Each month, Westport Country Playhouse gives our subscribers and donors a special peek behind the scenes of our productions and events with our e-Newsletter. Featuring articles, interviews and pictorials, in our archives below, you will find fascinating stories about our actors, designers, staff members and community partners, covering a wide scope of topics from what goes in to building a set on our stage to how the Playhouse is helping strengthen our region, all written by our fantastic staff newsletter team. We hope you enjoy this exclusive look backstage and be sure to check back each month for the latest issue!
January 2012
"Bravo!" for Fairfield Museum & History Center by Jennifer McCool, Community Engagement Coordinator
Mark Lamos at Norway's Den Nye Opera by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Coordinator
Not-So-Classic Fairy Tales by Angela Marroy Boerger, Education & Community Programs Coordinator
Playhouse Interns: Where Are They Now? by Camara McLaughlin, House/Event Manager
A Theater Worth Talking About by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Associate
Spotlight on New Playhouse Faces by Chad Kinsman, Patron Services Supervisor
Helping the Playhouse Lend a Hand by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
2011: A Year in Review by Nikki Rowell, Patron Services Manager
Winter at the Playhouse by David Kennedy, Associate Artistic Director
A Playhouse Family Thanksgiving by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Associate
Donor Spotlight: Wayne Whitehill by Patricia Blaufuss, Public Relations Manager
A Special Gift from Westport DMA by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
Behind the Curtain with David Schramm
Twelve Nights with Shakespeare by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
Spotlight on the 2012 Season by Chad Kinsman, Patron Services Associate
WCP & WAC Team Up on Twelfth Night by Angela Marroy Boerger, Education & Community Programs Coordinator
Spotlight on B.H. Barry by Nikki Rowell, Patron Services Manager
Planet Shakespeare by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Associate
A Gala Story by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
Shakespeare in Our Time by David Kennedy, Associate Artistic Director
Playhouse Partners with Housatonic Community College by Angela Marroy Boerger, Education & Community Programs Coordinator
Behind the Curtain with Annalee Jefferies
Celebrating Tennessee Williams by Allison Van Driel, 2011 Arts Management/Finance Intern
Spotlight on A Distant Country Called Youth with Playwright Steve Lawson by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Associate
Wood, Williams & Westport by Martha Stout, 2011 Production/Management Intern
Honoring Bernadette Peters by Melissa Cail, 2011 Development Intern
Behind the Curtain with Maggie Lacey
2011 Playhouse Gala Celebrates a Musical History by Melissa Cail, 2011 Development Intern
Terrence McNally: At the Playhouse & Beyond by Allison Van Driel, 2011 Arts Management/Finance Intern
Playhouse About Town by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
Playhouse Turns 80 by Patricia Blaufuss, Public Relations Manager
Behind the Curtain with Paxton Whitehead
Playhouse Welcomes 2011 Interns by Angela Marroy Boerger, Education & Community Programs Coordinator
On Set with The Circle by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
A Dialect Coach at Work by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Associate
A New Golden Age for Script in Hand by Nikki Rowell, Patron Services Manager
Growing Our Future: Young Professionals at the Playhouse by Jenn Bond Huisking, Community Relations Liaison
Spotlight on Nicholas Martin by David Kennedy, Associate Artistic Director
Maugham at the Movies by Chad Kinsman, Patron Services Supervisor
Behind the Curtain with Jeremy Peter Johnson
The Culture of Therapy by Chad Kinsman, Patron Services Supervisor
Spotlight on Matthew Melchiorre, Production Stage Manager by David Byrd, Director of Marketing
A Week in the Life: John Mosele, Technical Director by Meghan Moorlach, Development Coordinator
A Subscription Story by Nikki Rowell, Patron Services Manager
Casting 101 by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Associate
Spotlight on Non-Profit Theater by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
Partner Spotlight: Triangle Community Center by Camara McLaughlin, House/Event Manager
Behind the Scenes: A Virtual Tour by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
Spotlight on the Script in Hand Series by David Kennedy, Associate Artistic Director
Community Day Returns by Nikki Rowell, Patron Services Manager
Playhouse Partners with Read to Grow by Angela Marroy Boerger, Education & Community Programs Coordinator
Mark Lamos at Primary Stages by Marissa L. Friedman, 2011 Education Intern
Spotlight on Small Business: Castle Wine & Spirits by Camara McLaughlin, House/Event Manager
Dressing Room: Homegrown & Growing by Kim Furano, Artistic & Management Associate
Sponsor Spotlight: Cohen & Wolf by Meghan Moorlach, Development Coordinator
2010: A Year in Review by Beth Huisking, Associate Director of Marketing
