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As the River Rep Theatre Company prepares for its 2007 summer season at The
Chester Meeting House, it draws
nearer to its goal of becoming the resident summer theatre
at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
in Old Saybrook in June 2008!
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
in Old Saybrook, CT
(pictures courtesy of jcworks.com)
The town has received a new set of bids for the renovation of the old town hall, as reported in The Hartford Courant on February 8th, which should dramatically speed the process of creating the new performing space. At the same time, cordial negotiations between RRTC and the Town of Old Saybrook, headed by First Selectman Mike Pace, are ongoing.
River Rep looks at performing in Old Saybrook as an exciting opportunity. The Center’s location on Main Street, amid many shops and restaurants and an easy walk from nearby marinas and the AMTRAK station, offers an array of entertainment, dining, and shopping to Shoreline residents and tourists alike. “We are thrilled at the thought of being an important part of Old Saybrook’s Main Street appeal,” said longtime RRTC Managing Director Joan Shepard. “Our patrons are sure to enjoy all that the town has to offer and we can’t wait for the Center to be ready.”
A celebrity fundraising committee,
co-chaired by stage and screen star Lauren Bacall
and TV anchorwoman Cynthia McFadden,
and including River Rep leading lady Katharine
Houghton, was formed a year ago and has been
working diligently ever since, its latest project being
a Valentine’s Day benefit dinner on February 11th
at the Penny Lane Pub and Restaurant on Main Street.
As the town of Old Saybrook zeroes in on the completion
of its Arts Center, River Rep is set to produce an extended
run of a single production (The
Foreigner) at The
Chester Meeting House in nearby Chester
this coming summer. “We couldn’t stand the
idea of being away from our audience for more than a
summer,” said Warren Kelley,
RRTC’s Artistic Director. “We love The Meeting
House and consider it the perfect space to reconnect
with our longtime supporters and share all our plans
for the 2008 season.”
While pre-production is underway
for the romantic comedy The Foreigner, which is set to
run July 25th through August 12th, RRTC is also busy
with play selection for the 2008 season, audience development,
and its own fundraising goals, scheduling its first-
ever Opening Night Gala for Thursday, July 26th.
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