History

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Full Productions
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Major productions focus on originally produced, contemporary comedies
and drama of strong social relevance. The plays are affordable and appeal
to all segments of our Southwestern Connecticut and
Westchester County region.

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Recent STW Awards
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– 2006
Vanessa Kai wins Outstanding Debut for FAR EAST from CT Critics Circle.

– 2004
Cody Nickell wins Outstanding Actor in a Play for VISITING MR. GREEN from CT Critics Circle.

– 2003
STW Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant.

Christopher A. Granger wins Outstanding Sound Design for A LESSON BEFORE DYING from CT Critics Circle.

Royce Johnson wins Outstanding Debut for A LESSON BEFORE DYING from CT Critics Circle.

2002
STW Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant.

2001
M. Neko Parham wins Outstanding Debut for TAMER OF HORSES from CT Critics Circle .

2000
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA chosen “Best Ensemble Production”, CT Critics Circle .

Atlantic Monthly honors STW as one of four U.S. theatres celebrating Black History Month.

1999
Warren Karp wins Best Set Design for A ROSEN BY ANY OTHER NAME and

THE GRANDMAMA TREE from CT Critics Circle . Also, Ricky Ullman receives a “Best Actor” nomination for his portrayal of Stanley Rosen in A ROSEN BY ANY OTHER NAME.

STW selected as “Best Professional Theatre Company” by the Fairfield County Weekly.

1998
THE DINING ROOM chosen “Best Ensemble Production” from CT Critics Circle.

MISS EVERS' BOYS videotaped by the Lincoln Center Performing Arts Library for historic preservation in Lincoln Center 's Theatre On Film And Tape Archive. Only a small number of productions around the country are chosen each year for preservation by Lincoln Center .

Catrina Ganey receives “Best Actress” nomination from CT Critics Circle for her portrayal of Nurse Evers in MISS EVERS'BOYS.

1997
STW receives prestigious Connecticut Critics Circle 's highest award, The Tom Killen Memorial Award for “Outstanding Contribution To Connecticut Theatre.” While the award is presented to STW founder/producing director, Steve Karp, it is clearly understood that the award is in recognition of STW's enduring achievement for producing original full-productions of high artistic excellence and uncompromising artistic integrity.

STW is selected as “Best of 1997” by The Fairfield County Weekly.

 

 

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Previous STW Productions
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2007 - 2008

Rounding Third by Richard Dresser

Bee-Luther-Hatchee by Thomas Gibbons

The Shape of Things by Neil Labute

An Infinite Ache by David Schulner

 

2006-2007

Far East by A.R. Gurney

Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck

Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage

Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass

The Music of Rodgers & Hart

 

2005-2006

Children by A.R. Gurney

A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing

National Pastime by Bryan Harnetiaux (East Coast Premiere)

A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher

The Music of Tin Pan Alley

 

2004-2005

Medal of Honor Rag by Tom Cole

The Music Lesson by Tammy Ryan

Bloodknot by Athol Fugard

Fraternity by Steve Karp (Premiere)

The Music of Lerner & Loewe

 

2003-2004

Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan

K2 by Patrick Meyers

Crumbs from the Table of Joy by Lynn Nottage

Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron

The Music of George and Ira Gershwin

 

2002-2003

Fully Committed by Becky Mode

Spinning Into Butter by Rebecca Gilman

A Lesson Before Dying by Romulus Linney

Syncopation by Alan Knee

Over The Rainbow: The Music of Harold Arlen

 

 

2001-2002

The Ride Down Mount Morgan by Arthur Miller

Collected Stories by Donald Margulies

Flyin' West by Pearl Cleage

Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman

 

2000-2001

Nixon's Nixon by Russell Lees

Side Man by Warren Leight

Tamer of Horses by William Mastrosimone

An Empty Plate in the Café Du Grand Boeuf by Michael Hollinger

 

1999-2000

Loot by Joe Orton

Taking Sides by Ronald Harwood

From the Mississippi Delta by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland

Robert Fulghum's “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”

 

1998-1999

A Rosen by Any Other Name by Israel Horovitz

Skylight by David Hare

The Grandmama Tree by Benard Cummings (Premiere)

Social Security by Andrew Bergman

 

1997-1998

The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney

Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz

Miss Evers' Boys by David Feldshuh

A Coupla White Chicks…by John Ford Noonan

 

1996-1997

Italian American Reconciliation by John Patrick Shanley

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness

Williams & Walker by Vincent Smith

Stage Struck by Simon Gray

 

1995-1996

Moonshadow by Richard Hellesen

Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson

Distant Fires by Kevin Heelan

The Library by Steve Alper & Sarah Knapp (Premiere)

 

1994-1995

Betty the Yeti by Jon Klein (East Coast Premiere)

Fighting Over Beverley by Israel Horovitz

Shotgun by Romulus Linney (East Coast Premiere)

The Lady and the Clarinet by Michael Cristofer

 

1993-1994

A Piece of My Heart by Shirley Lauro

Spike Heels by Theresa Rebeck

Belmont Avenue Social Club by Bruce Graham

Criminal Hearts by Jane Martin

 

1992-1993

Cobb by Lee Blessing

Jigsaws by Jennifer Rogers (American Premiere; transferred to New York )

Murder in Green Meadows by Douglas Post (East Coast Premiere)

Breakfast with Les & Bess by Lee Kalcheim

 

1991-1992

Listen to the Lions by John Ford Noonan (World Premiere)

The Deal by Matthew Witten

Elaine's Daughter by Mayo Simon

Two by Ron Elisha (East Coast Premiere)

 

1990-1991

Remembrance by Graham Reid (transferred to New York )

What I Did Last Summer by A.R. Gurney

The Warehouse by Steve Karp (World Premiere)

Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou Johnson

 

1989-1990

Strange Snow by Stephen Metcalfe

Rumors in the Palace by Enid Rudd (World Premiere)

The Guardsman by Ferenc Molnar

 

1988-1989

A Class C Trial in Yokahama by Roger Cornish

Private Lives by Noel Coward