Middle City Stage Company
135 Frisbie Street, Middletown, CT 06457 | 860.346.6051 | contact@middlecitystage.org
Middle City Stage Company
135 Frisbie Street, Middletown, CT 06457 | 860.346.6051 | contact@middlecitystage.org
melded 5 art forms into three evenings of entertainment, including a short film, two one act plays, music, poetry and visual arts, all written, produced and performed by artists from Connecticut including our local Greater Middletown community.
The short film, entitled ONLY IN FICTION was a father/daughter production with a screenplay written by Middletown native, Mercy High School graduate and Emerson College Freshman Samantha DiMauro, and directed by Kelly DiMauro, Artistic Director of Middle City Stage Company.
The two One Act plays were written by Connecticut based playwrights. SOME KIND OF MODERN LOVE, by David Ryan Polgar, was directed by Michael Eck and featured Melanie White, Valentina D'Amore and Aaron Schwartz. BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN HEART by Forrest Stone, was directed by Stacey Dyer and featured Megan McKinnon and David Spiro.
Kristen Graves teamed up with Middle City Stage Company again (last seen with us as part of our maiden production, The Woolgatherer) offerng her magical style and voice, performing her original tunes.
Suzanne Vick, Cocomo Rock, and Tom Nicotera read original poerty, and works by local artists Stacey Dyer (Guache Figure Paintings) and Lisa Lennon (Photography) were on display in an Art Exhibit that is still running at The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center, 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
Click here to see our 5arts2010 Press Release
The Woolgatherer by William Mastrosimone
Winner of the 1982 LA Critics Award
completed it's critically acclaimed four performance run on Sunday, October 4th.
Click here for Ginny Wolf's interview with Kelly DiMauro,
Artistic Director of Middle City Stage Company on SpotlightOnCT.com
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| Anita Vlad as Rose |
Michael Eck as Cliff |
Rose visits the Derricks (use your imagination) |
Rose and her Apartment 322 South 10th Street |
Here are what some audiance members said about the production:
Peter Loffredo
Founder and Artistic Director of Connecticut Heritage Productions
“I want to applaud all of you for the hard work and your yeoman efforts in putting together such
a phenomenal multi medium event. The art exhibit was great as was Kristen Graves songs and
singing, the poet ‘Cocoa Rock’, and the performances of ‘Anita Vlad and Michael Eck’, and I
loved the set. Congratulations all around.”
Matt Pugliese
Managing Director of Oddfellows Playhouse
“Great job, and congratulations on the production. It was a lot of hard
work and energy you poured into it. Thank you for your leadership in
launching this new project in Middletown. I think our theatre scene
will benefit with your presence.”
Rachel Shapiro
Core Ensemble Member, A Broken Umbrella Theatre, New Haven.
www.abrokenumbrella.com
“Thanks Kelly!! I’m so glad that I could be there. Your actors, set, musician, direction and
choice of play were perfect. Congratulations!!”
Anne-Marie Cannata
Executive Director, North End Arts Rising, Inc
(The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center)
"I enjoyed the show much more than I expected to, since theater is not my favorite form of
entertainment; but the passion of the actors was captivating and riveting. I thought you all did a great
job, including the music, poetry, art and lighting! I was really impressed with the whole thing - keep up
the good work!"
Middle City Stage Co | 135 Frisbie Street, Middletown, CT 06457 | 860.346.6051 | contact@middlecitystage.org