This exciting play festival comes to the Playhouse on Saturday February 22, after featuring at the Court Square Theatre in Long Island City NY the previous weekend.
The Sherman Playhouse is delighted to play host to The Masquerade Theatre company, an exciting new company out of NYC, led by Playhouse alum Lizzy Booth (The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Jack and the Beanstalk).
You’ll be treated to four fresh and thought provoking one act new works presented by their talented directors.
There will be two chances to attend the festival on February 22nd, and 2 PM and 8 PM.
Tickets are available from The Masquerade Theatre’s ticketing site or at the door.
NOTE: This festival is a production of The Masquerade Theatre. The Sherman Players have no involvement in the development or presentation of the one act pieces.
SHERMAN ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS – Look out for an email in the next couple of days with a special discount code for the festival.
Features works by Kiley Gaddis, Adam Kraar, Alexander Perez and Sarah Wolk
Meet the directors!
Andie Lerner (Rut) is a New York based multidisciplinary theatre artist and graduate of Marymount Manhattan College’s BFA Acting and Directing programs. Her work is focused on collaborative storytelling and experimentation. Recent directing credits include: The Command Center (Laguardia Performing Arts Center), Please Let Me Save You (NYC Fringe/Emerging Artist Theatre), Sit For Me (Soho Playhouse), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Woods), SERIALS (The Flea/The Tank), Constellations (The Barrow Group), Randy’s Dandy Coaster Castle (Breaking & Entering Theatre Company) Christmas Carol and Two Gentlemen of Verona (Valley Shakespeare Festival). In addition she has collaborated as a Producer and a Stage Manager with Second Stage, The Public Theatre, Under the Radar, The Flea Theatre, HERE Arts Center, Powerhouse Theatre, NY Fringe Festival, NYU Meisner Studio, The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, and 3LD Art & Technology Center. Check out more at andielerner.com or @ampersand_ie
Sarah Connolly (A Change of Air) is a NYC-based theater director with a mission to facilitate creative environments rooted in generosity. A graduate of Wesleyan University in 2019 with Honors in Comparative Politics and Civic Engagement, she uses her academic background to help her tell stories that are in conversation with the moment through which we are living. Recent directing credits include The Betrothed by Scarlett McCarthy (The Tank), The Glass Between Stars by Evan Brodsky (The Tank), Running After Bobby by Adam Krarr (Ensemble Studio Theatre), and Mouse Trap by Annick Gerard (New York Theatre Festival). She is currently writing and developing her first full-length play, Immaculate.
Gavin Petersen (Left Behind) is a Brooklyn-based Theater artist. Recent credits include Resident Stage Manager at The Space at Irondale, Production Assistant at Sleep No More, and Assistant Company Manager at Powerhouse Theater. As a director, Gavin’s work includes REGICIDE by Jude Cramer at The Tank during PrideFest, and I Wasn’t Planning on Saying Anything by Nina Kissinger. Gavin was also a participant in the 2024 Cohort of the 24-Hour Play National Program. Gavin is so excited to get to work with Kylie again and the rest of the team and is excited to see where these projects go! For upcoming projects you can follow @Gav.peters
Lizzy Booth (Always Burning) is a New York and Connecticut based actor, director, playwright, producer, and Shakespeare lover. She is also a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting’s Professional Conservatory and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English in the Humanities and Philosophy. Lizzy is absolutely ecstatic to direct Always Burning and to work with so many talented artists, as the Executive Producer of this festival! At the core of Lizzy’s work is a deep devotion to exploring the complexities of human nature through art, as she believes that theater, in all its forms, is a powerful tool for fostering empathy, personal growth, and community. Lizzy has directed and assistant directed several educational productions in Connecticut, as well as two of the Masquerade Theatre’s Masq’d Staged Readings. She has also performed on stage at both the Court Square Theatre (Much Ado About Nothing) and the Sherman Playhouse (The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Jack and the Beanstalk, A for Alcoholic). Most recently, Lizzy played Beatrice in the Masquerade Theatre’s production of Much Ado About Nothing. Website: lizzybooth.org / IG: @lizzy_boothhh
Cyndi Feinman (she/her) is an emerging playwright known for her innovative storytelling and vibrant characters. Her play, The Golden Ibburs, was selected for the University of Idaho’s First Bite Play Reading Series, which Jere Hodgin directed. Cyndi’s dynamic storytelling has also been highlighted through readings at venues such as Theater for the New City in NYC during the Dream Up Festival, the White Plains Public Library, and Artistree Community Theater.
Rob Mayette is the program director of Fairy Tale Theater, bringing both beloved and lesser-known fairy tales to life in outdoor performances at Richter Park on summer Saturdays. Many of the program’s productions are his own adaptations. He has always believed in the power of a happy ending—so long as it’s a happiness well earned.
Kyle Minor is a local playwright and no stranger to the Sherman stage. He will be directing Bernhardt/Hamlet at the Playhouse this Fall.
Morgana Kate Watson is a theater artist who works primarily out of NYC. She currently is directing a piece at The Secret Theater in Queens, will be performing at Emerging Artists Theater’s Spark Festival in March, and producing the One Act festival going up at the Playhouse on 2/22. She is repped by Alexander Management. Morgana originated and hosts COLD LEMONADE as well as being Original Works Program Director for the Sherman Players.
Actors! Want to perform in one of the pieces listed above? Arrive at the Playhouse at 7, let Morgana know you’re there, and she will cast you if she has a role (or two!) for you to play.
The readings will commence at 8. It’s free to attend, but donations are appreciated to help offset costs, and concessions will be on sale.
See you at the Playhouse!
Writers! Want to workshop your piece in a future volume in 2025? Email your 10 minute segment or short piece to Morgana at lemonade@shermanplayers.org
Our talented cast met on Tuesday to read through this dramatic comedy of friendship and lost love, prior to launching into full rehearsals on Wednesday.
Pictured are Director Terry Sagedy, Producer/Stage Manager Steve Stott, and actors Chris Luongo, Erin Shaughnessy, Stacy-Lee Erickson-Frome and Chris Bird.
Photo by Tech Director Al Chiappetta.
Tickets for DINNER WITH FRIENDS will go on sale very soon!
Our Cast: (above, clockwise from top left)
STACY-LEE ERICKSON FROME (New Milford CT) plays Karen
CHRIS BIRD (Newtown CT) plays Gabe
ERIN SHAUGHNESSY (New Milford CT) plays Beth
CHRIS LUONGO (Poughkeepsie NY) plays Tom
The play will run March 28 to April 19. Tickets on sale soon.
Directed by Terry Sagedy
Produced and Stage Managed by Steve Stott
We’ll be reaching out to volunteers for Stage Crew and other production staff.
Visit our 2025 Main Stage season page for information on the rest of our season
You’re not squeezed into the corner of a noisy bar – You’re PERFORMING on our stage – beautifully lit by our technical maestro, Big Al.
And our regular range of (very reasonably priced) Playhouse concessions is available too!
Why not start the NEW YEAR with a song? Go on, you know you’ll love it!
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The Sherman Players,
The Sherman Playhouse,
5 Route 39 N,
Sherman, CT 06784
Mailing Address
The Sherman Players,
PO BOX 471,
Sherman, CT 06784
Tel: 860-354-3622
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