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Meet Edie, the Newest Cast Member of Curse of the Starving Class

Posted on February 8, 2013 by admin

Long Wharf Theatre announces the final addition to the cast of Curse of the Starving Class – a three-week-old lamb named Edie. The lamb, trained by famed theatrical animal trainer William Berloni, arrived at Long Wharf Theatre on Friday to … Continue reading →

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Long Wharf Theatre unveils renovation project

Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin

Long Wharf Theatre unveiled the largest renovation in the theatre’s history, one that finally matched the patron experience with the excellence of the artistic product on the stages. The reopening took place at a press conference Tuesday, November 27. A … Continue reading →

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Mainstage Renovation Update: The birch trees have been planted

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin

“… when I pass peasant-forests that I have preserved from the axe, or hear the rustling of the young plantations set out with my own hands, I feel as if I had had some small share in improving the climate, … Continue reading →

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Meet Terry Teachout, playwright of Satchmo at the Waldorf

Posted on October 1, 2012 by admin

Terry Teachout had written in a lot of different formats – arts criticism in the Wall Street Journal, biographies, even opera libretti – but it had simply never occurred to him to write a play. Teachout joked, paraphrasing critic Kenneth … Continue reading →

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Interview: Meet John Douglas Thompson, star of Satchmo at the Waldorf

Posted on September 19, 2012 by admin

Just a couple of months ago, actor John Douglas Thompson didn’t know any more about Louis Armstrong than anyone else. “I knew what most people know. ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and ‘What a Wonderful World.’ That’s about it,” Thompson said. So when … Continue reading →

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Renovation Update #3: Inside Tour

Posted on August 6, 2012 by admin

While renovation plans move forward steadily, it will be several weeks before Petra Construction, the general contractors on the project, begin improvements in the lobby space. With pleated wood walls, a luminous red resin bar, polished concrete floors, and ample … Continue reading →

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Renovation Update #2: The Sculpture Comes Down

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

Earlier this week, a ubiquitous Long Wharf Theatre sight, a silver steel kinetic sculpture designed by Tim Prentice, was taken down for refurbishment and relocation. Earlier this week, a ubiquitous Long Wharf Theatre sight, a silver steel kinetic sculpture designed … Continue reading →

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Renovation Update #1

Posted on June 29, 2012 by admin

You wouldn’t recognize Long Wharf Theatre’s Mainstage these days. The hum of activity around the theatre isn’t from audiences flooding the space for an evening at the theatre – it’s construction crews buzzing through their work. Two weeks into the … Continue reading →

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The “I Am” Project at Long Wharf Theatre

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

There is nary the person who hasn’t been asked as a child what they wanted to be when they grew up. The response is often fanciful – an astronaut, a movie star, or President. But within that response is the … Continue reading →

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Exciting change to the 2011-12 season: My Name is Asher Lev

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

We’ve made  a change to the 2011-12 season – we are now going to present My Name is Asher Lev, by Aaron Posner and adapted from Chaim Potok’s 1972 novel. The theatre had originally scheduled the world premiere of Sophie’s … Continue reading →

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