A New Season & Stories from Shaker Bridge Theatre

August 21, 2018 • Saved under Arts
Press Release
Bill Coons, Shaker Bridge Theatre’s Artistic Diretor and founder, shown with actress Dottie Stanley, who will appear in the 2018-2019 Shaker Bridge Theatre season opener of Outside Mullingar which runs October 11-28. (photo courtesy of Shaker Bridge Theatre)

Enfield, NH – Shaker Bridge Theatre has announced its 2018-19 theatre season of five shows running October 11, 2018 through May 19, 2019.
SBT Founder and Director Bill Coons read hundreds of scripts in his search of five plays for this season, which offers a wide array of styles and comedic genres by some of the theater world’s hottest contemporary playwrights.

Amy Hutchins and Michael Stewart Allen return to Shaker Bridge Theatre to kick off the 2018-2019 season, October 11-28, when they perform in Outside Mullingar. The couple starred in Constellations last season at the Shaker Bridge Theatre. (photo courtesy of Shaker Bridge Theatre).

“I’ve selfishly selected plays I’m in love with and can’t wait to bring them to life,” said Coons. “When I select a play I’m going to produce it has to be something that’s so good and challenging that I’m willing to be obsessed with it for months.”

The 2018-19 Shaker Bridge Theatre season will open with Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley. The show will run from October 11-28 at 23 Main Street in Enfield, NH.

This Tony Award nominee for Best Play is from the author of Doubt and Moonstruck and is a romantic comedy set in rural Ireland. This tender-hearted portrait reminds us that it’s never too late to take a chance on love. The show is directed by Bill Coons
The next offering will be Over the Tavern by Tom Dudzick and directed by Bill Coons. It will run from December 6-23.
The Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped Buffalo apartment. This touching depiction of 1959 Americana provides a warm and hilarious look at family, growing up, and God.

Other offerings for this season are:

  • Dry Powder by Sarah Burgess, February 7-24, 2019
  • The Taming by Laura Gunderson, March 28 – April 14, 2019
  • Women in Jeopardy by Wendy MacLeod, May 2-19, 2019

Now in its 12th season, the Shaker Bridge Theatre in Enfield, New Hampshire is dedicated to discovering and creating provocative contemporary theatre. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30PM; Sunday matinees at 2:30PM. For reservations, please visit us at www.shakerbridgetheatre.org