PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project presents Putney Vaudeville, back by popular demand, for a family matinee on Sunday, June 12, at 4 p.m.
Putney Vaudeville is the ongoing project of director Rebecca Waxman and musician Peter Siegel (of The Gaslight Tinkers). A showcase for first-class entertainment and community talent that has been delighting Next Stage audiences for two years, the event includes a stellar professional act, a rousing house band, assorted friends and neighbors displaying surprising talents, and good-natured audience engagement, according to a news release.
The June 2016 edition of Putney Vaudeville will highlight the musical skills of Peter Siegel and guest player Donald Saaf and feature virtuoso artist Kali Quinn as the headliner. Quinn is a facilitator of creative discovery, innovative storytelling, physical play, and intergenerational dialogue whose work is beloved for its range, creativity, whimsy, and compassion, according to the release.
She is based in Providence, R.I., where she teaches at Brown University and for Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy. She has directed, performed and taught for the Pearl Theatre Company, Celebration Barn, MIT, Padua Playwrights, The Dell'Arte Company, New England Center for Circus Arts, Boston University, Bucknell University, Clowns Without Borders in Guatemala, and Grupo Galpao in Brazil.
This will be the first Putney Vaudeville since Next Stage re-opened earlier this year after a $1.2 million renovation. The space is now fully accessible, with state of the art sound and lighting, comfortable seating, great sightlines, and a dance floor. As always, refreshments will be served in the downstairs space.