The Colonial Players, Inc. - Homehttps://thecolonialplayers.org/index.php2025-03-28T01:53:01-05:00Joomla! - Open Source Content Management2025-03 Homepage 2025-02-01T22:00:00-06:002025-02-01T22:00:00-06:00https://thecolonialplayers.org/index.php/8-homepage/1242-2025-03-homepageAmy Atha-Nichollsamy.atha-nicholls@thecolonialplayers.org<div class="feed-description"><div style="width: 448px; height: 440px; float: right; text-align: right;">
<br /><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>(Photos above from several recent productions.)</em></span></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/season/2024-2025/2025_02_working/Working_Illustration_FINAL_Full.png" alt="Working Illustration FINAL Full" width="300" height="355" style="margin-right: 10px; float: left;" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">From the book by Studs Terkel<br />Adapted by Nina Faso & Stephen Schwartz<br />Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT<br />Directed by Tom Wyatt<br />Performance Dates: February 28 - March 29, 2025<br />Run time: 2h 30m<br />(including intermission)</p>
<div dir="auto">Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, and more. While most of the professions have been updated, the show, still set in contemporary America, contains timeless truths. Behind every job, there is a person with a story to tell.</div>
<p>To <a href="https://thecolonialplayers.org/index.php/component/phocadownload/category/6-production-postcards?download=334:working-a-musical-postcard-02-2025">download the production postcard</a> for <span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="color: #333399;">Working — A Musical</span> </strong></span>to share with your friends, visit the <a href="https://thecolonialplayers.org/index.php/downloads" target="_self">Downloads</a> page of our website and look under the Production Postcard heading. </p>
<p>Please note: <em>Working </em>contains strong language and mature themes. This production also uses flashing lights, and a smoke machine.</p>
<p>There will be no performance on Sunday, March 9.</p>
<h2>Reviews:</h2>
<p>Click on the logo below to read the full review.</p>
<p><a href="https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/03/07/ordinary-people-shine-in-colonial-players-extraordinary-working/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/icons/DCTANarrowLogoMediumTopAligned.jpg" alt="dcmta logo" width="143" height="41" style="margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><strong>"I cannot emphasize this enough. This show is unique. You will never have a chance to see this particular production ever again. Do not miss it."</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theatrebloom.com/2025/03/working-a-musical-at-the-colonial-players-of-annapolis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/icons/theatre_bloom_logo.png" alt="theatre bloom logo" width="155" height="36" /></a> <strong>"a truly remarkable production; evocative and gripping, life-altering in a way that defies description."</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://mdtheatreguide.com/2025/03/theatre-review-working-a-musical-at-colonial-players-of-annapolis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/icons/md_theatre_guide.png" alt="md theatre guide" width="200" height="42" style="margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><strong>"E<em><strong>very member of this outstanding cast delivers an A+ performance"</strong></em></strong></p></div><div class="feed-description"><div style="width: 448px; height: 440px; float: right; text-align: right;">
<br /><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>(Photos above from several recent productions.)</em></span></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/season/2024-2025/2025_02_working/Working_Illustration_FINAL_Full.png" alt="Working Illustration FINAL Full" width="300" height="355" style="margin-right: 10px; float: left;" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">From the book by Studs Terkel<br />Adapted by Nina Faso & Stephen Schwartz<br />Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT<br />Directed by Tom Wyatt<br />Performance Dates: February 28 - March 29, 2025<br />Run time: 2h 30m<br />(including intermission)</p>
<div dir="auto">Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, and more. While most of the professions have been updated, the show, still set in contemporary America, contains timeless truths. Behind every job, there is a person with a story to tell.</div>
<p>To <a href="https://thecolonialplayers.org/index.php/component/phocadownload/category/6-production-postcards?download=334:working-a-musical-postcard-02-2025">download the production postcard</a> for <span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="color: #333399;">Working — A Musical</span> </strong></span>to share with your friends, visit the <a href="https://thecolonialplayers.org/index.php/downloads" target="_self">Downloads</a> page of our website and look under the Production Postcard heading. </p>
<p>Please note: <em>Working </em>contains strong language and mature themes. This production also uses flashing lights, and a smoke machine.</p>
<p>There will be no performance on Sunday, March 9.</p>
<h2>Reviews:</h2>
<p>Click on the logo below to read the full review.</p>
<p><a href="https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/03/07/ordinary-people-shine-in-colonial-players-extraordinary-working/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/icons/DCTANarrowLogoMediumTopAligned.jpg" alt="dcmta logo" width="143" height="41" style="margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><strong>"I cannot emphasize this enough. This show is unique. You will never have a chance to see this particular production ever again. Do not miss it."</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theatrebloom.com/2025/03/working-a-musical-at-the-colonial-players-of-annapolis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/icons/theatre_bloom_logo.png" alt="theatre bloom logo" width="155" height="36" /></a> <strong>"a truly remarkable production; evocative and gripping, life-altering in a way that defies description."</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://mdtheatreguide.com/2025/03/theatre-review-working-a-musical-at-colonial-players-of-annapolis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://thecolonialplayers.org/images/icons/md_theatre_guide.png" alt="md theatre guide" width="200" height="42" style="margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><strong>"E<em><strong>very member of this outstanding cast delivers an A+ performance"</strong></em></strong></p></div>
