Central Stage

Summer 2010

This summer Central Stage will be working on two projects:

Antigone by Sophocles.
The classic tale takes on the theme of pitting the laws of man against the divine. As the children of Oedipus try to make their way toward respect and retribution, they clash with the edicts of the king. Despite many warnings, the king pursues his vengeance at all costs, resulting in a tragic end for both families. Our current plan is to put this piece on outdoors, at a park within Worcester, Massachusetts, show running each night August 19th to 22nd.
We will be putting together a co-ed a cappella group. Tentative songs include Owl City, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, and Jay Sean - among others. Performances for this group will run through the month of August, check back here for exact dates and locations as the month approaches.

Central Stage

Central Stage is a non-profit community arts organization located in central Massachusetts. Each summer Central Stage hosts a diverse group of arts events, with three goals in mind:

To bridge the gaps between high school, collegiate, and post-collegiate arts involvement, fostering cooperation and mentor-like relationships between individuals of different levels who are passionate about the arts.

To provide diverse artistic programming that is readily available to the community at large through both financial and geographical accessibility.

To continually push and challenge the talents of all participants and staff so as to engender the development of those involved and to generate the highest caliber of programs.

Participation in all Central Stage events is open to any local student or resident. Each season we work with different educational institutions as "hosts", performing in their space or utilizing some of their equipment.

All of our shows are open to the public, and many are free. While some shows are ticketed, one of our main goals is keeping those performances open to the community as a whole. As such, all of those fees are very low in comparison to similar caliber performances.

Staff

If you have any questions regarding Central Stage please feel free to contact us. E-mail is our primary form of correspondence, but below is also our traditional- mail address and a phone number if you lack e-mail capability.

Mark Blessington
Auditions, General Information, Art Shows, A Cappella, and Theater

Rachel Marsh
General Information, Hosting, Booking, and Organization Affiliations

Central Stage
Attn: Mark Blessington
23 Freeland St. 1
Worcester, MA 01606

Primary Phone:
(401) 374-7404

The art component of Central Stage is still in the planning stages, with hopes of seeing a fledgeling program emerge this year. We hope it will consist primarily of student and amatuer art shows, during available intermissions Antigone and special a cappella shows. All shows will be intimate in piece count, but wide in audience prospective, and as such offer a high visibility for any participating artist.

If you would like your work to be considered for display at a Central Stage event next year, please E-Mail Us with your contact information, and please include your artistic medium and any available images of your artwork.

            If you are an arts educator with student work that you think deserves this kind of
                      a reception, please also E-Mail Us, with information about yourself, your
                              school, and the student you would like to present for consideration.
                                    Again, any images and information regarding the actual pieces
                                        would be greatly helpful in our decision process.

                                               Help will also be needed with set and constume design and
                                         management for theatrical productions, if you are interested
                                         in helping out in this manner please do not hesitate
                                         to contact us either.