Square One Teen Theatre Production of Black Comedy and The Actor’s Nightmare

Square One Teen Theatre will perform Christopher Durang’s The Actor’s Nightmare and Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy. Performances are on July 9 at 7 p.m., July 10 at 8 p.m., and July 11 at 4 and 8 p.m. The summer production will be the third for the teen theatre group in conjunction with the Square One Theatre Company and the student-run non-profit organization RevitalArts. Tickets can be purchased by calling 203-816-8241 or by visiting the website, and will also be sold at the door starting one hour prior to the performance time.

The Actor’s Nightmare is a comedic one-act play centered on George, an actor forced to play a role he has never rehearsed before. Black Comedy is another comedic one act play about Brindsley Miller who has embellished his apartment with furniture and antiques hoping to impress his fiancée’s pompous father. A blown fuse plunges the apartment into darkness, causing the guests to wander around blindly. At each performance Black Comedy will follow The Actor’s Nightmare.

The cast features Thomas J. Riordan, Franklin Eneh, Casey Miko, Josh Levine, Jeniffer Jaekle, Dan Rahrig, Ryan Marcone, Margaret Reilly (all of Stratford), Kelsey Rogers of Milford, Kathleen Kirtland of North Haven, Alana Cauthen of Bridgeport, and Chelsea Hoffman of Fairfield.

Square One Teen Theatre is based in Stratford and previously produced two summer productions; Joseph Kesselring’s Arsenic & Old Lace in 2007 and Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite in 2008. Each performance proved to be a resounding success. The directors, Tim Jaekle and Zach Miko, are returning to direct this years production.

RevitalArts is one of the few entirely student-run non-profit organizations in the country, with a mission to provide young adults with positive, engaging, and educational experiences in the arts and to revitalize the participation in and appreciation of the arts.

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