With a new home in the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture’s Galleria Hall, Verge Theater returns to form with a brand new season of performance showcasing local theater.
Tickets are now on sale for Will Eno’s Middletown, a deeply moving and funny show that explores the universe of a small American town. Shows will be held November 18th–20th, then again on December 2nd, 4th and 9th–11th. Friday and Saturday presentations begin at 7:30pm, and 3pm on Sundays.
As a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways as they journey from the local library to outer space and points between.
“I brought Middletown to Verge with the clear intention that together we would explore what it means to be human, what it feels like to be alive, what are the words coming from our mouths and to intimately articulate the sorrow and sheer joy in love that transcends the human heart,” says director Bradford Rosenbloom.
“Delicate, moving, piercing, tart, funny, gorgeous. Mr. Eno’s gift may be unmatched among writers of his generation. Glimmers from start to finish.” – The New York Times
“Richly engaging and satisfyingly theatrical, with heart and humor. A modern-day equivalent to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.” – TheaterMania
“Middletown is a lusciously written, strangely poignant, dizzyingly modern spin on life.” – Newsday
Verge’s local production of Middletown stars Kyrie Dawson, Alex Miller, Connor Tweet, Sean Hecock, Diana Pinto, Ryanne Hostetter, Evan Wilmes, Isaac Mills, Bryce Neal, Aly White, Heather Buck, Hannah Overton, Kat Baldwin, Duke Huston, Jaelyn Silvey, Jeffrey Nelson and Chris Naro.
Tickets for Middletown are available for purchase now. Seating is limited for this first full production in Verge’s new space. Visit www.vergetheater.com for reservations and further information about educational opportunities for aspiring thespians. •
