Two Great shows coming to Mystic CT in August

Back By Popular Demand!!! Emerson Theatre Collaborative Announces Connecticut Production of Chestina Vanessa Poulson August 13, 2010, Mystic, CT.  Because of the success of Chestina Vanessa Poulson (CVP) in May, Emerson Theater Collaborative (ETC) is remounting the play as a dinner theater this August in Mystic.  Chestina Vanessa Poulson is a new play written by local playwright, Melanie Greenhouse, a resident of Noank, CT. Chestina Vanessa Poulson is the story of a post holocaust family re-settling in a remote corner of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland. Told in the voice of Chessie, an African American woman who comes to work for the Ehrenwald family, the piece is non-fiction and a memoir of the author’s life with Chessie.  Opening in 1952, the play is a portrayal of two cultures—how each experiences and transcends the isolation of race and ethnicity in a segregated environment. This production will help to raise funds for the Union Baptist Church and the Missions Committee. Key Dates and Information What:  Emerson Theatre Collaborative’s production of Chestina Vanessa Poulson. When:  August 13 & 14, 2010,  Dinner at 7:00 PM, Show at 8:00 PM and August 15, 2010, Dinner at 3:00 PM, Show at 4:00 PM. Where:  Union Baptist Church, 119 High St., Mystic, CT How:  Tickets are $35 and can be obtained by calling 860-705-9711.  Additional information is available at www.EmersonTheatreCollaborative.org. Emerson Theatre Collaborative Announces Connecticut Production of Gray Matters July 9, 2010, Mystic CT…Emerson Theatre Collaborative (ETC) announces the production of Jacques Lamarre’s Gray Matters, direct from its New York premiere engagement at the New York Midtown International Theatre Festival in July 2010.  Gray Matters, produced by ETC’s Camilla Ross, is a topical new comedy that focuses on what happens to an uninsured, unemployed actor when she loses her memory. The New York City cast will appear in performances from August 6th – August 8th at the Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water Street in Mystic, CT.  This production will make its debut under the direction of ETC veteran director Joshua Lee Ramos and will feature professional Actors Equity Association members Jen Anaya, Kathryn Kates, Steve Sherman and April Woodall. Performance information and tickets for Gray Matters be can be obtained by visiting EmersonTheaterCollaborative.org.  Tickets are $20 ($18 for students and seniors). In the play Gray Matters, we find acclaimed actress Sarah Gray in a predicament familiar to many Americans.  After an emergency hospitalization, she finds herself with no insurance, no job and no prospects.  Worse, she has a faulty memory.  Surrounded by a well-meaning but tough agent and two self-centered young upstarts, Sarah must discover if it is possible for an actor with an Etch-a-Sketch for a brain to get back to what matters. Portion of the proceeds will be donated to an organization dealing with Memory loss. Key Dates and Information What:  Emerson Theatre Collaborative’s production of Gray Matters When:  August 6th at 8:00 PM, August 7th at 8:00 PM, and August 8th at 5:00 PM Where:  Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water Street. Mystic, CT How:  Tickets are $20 ($18 for students and seniors) and can be obtained online at www.emersontheatercollaborative.org Additional information is available at www.EmersonTheatreCollaborative.org or by calling (860)705-9711