TriArts Bok Gallery & The Aglet Theatre Company.

Aglet's mission is to provide the tri-state area with quality theatrical experiences during, but not limited to, the fall, winter and spring seasons, at affordable prices.  Productions with important thematic statements, educational programs, training workshops for young people and adults, lectures, and utilization of community artists and other personnel are the keystones of the organization.

Aglet offers four staged readings and two full productions a year.

To be informed of our future productions, programs and auditions, place your name on our e-mail list by going to aglettheatre@comcast.net.

Bok Gallery Events

Tea at Five by Matthew Lombardo directed by Jane Farnol starring Noel Desiato Friday & Saturday, November 28, 29 at 7pm, and Sunday, November 30 at 2pm. Tea at Five captures the fiery spirit of Katharine Hepburn in a one-woman show, recounting her journey from a well-heeled Yankee childhood to winner of four Oscars. Ensconced in her beloved home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, we first see Ms. Hepburn in 1938, reflecting on the dizzying highs and emotional lows of her upbringing, having just been labeled “box office poison.” Fast-forward to 1983. Despite being injured in a car accident, the feisty redhead’s convalescence affords her with time to reminisce about her adventures in show business, including her heartbreaking romance with Spencer Tracy. Lombardo’s play unveils to audiences a previously unpainted portrait of one of the great legends of the silver screen that is intuitive, provocative, and at times, downright funny. (Original TheatreWorks New Milford Production January-February 2008)

TriArts Bok Gallery & The Aglet Theatre Company presents: The Fall 2008 Staged Readings

All Staged readings will be presented at the TriArts’ Sharon Playhouse Bok Gallery. Doors open at 7:00 performances begin at 7:30. Rain/Snow dates are the following Sundays at 2:00. Tickets are $25. Students under 18 pay $20. For more information visit www.aglettheatre.net. For reservations call 860-435-NWCT(6928).

Saturday, October 4
KIMBERLY AKIMBO  
BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE
Directed by Macey Levin

A dark comedy, KIMBERLY AKIMBO is a hilarious and heartrending play about a teenager with a rare condition causing her body to age faster than it should. Kimberly is forced to reevaluate her life while contending with a hypochondriac mother, a rarely sober father, a scam-artist aunt, her own mortality and, most terrifying of all, the possibility of first love.

Saturday, November 1
DON’T BLAME ME — I VOTED FOR HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS
BY WENDY KOUT AND MICHELE WILLENS
Directed by Thomas Gruenewald

A comedy-drama based on the life of Helen Gahagan Douglas and centered on her congressional race opposite Richard Nixon in 1950.  Melvyn Douglas, Helen Gahagan Douglas, and Richard Nixon are the key players, with guest appearances by Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, Hedda Hopper and others.

Saturday, December 6
THE DINING ROOM
BY A.R. GURNEY
Directed by Mira Hilbert

The play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, the place where the family assembles daily. The action is comprised of a series of interrelated scenes—some funny, some touching, some rueful. The actors change roles, personalities and ages as they portray a wide variety of characters, from little boys to stern grandfathers, and from giggling teenage girls to Irish housemaids. The play recalls a long time past.