Silverthorne Theater Company

The Revolutionists
2019-09-26 19:30 - 2019-09-28 22:00, 2019-09-22 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-09-19 19:30 - 2019-09-21 22:00 UTC | Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center, 289 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
The Revolutionists
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Gina Kaufman
A brutal comedic quartet about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe De Gouge, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen Marie Antoinette, & Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, lose their heads, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in revolutionary Paris.
September 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 pm
September 22 at 2 pm

The Fantasticks
2019-06-27 19:30 - 2019-06-29 22:00, 2019-06-23 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-06-20 19:30 - 2019-06-22 19:30 | Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center, 289 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
The Fantasticks
Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt
Directed by Carmela Lanza-Weil
Music Direction by Ted Trobaugh
“Try To Remember” a time when this romantic charmer wasn’t enchanting audiences around the world. At the heart of its poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity & simplicity that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. See what STC will do with it!
June 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7:30 pm, June 23 at 2 pm

Tales of the Lost Formicans
2019-05-02 19:30 - 2019-05-04 22:00, 2019-04-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-04-25 19:30 - 2019-04-27 22:00 | Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center, 289 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center: Tales of the Lost Formicans
By Constance Congdon
Directed by Yagil Eliraz
This witty and passionate play explores the story of a man with Alzheimer’s and at the same time turns into “a travel guide to Middle America conducted by aliens from outer space.” The play has a wonderful comic sensibility while at the same time addressing society’s collective nervous breakdown.
April 25*, 26, 27, May 2, 3, 4 at 7:30 pm
April 28 at 2 pm
*Opening Night Reception with the playwright

Tales of the Lost Formicans - The Play and its Context
2019-04-18 11:30 - 12:30 | Northfield Senior Center, 69 Main Street, Northfield, MA, 01360, United States
TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS, by Constance Congdon
Amherst College professor Congdon’s play has achieved the status of a modern classic This witty and passionate play explores the story of a man with Alzheimer’s and at the same time turns into “a travel guide to Middle America conducted by aliens from outer space.”
Life is not organized around a coherent narrative, despite how much we would like it to be. Life can be messy, jumpy, nonlinear, fragmentary and discordant, and we might find ourselves desperately trying to make sense out of it. Tales of the Lost Formicans reflects this messiness and the effort to make sense of it, both in its content and in its form.
In this session, we will talk about the themes of this play: adolescence, aging parent, lost love and divorce, memory, and the strength of the familial unit, and how the playwright’s use of the device of the futuristic Alien archaelogoists observing the behavior and artifacts of a dysfunctional mid-western American family affects the way we see it ourselves.
NOTE: THIS SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE CENTER’S FREE LUNCH TO WHICH ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED. SO THE CENTER WILL HAVE AN ACCURATE COUNT OF ATTENDEES, YOU MUST CALL (413) 498-2186 TO MAKE A RESERVATION,

Tales of the Lost Formicans - The play and its context
2019-04-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Greenfield Senior Center, 35 Pleasant St, Greenfield, MA, 01301
TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS, by Constance Congdon
Amherst College professor Congdon’s play has achieved the status of a modern classic This witty and passionate play explores the story of a man with Alzheimer’s and at the same time turns into “a travel guide to Middle America conducted by aliens from outer space.”
Life is not organized around a coherent narrative, despite how much we would like it to be. Life can be messy, jumpy, nonlinear, fragmentary and discordant, and we might find ourselves desperately trying to make sense out of it. Tales of the Lost Formicans reflects this messiness and the effort to make sense of it, both in its content and in its form.
In this session, we will talk about the themes of this play: adolescence, aging parent, lost love and divorce, memory, and the strength of the familial unit, and how the playwright’s use of the device of the futuristic Alien archaelogoists observing the behavior and artifacts of a dysfunctional mid-western American family affects the way we see it ourselves.

Rock Around the Block
2019-03-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center, 289 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Get out the bobby sox and the blue suede shoes for an evening of 1950s food, dance and fun! On Saturday, March 30 from 7 to 10 pm, downtown Greenfield is the place to be for ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK, Silverthorne Theater’s spring spectacular benefit party. The Perch, Hawks & Reed’s fourth floor performance space will be transformed into THE hot spot for a 50s-style sock hop – think of all those high school gyms suddenly becoming places of anticipation and romance. DJ ‘Rockin’ Johnnie’ will spin the platters while you dance, reminisce, or find out what the 50s were all about!
From 7 to 7:30 pm, dance instructors will teach you newbies (or you veterans who just need a refresher) swing, jitterbug and good old rock and roll! And what would a sock hop be without pizza? Multiple area pizza houses will vie for the top spot in a Battle of the Pies with partygoers enjoying sample bites from each before casting their votes.
And here’s a great deal! Anyone under 40 pays only $35; 41 and older, tickets are $55. (Couples with one person under 40 get the lower rate.) Costumes optional, but when else are you going to be able to connect with your inner Elvis or Brenda Lee? Be there or be square.
The Perch at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center at 289 Main Street, Greenfield, is fully handicapped accessible. Beverages will be available at H & R’s cash bar, and snacks and dessert part of the fun!
All proceeds from the event benefit Silverthorne’s upcoming 2019 Season that opens April 25 with Tales of the Lost Formicans, Amherst playwright Constance Congdon’s classic story of futuristic Alien archaeologists struggling to make sense of the life and mores of a dysfunctional 20th century mid-western American family .

Rock Around The Block
2019-03-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center, 289 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
