The Ridgefield Theater Barn celebrated the return of live performing arts in front of audiences with “An Evening of One-Acts” beginning Friday, June 11. The Barn, set up with cabaret-style seating, started its 2021 season, featuring local, national and international unpublished playwrights”™ scripts after having been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic.
“The community is ready for live entertainment and we are excited to be able to be back on stage in the Barn doing what we love to do”¦.” said Ridgefield Theater Barn Executive Director Pamme Jones.
The Barn”™s spacious open configuration is “Covid-friendly,” with four-top tables spaced six feet apart and audiences limited to 32 people. As in the past, audience members may bring in their own food and drink, which are also available for purchase at the Barn”™s lobby concession stand. Attendees are asked to wear masks except while eating and drinking at their tables. In addition, the Barn”™s cast and crew have been fully vaccinated.
In proper theatrical form, the Barn has come full circle in 15 months, said Peter Authier, Ridgefield Theater Barn Board president. “The Evening of One-Acts has been an important part of the Ridgefield Theater Barn for many years”¦.”
An Evening of One-Acts will be presented without intermission on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., through July 10, with Sunday matinees on June 20 and 27 at 5 p.m.
The evening will feature “At The Water”™s Edge” by Carol Mark;
“Wait For It” by Mary Ethel Schmidt; “Slow Dating” by Adam Szudrich; “One Night Stan” by Adam Szudrich; and
“Foothold” by Pat Lennon.
Tickets are $140 for a table of 4 seats with a discounted rate of $120 for a senior table. Doors open one hour before the curtain. More information and reservations are available at ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org.
