The Ashby Retreat

The Ashby Retreat '07 was a resounding success! For our third year in a row, we dedicated this summer week both to new play development, and to reconnecting with each other as a company. The first part of the week was set aside for discussing internal company issues and planning our way forward. Thank you to the Ashby Congregational Church, as well as the Catalinis, Peelers and Swenors, for housing and feeding our participants in the lovely hamlet of Ashby!

For the rest of the retreat, we moved to the town of Harvard, where we were kindly hosted by Keith and Mary Helan Turner at the Friendly Crossways Retreat Center. This segment of the retreat was devoted to new play development, both of our spring musical, tentatively now titled A Karaoke Rhapsody, and work-shopping a play called What Time Is It? By Vladimir Zelevinsky. We were energized by the collaborative process as both plays moved forward by leaps and bounds. The retreat also gave us the opportunity to recharge and get excited about our upcoming season.