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WAMC The Rountable Interview!

Interview on WAMC Radio’s The Roundtable program with Joe Donahue.

Filed Under: Minerva Art Center News, Theatre Tagged With: North Adams, Waiting for Godot, WAMC

Waiting for Godot

Minerva Stage

Official Playbill!

Waiting for Godot


Reserve Tickets

“It is a game in order to survive.” – Samuel Beckett

Cast:
Eric. K. Auld as Estragon
Edward Cating as Vladimir
Bruce T. MacDonald as Pozzo
Peter Fitzgerald as Lucky
Keith Weil as a boy

Creative Team:
Edward Cating, Director
Kathleen O’Mara, Costume Design and Co-Director
Sarah Rae Brown, Stage Manager and Movement Coach
Vivian E. Reed, Asst. Stage Manager and Assistant Movement coach
Edward Cating and Daniel D. Frederick, Scenic Design
Daniel D. Frederick, Technical Director and Lighting Designer
Cassandra Vallieres, Assistant Technical Director
Jenn Howard, Scenic Technician
Butch Vallieres, Carpenter
Peter H. Russell, Lighting Consultant
Carmen Lacasse, Master Electrician

With Thanks to:
Barrington Stage Company
Williams College Dept. of Theatre
Topia Arts Center

Special Thanks to:
Tristan Wilson
Cosmo Catalano
Nana Simopoulos
Daniel D. Frederick
Maureen O’Mara
Bill and Rosalie Girard
Joe Girard
Ed Drummond
and Sam Cabot

Filed Under: Theatre

ALIZA

ALIZA opens to cheers!

Audience members filtered out from the space at 1288 Massachusetts Ave. slowly Thursday night, taking time to congratulate actors, musicians, and director Kathleen O’Mara of Minerva Stage for the very successful opening night performance of ALIZA. Come see what the opening night crowd raved about! Come see ALIZA, a musical production of Minerva Stage and Almond Tree Productions. Musical score and Lyrics by Ali Mandelbaum. Book by Ali Mandelbaum and Charles Sanchez. Directed by Kathleen O’Mara.

See the opening week article and interview with Ali Mandelbaum and Charles Sanchez (author and musical director, respectively) of the ALIZA creative team!

Filed Under: Minerva Art Center News, Theatre

ALIZA opens this week!

The original musical, “ALIZA”, conceived by and starring Los Angeles – based actress Ali Mandelbaum in a piece about her alter ego and her ancestors, on a journey with Judaism. Performances of “Aliza” are scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 2, 3 and 4, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 5, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission; senior citizens and students $5. They can be purchased at the door (1288 Massachusetts Ave, North Adams, MA 01247), at 413-441-6120 or at MinervaArtsCenter@gmail.com.

This process-oriented production of “ALIZA” will be directed by Minerva Stage Artistic Director Kathleen O’Mara, musically directed by New York-based Charles Sanchez. For questions or concerns, please email Eric K. Auld at erickauld@gmail.com or call Kathleen O’Mara at 413-441-6120.

The cast and directors of ALIZA.

Filed Under: Minerva Art Center News, Theatre

iBerkshires article on ALIZA!

See the very fine iBerkshires article on the upcoming production of ALIZA at The MAC!

Filed Under: Minerva Art Center News, Theatre

ALIZA – An original musical to debut September 2nd!

The original musical, “ALIZA”, conceived by and starring Los Angeles – based actress Ali Mandelbaum in a piece about her alter ego and her ancestors, on a journey with Judaism. Performances of “Aliza” are scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 2, 3 and 4, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 5, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission; senior citizens and students $5. They can be purchased at the door (1288 Massachusetts Ave, North Adams, MA 01247), at 413-441-6120 or at MinervaArtsCenter@gmail.com.

This process-oriented production of “ALIZA” will be directed by Minerva Stage Artistic Director Kathleen O’Mara, musically directed by New York-based Charles Sanchez. For questions or concerns, please email Eric K. Auld at erickauld@gmail.com or call Kathleen O’Mara at 413-441-6120.

The cast and directors of ALIZA.

Filed Under: Minerva Art Center News, Theatre

MGRHS Middle School and Minerva Stage presents

Thursday, June 17th
Runs through Saturday, June 19th
Performances are at 7 pm.

Filed Under: Theatre Tagged With: MGRHS, Middle School, Minerva Stage, Musical

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