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‘Marry Me A Little’ a String of Sondheim Pearls at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre

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Brittany Rolfs as Woman, Sam Perwin as Man in ‘Marry Me a Little’ at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Conceived by Craig Lucas & Norman René; Directed by Christopher Ostrom; Musical direction by Kevin Quill; Scenic Design by Christopher Ostrom; Costume Design by Rachel Padula-Shufelt; Lighting Design by Patricia M. Nichols; Sound Design by Sam Sewell. Presented by Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre through July 24


by Linda Chin

In the small, artsy seaside town of Wellfleet on the Outer Cape, home to galleries, studios, and oysters galore, a pearl of a production is currently playing at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Last summer’s Shipwrecked!, performed on a wooden ship with billowy sails built on an outdoor stage in their parking lot, was visually stunning though acoustically-strained. Schedule conflicts prevented me from seeing WHAT’s 2022 season kickoff (Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee, a “straight” play I enjoyed at Watertown’s New Rep years ago). But at the first opportunity, I hightailed it from Boston to see the second show of the five show season curated by Producing Artistic Director Christopher Ostrom: Marry Me A Little. Seeing live theater indoors again at the jewel that is Julie Harris Stage is a gift, in this case a string of Sondheim pearls.

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WHAT’s “The Empaths” Zings Millennial Culture, Dating

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by Mike Hoban

 

‘The Empaths’ – Written by John Markus and Rebecca Bazell; Directed by Jeffry George. Scenic and Lighting Design by Christopher Ostrom; Costume Design by Gail Astrid Buckley; Sound Design & Original Music by Nathan Leigh. Presented by the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater at 2357 Route 6 in Wellfleet through August 19th.

 

The ritual of dating has come a long way from the “have I got a girl/guy for you!” era of the blind date, to the point where everything you need to know about a romantic prospect is (theoretically) available on your I-phone. But for Celine (Kate Margalite), an attractive 30-something Daddy’s girl searching for true – and extreme vetted – love, that’s not good enough, as we see in “Empaths”, the consistently funny new comedy now making its world premiere at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.

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