Triangle Theatre
Dudley Stone, Artistic Director
Melanie Hill, Board President.
TRIANGLE in 2009
Triangle is currently under the leadership of artistic director Dudley Stone, assisted by director Constance George. The Triangle Board, chaired by the Rev. Michael A. Phillips, consists of 14 members: Mimi Anderson, Retta Blaney, Jean Geater (Vice President), Constance George, Melanie Hill (President), Inez Lambert (Treasurer), Margaret Kennedy, Sylvia Appenzellar Norell, Jackie Price, Hope Ryden, Richard Schumacher, Dudley Stone, and Jean Streit.
Starting Saturday, September 12, from 10:00 A.M.—1:00 P.M., Constance George began teaching very popular acting classes in Draesel Hall. Classes meet for eight Saturdays, with a scene / monologue night being presented on Friday, November 6, at 7:00 P.M.
On October 10, Triangle hosted Love & Marriage, a benefit for The Church of the Holy Trinity. The program, directed by Elowyn Castle, who directed the acclaimed The Browning Version, comprised: How He Lied to Her Husband, by George Bernard Shaw; Here We Are, by Dorothy Parker; and Wanda’s Visit, by Christopher Durang.
To close the season, at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, November 20, and Saturday November 21, Triangle will present a staged reading of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard, in a new version by Triangle’s Artistic Director, Dudley Stone. The play, which Chekhov said was a comedy, is often not presented as such, but this version, which actors say is extremely accessible and modern without being ultra-modern, brings out the enduring human foibles in the midst of the drama. Marlena Lustik, who directed a full production of this version several years ago and advised on the translation, will direct.
If you have any questions about the shows or the playwriting or acting classes, contact Triangle's Artistic Director, Dudley Stone.
TRIANGLE’S BACKGROUND
Triangle Theatre is celebrating its 45th year anniversary as part of The Church of the Holy Trinity, providing classics and new works for the congregation, the Yorkville community and the City. Triangle has been an integral part of the life of the church and the Upper East Side as well as being a respected member of the New York Theatrical community since 1963.
Triangle has produced plays (both full productions and staged readings) of new playwrights and established dramatists. Past productions have included works by Romulus Linney, Brian Friel, Lanford Wilson, A.R.Gurney and classics by Oscar Wilde, Anton Chekhov and George Bernard Shaw. Casts feature both Equity actors and parishioners. Triangle is one of the very few theatres on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It provides opportunities for actors to practice their craft and playwrights to see and hear their plays for the first time.
2008 Season
Staged reading on April 4, 2008, of three one-act comedies, Measuring Up by Constance George and The Flattering Word by George Kelly, both directed by Ms. George, and A Proposal by Anton Chekhov (new English version by Dudley Stone).
Staged reading on May 31, 2008, of Mark Weston’s play Meet George Orwell, featuring Dudley Stone, directed by Lorree True, a benefit for the church’s kitchen renovations.
An evening of monologues and scenes from Triangle Theatre’s acting class, on December 6, 2008.
Two Nights of Murder and Comedy, on June 21, 2008. Staged readings of Will and Pace by Constance George and The Twelve Pound Look by J.M. Barrie, directed by Ms George and The Rats, by Agatha Christie, directed by Adam Melnick
2007 Season
Staged reading of She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith on March 3, 2007. Directed by Constance George.
Staged reading of Three One Act Comedies: The Audition by Constance George, The Bear by Anton Chekhov, and Gentleman and Scholar by John Martin, coming on June 2, 2007. Directed by Constance George, Elowyn Castle and Dudley Stone, respectively.
Poetry Reading, A Celebration of the Poetry of W.H. Auden, on September 24, 2007. Directed by Dudley Stone. This program was presented at the Mid-Manhattan Library, 40th Street and Fifth Avenue at the invitation of the library.
Concert reading of Dylan Thomas’ masterpiece Under Milk Wood, a play for voices, with music, in Draesel Hall on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Directed by Lorree True.
Poetry Reading, with organ and soprano, The Poetry of George Herbert, directed by Dudley Stone, in the church, on Saturday, October 13, 2007.
Triangle Theatre Christmas Show, a parish celebration in Draesel Hall, with monologues, readings, poems, carols, and Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales, on December 8, 2007, with music. Directed by Constance George.