By Tom Nissley
There are two shows already running that everyone should know about this week.
The first one is the Summer Theatre of New Canaan’s long-awaited The Little Mermaid, playing at New Canaan High School through July 27.
Because it’s indoors, you and your family, from old to young, can be sure of good seats and a good production.
Go to STONC.ORG or call 203-966-4634 for tickets. There are special discounts for Seniors and Children — it’s a no brainer.
Everyone should go! You should go!
The other nearby show, just across the border in Stamford’s Sterling Park, is the annual summer treat of free Shakespeare at Curtain Call’s Shakespeare on the Green.
You may have read that a real tragedy struck in the middle of a windstorm a few weeks ago, when their twenty-year-old stage was blown down and smashed apart.
It’s too soon to rebuild, but the park has created a circular stage that will allow the show to go on!
King Lear is playing through July 20. Remember that this is a masterpiece of a play for all ages, but it describes how difficult it is for persons who are aging to determine or control how their estate — or, in this case, kingdom — shall be divided, as they become diminished or confused. King Lear intends to find out which of his daughters loves him more — what a foolish thing to attempt, and what a powerful story.
July 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19,and 20, all at 7:30 p.m.
The park opens for seating at 6:00 p.m. Bring your own chairs or blankets and your own snacks and drinks, too.
Hats off to the Theatre around us!
Tom Nissley writes at The Ridgelea Reports on Theatre.
