LOCAL PLAYWRIGHT INVITES PUBLIC TO FREE PLAY READING
Local playwright Lydia Blaisdell will hold a three-day workshop of her script titled, “gerstl took the easy way out,” at The Eugene O’Neill Theater in Waterford from Oct. 7 to 9.
A public reading of the play will take place at 6 p.m. on Oct. 9th at All Souls Congregational Church at 19 Jay Street in New London.
The workshops are closed rehearsals with the cast and creative team, and are not open to the public.
The workshop was made possible by a American Rescue Plan Act grant from the City of New London’s Cultural District Commission, and the grant was awarded and administered by The Cultural Coalition, according to a news release.
The new play by Blaisdell is a “deliciously naughty dive into the infamous love triangle between the renowned Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg, Schönberg’s wife, Mathilde, and infamous Austrian painter, Richard Gerstl,” according to the release.
“Set in Austria in the raucous 1900s, this uproarious comedy seeks to challenge how we frame cultural narratives around genius and creation, and to interrogate who historians center in those stories,” said the release.
The cast includes New London’s “own leading lady extraordinaire,” Emma Palzere-Ray and also features: Haley Haupt, Marcel Mascaro, Reed Northrup, Andrew Reinhardt and Draya Wilbur.
Due to some explicit or challenging content, Blaisdell said she suggests the play is for an audience that is 16 or older.
For more information or to RSVP to attend the reading, please email info@notchtheatre.org. art honoring the service of veterans who have ties to Stonington since World War I.
The art can be graphic art, painting or drawing, and will be featured on the 31.5 inch by 35.5 inch porcelain slabs. Each slab will also include one of the seven divisions of the armed forces and the town seal on the eighth side.
Submissions are limited to individuals who reside in Stonington or who have a business in Stonington and should include a written description of the artist’s vision as well as a draft rendering of the proposal. The selected artist or collaborative group or artists will receive a $10,000 cash prize along with recognition on the future site of the monument.
The deadline for submissions is Nov. 4 at 4 p.m., and the winning artist or group must complete the final design by the end of the year.
For more information, please contact the First Selectman’s Office at (860) 535-5050, or via email at DChesebrough@stonington-ct.gov or SHaskell@stonington-ct.gov.