events @ the Library

PlayClub is a collaboration between Westport Library and Westport Country Playhouse to allow you to read and discuss a play before you see the live performance, and have a sneak-peek at the set under construction.

On October 6th, come prepared to discuss the enduring masterpiece, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, with a member of the artistic staff of the playhouse. The play is based on John Steinbeck's 1937 tale of two traveling companions, George and Lennie, who wander the country during the Depression, dreaming of a better life for themselves.

Registration required. Call the Playhouse box office at 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529.

To obtain a copy of the play, phone 291-4821.

PlayClub is a collaboration between Westport Library and Westport Country Playhouse to allow you to read and discuss a play before you see the live performance and have a sneak-peek at the set under construction.

Come prepared to discuss a sweetly comic play, The Pavilion, by Craig Wright, with a member of the artistic staff of the playhouse. Craig Wright, an award-winning and Emmy-nominated playwright who has also been the head writer and producer for HBO’s “Six Feet Under” and “Lost.” The Pavilion is a story of high school sweethearts, Peter and Kari, voted the class of 1988’s “Cutest Senior Couple.” But, at the end of senior year, Kari becomes pregnant and Peter runs off. After not seeing each other since graduation, they meet again at their 20th high school reunion wondering if they can turn back time.

Registration required. Call the Playhouse box office at 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529. More information on the Playhouse's production.
To obtain a copy of the play, phone 291-4821.

Discussion of Time of My Life , by Alan Ayckbourn, with a member of the artistic staff of the playhouse. . The comedy is from the playwright, director and company members of last season’s hilarious hit Relatively Speaking. Audience favorite Paxton Whitehead will play Gerry Stanton, family patriarch, who gets together with his sons and their significant others to celebrate their mother’s 54th birthday at their favorite family restaurant. Based on what transpires following the night of the birthday party, time begins to flow differently for each couple.

To obtain a copy of the play, go to the Playhouse website, www.westportplayhouse.org or phone 291-4821. Registration required. Call the Playhouse box office at 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport.

Westport Country Playhouse.
Co-sponsored by Westport Library and Westport Country Playhouse.