Ruth Leon recommends… Nightmare on the Fourth of July

Tiny House – Westport Playhouse
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June 29-July 18 $25

It’s a safe bet that when the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut opened in 1931, its founders did not expect the 90th-anniversary season would be taking place in a virtual universe even H.G. Wells couldn’t imagine. But here we are, with Michael Gotch’s new play about folks at a Fourth of July picnic, discussing retrofitting their lives

Nick and his wife Sam have left the chaos of the world behind for their tiny house among the sequoias — or so they think! But fireworks fly when a quirky cast of characters converge upon their tiny enclave for a Fourth of July barbecue, and we’re reminded that there is no easy escape.

They rehearsed over Zoom, for best environmental practices filmed the actors on green screens for the sets, and assembled a team of digital artists to create a forest paradise for this unexpectedly virtual production, instead of their live theatre.

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