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  • An Interview with Roy Freeman

    Interviewed by Liv Fassanella Roy Freeman, son of author Don Freeman (Author of Dandelion) sat down with me to talk about what it was like growing up with Dandelion, and how his fathers creativity effected him as a person. Liv: “So, you’re living in Switzerland! What do you do?” Roy: “I’m a retired geophysicist. I…

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    April 25, 2023
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  • Our Streets, Our Gutters, Our Desire: What Indecent Means to Me

    by Liv Fassanella (WARNING: Mild spoilers….but Indecent is a true story so maybe you already know what happens.) It’s rare that a piece of literature builds a home in my heart. I can’t map out the exact formula, I can’t predict the perfect time. Some stories just belong in my veins. Indecent is one of…

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    February 4, 2023
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  • The Holidays are Here at Playhouse on Park!

    “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!” — Charles Dickens, The Christmas Carol  In my life, the…

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    December 2, 2022
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  • An Interview With Darlene Zoller, Director and Choreographer of PIPPIN

    Pippin at Playhouse on Park opens in a few short days, so we wanted to give you the inside scoop on what Darlene Zoller (Director and Choreographer of Pippin) has to say about the show you’re about to see. Question: What drew you to the show Pippin?  Answer: “I saw Pippin 50 years ago this…

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    July 4, 2022
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  • Creating Home: Playhouse Hosts

    Have you ever been watching a show at Playhouse on Park and wondered to yourself “Where do the actors go at the end of each performance? Do they stay in hotels? Giant communal houses like a sit-com? Rent Airbnbs?” The answer may or may not surprise you. There are these special members of our community…

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    March 30, 2022
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  • Words from our DIVAS. 

    As we approach the second and final week of DIVAS: DOUBLE OR NOTHING, we wanted to share some words from our dancers. After many ups and downs and twists and turns, stop/time dance theater is finally back on stage! In the stop/time Facebook group, Darlene Zoller asked the dancers “HEY CAST– in one word tell…

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    March 23, 2022
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  • Marguerite and T.J’s Story

    Marguerite and T.J Rush were one of the very first couples to fall in love because of the Playhouse. Here is their story: Liv: “What was your relationship with the playhouse before you met each other?” T.J: “I lived in West Hartford and was an actor with Park Road Playhouse [for those who don’t know,…

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    February 25, 2022
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  • SHOW YOUR LOVE – FEBRUARY 2022

    “You’ll find, my friend, that what you love will take you places you never dreamed you’d go.” —​ Tony Kushner, Angels in America In my short life, I’ve observed that the theatre is a place where love thrives. Whether it’s cast mates, crew mates, co-workers or writing buddies, theatre people tend to be pretty love-…

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    February 8, 2022
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  • Liv(ing) at the Playhouse: November-December 2021

    Greetings, Playhouse family! Welcome to my new series, Liv(ing) at the Playhouse where I, Liv, take you with me on my Playhouse adventures!  November: Christmas is here at 244! Darlene (co-artistic director), Chelsea (administrator), and Eileen (prop master) have been hard at work transforming the lobby into a regency era parlor in anticipation for our…

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    December 11, 2021
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  • From Darkness to Light: The Playhouse Mural

    I (Liv) spend hours of my day sitting in the box office and staring at the Playhouse mural. Up until late September, there was a forest of colorful fabric scraps obscuring the walls. Being new to Playhouse, I thought these fabric scraps had always been there. Little did I know that there was an entire…

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    November 2, 2021
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