Village Theatre announces "Beaux Arts Ball"
October 23, 2005
Contact: Troy Siebels (781) 640-5625

GROTON:  Following a successful run of Rebecca Gilman’s prizewinning play at the Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts Center earlier this month; Village Theatre Project has announced its First Annual Beaux Arts Ball, to be held at the Groton Country Club on Saturday, November 18.  The theatre ensemble is comprised of twenty-two professional actors, directors and others living and working in greater Boston and New York; eleven of whom will be featured at the upcoming gala.  “We’ve got a great cast,” co-artistic director Troy Siebels remarks enthusiastically.  “Five out of the six cast members from last spring’s farce ‘Better Off Dead’ will be included, and that was a huge hit with audiences.”  Among those performing on November 18 will be “Boston’s musical leading man” Christopher Chew, comedienne Cheryl McMahon, Bill Mootos, Laura D. DeGiacomo and Shelley Bolman.

Translating to “fine arts,” Beaux Arts (bo-zarts) refers to a popular theatrical style in Paris at the start of the twentieth century; Village Theatre Project’s ensemble will embrace and perform the style’s classic stock comedic characters and physical comedy in the November 18 performance.  “People should expect a lot of laughs,” Siebels emphasizes; “we’re having a great time putting this together, and it will definitely show.”  At the premise of the performance, scripted by the cast, is the “Big Dig Two,” coming directly through Groton – needless to say, feathers are ruffled and madness ensues.

The theatre intends that the Beaux Arts Ball be a gala affair on all fronts – the evening will include complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar; a live band and dancing; and auctions and raffles to benefit the theatre’s upcoming performances and youth programs.