"Celebrating old and new works, two more companies open their seasons this month. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Third Rail Reportory is revisiting the first show it produced, in 2005, Craig Wright's Recent Tragic Events, while Corrib Theatre has commissioned a work, Stilt, by award-winning playwright Joy Nesbitt. Meanwhile, former Fertile Ground producers continue to flourish this fall. Jed Sutton (What the Fox?, 2025) and Ariel Bittner (Mountain Woman, 2025) are joining forces with Maddy Schultz this month to present, three short plays onstage at Ethos Music Center."
"Leigh, who is 71, bought the Clinton Street Theater movie house in 2012, endured its closure during the pandemic, then retired in 2022 and started taking acting classes that same year. Since then, she's written and performed a solo show that's based on her memoirr, , presenting it as part of 2025's Fertile Ground Festival. She also chairs the board of the theater company The Broken Planetarium, where she's in rehearsal for her second show with them, Don't Drop the Thread, opening on Nov. 13."
Local companies are opening seasons with revivals, commissions and new works. Third Rail Reportory revisits Craig Wright's Recent Tragic Events for its 20th anniversary. Corrib Theatre debuts Stilt by Joy Nesbitt. Former Fertile Ground producers Jed Sutton, Ariel Bittner and Maddy Schultz present three short plays at Ethos Music Center. Creators erin rachel, Eleanor O'Brien and Andee Joyce offer developmental musical performances and productions including Plan V: The Rise of Reverence and Rhythm & Autism. Laura Christina Dunn premieres the cabaret musical Don't Drop the Thread with Lani Jo Leigh in the cast. Lani Jo Leigh retired in 2022, began acting classes, wrote and performed a solo show at Fertile Ground 2025, chairs The Broken Planetarium, and is rehearsing Don't Drop the Thread, which opens Nov. 13.
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