A co-presentation with Westport Arts Center and sponsored by WSHU. Join host Isaiah Sheffer as he brings the renowned Symphony Space program to the Playhouse stage. New Fiction from The Paris Review with introductions from Senior Editor Nathaniel Rich.

Stump Louie by Lisa Halliday read by Isaiah Sheffer
The Mathematician by Daniel Kehlmann read by B.D. Wong
Silver by Karl Taro Greenfeld read by Campbell Scott

Curated by Joanne Woodward, the premiere of The Classical Series, brings a cast of professional actors together to read the classics of the theatre canon. From Shakespeare to Moliere, from Sophocles to Shaw this series tackles the masters.

Westport Country Playhouse are launching a new, three-week long summer camp program called Summer in the House, for students grades two through five, July 7 through 25, through the Playhouse’s education department.

Summer in the House offers students exposure to the discipline and techniques of theatre in a creative environment using an approach which combines music, movement and drama. Through fun and enriching activities, children will learn to use their bodies, voices, minds and imaginations. The program is staffed with artist-educators who are professionals in their field and are dedicated to nurturing creativity in each child.

Classes will be located in the Sheffer Rehearsal Studio on the Playhouse campus.

Grades 2-3 (rising)

Meet Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Specifically designed for young actors, students will work with artist-educators on scenes from classic folk and fairy tales for a presentation on the final day of class.

Grades 4-5 (rising)

Meet Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Specifically for developing actors, students will work with artist-educators in the preparation of scenes from age-appropriate scripts including Shakespeare’s stories for a presentation on the final day of class.

Tuition is $725.
Registration is limited to 20 students per class.

Writers and their Pets - Funny and unexpected stories about people, pets and their problems. This evening will feature multi-Emmy Award-winner Sonia Manzano known best for her role as Maria on Sesame Street; stage, film and television actress Bernadette Quigley, and Symphony Space co-founder and Artistic Director Isaiah Sheffer, reading stories by Roberston Davies, Gail Godwin and Ana Menendez about some pretty remarkable pets, including a bird, a dragon and a Frankenstein cat!

Curated by Anne Keefe, the hit play-reading series returns, as a cast of professional actors sit down to read plays with a hint of humor. Some hilarious, some touching, but each one guaranteed to bring a smile to your face during the course of the evening.

Launching the series is the new play The Real Tabasco by Deborah Grace Winer featuring Amir Arison, Sandy Duncan, Daniel Jenkins, and Karen Ziemba, directed by Kaitlin Hopkins.

When a prize-winning show dog escapes the tarmac at LaGuardia airport, the ensuing crisis entangles the lives of a blue-collar Astoria couple with marriage problems, an immigrant baggage handler, and an under-employed actress leading the rescue effort.