Square One Theatre Company Presents 27th Anniversary Season

From Square One Theatre Company:

Square One Theatre opens its 27th Anniversary Season with Christopher Shinn’s Now or Later. In reality as well as in the play...it’s real time in a hotel room on election night as the returns are being tallied and announced. The gay son of the favored presidential candidate sends his father's team into crisis mode when controversial photos of him at a college party go viral, potentially sparking an international incident. Quickly, the son must wrestle to explain his motives and personal beliefs about freedoms of religion and expression to members of his father's campaign team, his mother, and ultimately his father. Smart, witty and timely, playwright Shinn has put these events in a fuller context, affording audiences the opportunity to explore more fully what is at stake in these complex clashes of culture, government, religion, faith, freedom of expression and personal responsibilities. According to the Boston Globe “Shinn’s nuanced and thought-provoking drama about freedom of speech is a heady and provocative brew...and it’s over too soon!”

Performances of Now or Later are Thursdays through Sundays beginning November 3 and continuing through November 20 (2016).

The cast of Now or Later includes three newcomers to Square One Theatre: Christopher Finch(Bridgeport), Jennifer Ju (Milford) and Patrick Kelly (Ridgefield) plus two Square One Subscriber Award-Winning favorites Pat Leo (Monroe) and Peggy Nelson (Hamden) and Joseph Maker (Stamford).
It’s the second season for Square One Theatre at its new location on the stage of Stratford Academy at 719 Birdseye Street in Stratford, Connecticut. Square One’s Artistic Director, Tom Holehan has re-configured the Academy’s expansive stage into an intimate 64-seat black box-type theatre. The audience is literally seated (in new padded chairs) on the stage. No audience member will be more than 15 feet from the stage and actors. Ample parking is available in the school parking lots.

Performance schedule of Now or Later:

• Thursday, November 3 (2016) at 7 p.m. (time is correct)
• Friday, November 4 at 8 p.m.
• Saturday, November 5 at 4 p.m. (time is correct)
• Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, November 6 at 2 p.m.
• Thursday, November 10 at 7 p.m. (time is correct)
• Friday, November 11 at 8 p.m.
• Saturday, November 12 at 4 p.m. (time is correct)
• Saturday, November 12 at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, November 13 at 2 p.m.
• Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m. (time is correct)
• Friday, November 18 at 8 p.m.
• Saturday, November 19 at 4 p.m. (time is correct)
• Saturday, November 19 at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, November 20 at 2 p.m. (final performance)

Discounted three play subscriptions are currently available for $50. Single tickets are $20 for adults and $19 for senior citizens and students. Tickets may be purchased by phone via the box office at (203) 375-8778 or online through the Square One Theatre website.

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