saturday, September 16.
Alley Cat Theater (www.alleycattheater.org) will present a staged reading of the script of its upcoming production, Plank, by John Greiner-Ferris and directed by Megan Schy Gleeson, on Wednesday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage of Charlestown Working Theater. The staged reading will be part of the three-week CABINET OF CURIOSITIES FESTIVAL being produced by Theatre on Fire and Charlestown Working Theater. The staged reading is free to the public.
The Boston Foundation recently awarded Alley Cat Theater a Live Arts Boston grant in support of Alley Cat Theater and the full-length play, Plank, by John Greiner-Ferris and directed by Megan Schy Gleeson, to be produced at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts from August 26 to September 16, 2017.
Boston Playwright's Theatre alumna Monica Bauer turned her memoir into a memory play that tells her compelling personal story. CHOSEN CHILD travels between times and places, as well as across generations, but it is worth staying with it to get inside these characters and understand their motivations. A stellar cast under the direction of Megan Schy Gleeson gives nuanced performances, brimming with intensity and commitment.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) continues its 2014-15 season with Chosen Child by Monica Bauer. Running from October 30 to November 22, this new drama will be directed by Megan Schy Gleeson.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) today announces the three new plays that will comprise its 33rd season. The line-up includes Reconsidering Hanna(h) by Deirdre Girard, Chosen Child by Monica Bauer and Uncle Jack by Michael Hammond.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre season concludes with Peter M. Floyd's ABSENCE, a witty and poignant exploration of a 76-year old woman's decline and the impact on her family relationships. Understudy Kippy Goldfarb stepped in and stepped up on the opening weekend for ailing Joanna Merlin and knocked it out of the park.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) continues its 2013-14 season with Absence by award-winning playwright Peter M. Floyd. Running from today, February 6 through March 2, the drama will be directed by Megan Schy Gleeson.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) continues its 2013-14 season with Absence by award-winning playwright Peter M. Floyd. Running from February 6 through March 2, the drama will be directed by Megan Schy Gleeson.