Announcing Silverthorne Theater’s 2025 Season!
Searching for Utopia
In joyful and loving memory of our founder, Lucinda Kidder
Theater Thursdays
(Readings of plays in progress with an extended rehearsal process to support the development process)
the birds the birds the birds by Harley Erdman, with music by Greg Boover
directed by Gina Kaufmann, music directed by Kyle Boatwright
March 20th at Holyoke Media (1 Court Plaza, Holyoke)
In this whimsical, climate-change musical, a thrush, an eagle and a hummingbird attempt escape to a bird utopia, chased by an eccentric human who wants to be a bird.
The Scariest Thing to See in the Woods by Julia Byrne
directed by Ezekiel Baskin
April 17th at The Shea Theater Arts Center (71 Avenue A, Turners Falls)
Utopia becomes dystopian in this unsettling comedy about power, sex and survival, as alliances among six young idealists form and dissolve at a dizzying pace.
Summer Productions
The Amateurs by Jordan Harrison
directed by Gina Kaufmann, assisted by Ezekiel Baskin
June 13 – June 22 at Hampshire College Theater (Emily Dickinson Hall)
In this Pulitzer Prize finalist, a rag-tag theater troupe races across medieval Europe, struggling to outrun the Black Death. Their performances of crowd-pleasers such as “The Seven Deadly Sins” and “Noah’s Ark” are juxtaposed with witty, contemporary-feeling relationships, surprising sexual attractions and status games. The Amateurs examines the value of art and creativity in the face of an epic crisis.
The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Cordelia Winter Dwyer
July 18 – July 27 at Hampshire College Theater
From Tony and Obie award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octaroon, Gloria, Appropriate), this electrifying comedy is a meditation on impermanence, nostalgia, and isolation. Fueled by adult jungle juice and pot, five former high school classmates who call themselves “The Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” swap memories and confront past resentments at an unforgettable porch pre-party to their 20-year reunion.
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