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12/03/2025

STRATFORD LIBRARY READERS THEATRE SHOWCASE RETURNS!

A FREE STAGED READING AT WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE

17 MINUTES
by Scott Organ
directed by Tom Holehan
Friday, December 12 @ 7:30 PM

ADMISSION IS FREE

17 minutes is the length of time Sheriff's Deputy Andy Rubens stood outside of a school while a shooter was inside. The play 17 MINUTES explores the communal and residual effects of a shooting through Andy, a man who struggles with his own complicity in the tragedy,and seeks meaning in the wake of the shooting.

The reading features Rachel Dalton, Alexander Kulcsar, CJ Nolan, Janet Rathert, Danielle Sultini and David Victor. A brief talkback will follow the performance.

17 MINUTES is presented through special arrangement with TRW 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com

The reading takes place at Westport Community Theatre, located in the lower level of Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, in Westport.

For more information on Westport Community Theatre and its offerings, click the QR code below or visit westportcommunitytheatre.com

04/03/2025

𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎 - 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟐! 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 (𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝟒/𝟑) 𝐚𝐭 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌!

We kick off Week 2 with performances Thurs/Fri/Sat @ 7:30 PM and Sun @ 2PM. There will also be a talkback with the cast, director and therapist Dr. Jennifer Sokira following the Sunday April 6 matinee.

🎭 AGNES OF GOD, John Pielmeier's taut and compelling drama, plays at Westport Community Theatre through April 13. Directed by Tom Holehan, the play features Lucy Babbitt, Céline Montaudy and Priscilla Squiers.

Westport Community Theatre is located in the lower level of the Westport Town Hall at 110 Myrtle Avenue in Westport, CT.

🎭 PERFORMANCES are Friday/Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. An additional performance is offered Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 PM.

🎟️ Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors and students; group rates are also available. To reserve, click QR code in graphic, visit the website https://westportcommunitytheatre.com/reserve-tickets/, or call the Box Office at 203-226-1983.

03/06/2025

𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓! Square One alums Lucy Babbitt, Céline Francesca Montaudy and Priscilla Squiers return to John Pielmeier's powerful and captivating drama 𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐃 under the direction of Square One Artistic Director Tom Holehan. This time, the production is reimagined for Westport Community Theatre's beautiful black box space.

𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐃 takes place at Westport Community Theatre, located on the lower level of Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, in Westport, CT.

Performances are Friday/Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. An additional performance is offered Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 PM. All tickets are $30; group rates are available.
To reserve tickets, scan the code below, visit westportcommunitytheatre.com or call the Box Office at 203-226-1983.

02/14/2025

FINAL WEEKEND! Come see Square One favorites along with talented new faces!

𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗜𝗥! Grab your valentine and join the amazing cast of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE for Jon Jory's fast-paced, witty adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about class, courtship and the course of true love.

𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐄 plays through February 16 at Westport Community Theatre, located on the lower level of Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, in Westport,

Final performances are Friday/Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. Tickets are $30; group rates are available.

To reserve tickets, click link in bio, visit westportcommunitytheatre.com or call the Box Office at 203-226-1983.

01/31/2025

𝑰𝑻'𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑾, 𝒀'𝑨𝑳𝑳! Come see favorite Square One alums along with many wonderful new faces.

𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑩𝑬 𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑨𝑳𝑬𝑫! Join this phenomenal cast for Jon Jory's refreshing, fast-paced take on Jane Austen's classic novel about courtship and the course of true love.

𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐄 opens TONIGHT (Friday, January 31) and plays through February 16 at Westport Community Theatre, located on the lower level of Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, in Westport, CT.

Performances are Friday/Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. There is an additional performance on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 PM. All tickets are $30; group rates are available.

To reserve tickets, visit westportcommunitytheatre.com or call the Box Office at 203-226-1983.

01/21/2025

🎭🎭 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑺𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑨𝑵𝒀, 𝑭𝑬𝑨𝑻𝑼𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑨 𝑵𝑼𝑴𝑩𝑬𝑹 𝑶𝑭 𝑺𝑸𝑼𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑨𝑳𝑼𝑴𝑺!

Westport Community Theatre (WCT), now in its 67th year, will present “Pride and Prejudice” January 31 through February 16.

Based on Jane Austen’s classic 1813 novel about love, marriage and social status, this stage adaptation by acclaimed director Jon Jory brings all the wit and romance of Austen’s story to the stage in a refreshingly fast-paced and engaging manner.

Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet’s most urgent priority, but with four sisters, an overzealous match-making mother, and a string of unsuitable suitors, it’s difficult to escape the subject. When the independent-minded Elizabeth meets the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, she is determined not to let her feelings triumph over her own good sense - but the truth turns out to be slipperier than it seems. The San Francisco Chronicle hails Jory’s adaptation as “exceptionally clear, funny and moving.”

The Westport production is helmed by veteran director and actor Mark Frattaroli (Stratford) and features a talented cast of area performers. The cast includes Lynnette Victoria (Bridgeport); Henry Durham, Isla Hood, Sawyer Peduto and Erin Wallace (Fairfield); Patrick Spaulding (New Fairfield); Tony Moreno (Newtown); Lucy Babbitt, Margaret Frattaroli and Brodey Ott (Stratford); Dana Chiapparelli (Westport); and John Bachelder (Woodbridge). New York actors include Skyler Forrester Brown (New York City) and Deborah Carlson (Waccabuc). Ms. Carlson appears in the production courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

“Pride and Prejudice” plays weekends January 31 through February 16. Performances take place at Westport Community Theatre, located in the lower level of Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, in Westport, CT. Curtain time is 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday and 2 PM on Sunday. An additional performance is offered on Thursday, February 6 at 7:30 PM. All tickets are $30; group rates are available.

To reserve tickets or to learn more about Westport Community Theatre’s other offerings, visit westportcommunitytheatre.com or call the Box Office at 203-226-1983.

01/12/2025

𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄
𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙒𝘾𝙏 𝘾𝙤-𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

The Square One Theatre Company, Stratford’s resident full-time producing theatre since 1990, will close its doors in 2025. Making the announcement Artistic Director Tom Holehan cited the recent passing of his husband and Square One General Manager Richard Pheneger as the primary reason for closing at this time.

The Square One Theatre Company was founded in 1990 by Holehan, a longtime Stratford resident and Executive Producer Barbara Cairney of Milford. Employed by the Stratford Library, Holehan had begun a theatre program of staged theatre readings there in 1985. With Cairney and Pheneger, they recognized an opportunity to create a new professional theatre in Stratford Center when the town’s former movie house was bought and renovated as a legitimate theatre. The theatre company remained in the Center for 25 seasons before moving to their current venue at Stratford Academy where they transformed the school’s auditorium stage into an intimate black box theatre.

“We have been very fortunate all these years to have the support of the Stratford community”, Holehan said. “The Town, the Stratford Recreation Department, Stratford Academy and, of course, our loyal subscribers and donors, have been the reasons we’ve been successful for 35 years. I also must credit our invaluable Friends of Square One Theatre volunteers and current President Carole Fanslow, who have been with us since the very first season and contribute four scholarships annually in the theatre’s name to area high school students.”

Although the mainstage theatre will be closing, Square One will continue to sponsor its annual Readers Theatre Summer Showcase at the Stratford Library where live staged readings of plays have taken place since 1985. Donations to the Library in honor of Richard Pheneger will help to fund these and other arts-related events at the Library. The theatre will also continue its relationship with its sister theatre, the Westport Community Theatre, where Square One restaged their critically acclaimed production of “Chapatti” last spring and will produce their hit revival of “Agnes of God” there in March. Tickets can be ordered by visiting: www.westportcommunitytheatre.com.

“I am very proud of our track record in Stratford”, concluded Holehan who directed all 100+ productions at Square One, “It is bittersweet, of course, and I will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded the theatre in this wonderful community.”

11/11/2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of RIchard P. Pheneger, General Manager and Publicity Director of Square One Theatre and treasured husband of Square One Artistic Director Tom Holehan. His warm, welcoming manner and profound passion for the arts will be missed by all who knew him.
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Richard P. Pheneger, 85, of Stratford Connecticut, beloved husband of Tom Holehan, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2024.

He was born in Granville, Ohio the son of Herman and Theresa Pheneger. He graduated from Denison University and taught English, Radio & Television at Miami of Ohio and then Iowa State.

In the late 1970s he moved to Stratford where he was appointed Director of Public Relations & Marketing for the American Shakespeare Theatre. His years at the late theatre were most rewarding working with such acclaimed talents as Lynn Redgrave, Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones among many others.

In the mid-1980s he accepted a position at the Stamford Center for the Arts where he headed Marketing and Press for many years before retiring in 1995. He was the General Manager/Publicity Director of Stratford's Square One Theatre Company since 1990.

He is survived by his husband of 47 years, Tom Holehan, as well as a brother Don Pheneger, cousins Susan Hand and Molly Roberts and nephews, Don and Doug Pheneger. The Holehan family also considered Richard a brother and much-loved member of their family.

Funeral services are private and a memorial service is in the planning stages. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Richard's name to the Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street, Stratford, CT.

Address

Stratford Academy/719 Birdseye Street
Stratford, CT
06615

Telephone

+1 203-375-8778

Website

http://squareonetheatre.com/

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