The Forge is excited to announce our Season 3!
During our nation's ongoing public health emergency, planning live theater events comes with a lot of uncertainty. The "new normal" means being prepared to postpone events or move them online to make sure our audience and community stay safe. At the same time, we want to continue to be a "lab" for writers to develop new plays, and a place for artists and theatergoers to keep having passionate conversations about current issues. In that spirit, we are excited to announce these three projects. As each event is coming up on the calendar, please check back here for the latest announcements.
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Perfect Fifths: A Staged Reading
A New Play by Bret Bucci Directed by Rachael Miles November 7 at 7:00 PM Kent Recital Hall at Fitchburg State University Conlon Fine Arts Building at 367 North Street Free with donations accepted |
The moment young violinist Nicholas has been working for his whole life has arrived: his debut concert at Carnegie Hall. But when a woman arrives from Wyoming claiming to be his long-lost sister, a web of manipulation threatens to silence every truth he knows about himself. Playwright Bret Bucci will appear after the reading to welcome feedback as she shapes this new play in progress.
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Past Tense: Five Short Plays
February 18-20 at 7:00 PM February 21 at 2:00 PM Wallace Theater for Performing Arts McKay Building at Fitchburg State University 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA $10 General / $5 Students & Seniors (60+) |
Join The Forge Theater Lab for a lineup of short plays about people coming face-to-face with their past selves. By turns comic, poignant, and powerful, these stories explore the challenge of living in the present when you can see the past in the mirror.
Featuring works by Steven Beck, Matt Cogswell, Ashley Lauren Rogers, and two more writers to be announced in October. |
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Sounds of Madness: A Workshop Presentation
A New Play by Ashley Lauren Rogers Adapted from the stories of Edgar Allen Poe Directed by Noah Dawson March 28 at 4:00 PM Weston Auditorium at Fitchburg State University 367 North Street, Fitchburg, MA Free with donations accepted |
Three people, stuck together in the same cell of an asylum, tell stories of crime and horror. As their misdeeds come pouring out, the tales begin to overlap and combine. This script-in-hand presentation is a chance to be part of the process of bringing three classic Edgar Allen Poe stories to life on stage: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Black Cat,” and “The Casque of Amontillado.”
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