The Contemporary Theater Company

The Contemporary Theater Company (CTC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit theater company based in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Founded by Artistic Director Christopher J. Simpson in 2005, the company presents a range of plays throughout South County with an emphasis on reaching first-time theatergoers. The company presents an annual holiday show at the historic waterfront Towers in Narragansett and produces an annual 24-Hour Play Festival at the South Kingstown High School. The company presents theater, classes and public events at a theater at 327 Main Street in historic downtown Wakefield that opened in July 2012. 41.438896°N 71.499068°W / 41.438896; -71.499068

Contemporary Theater Company

History

The Contemporary Theater Company started as an unincorporated group in 2005 known as The Courthouse Summer Theater Company. Its first production was Rumors by Neil Simon in the summer of 2005. The company incorporated on May 30, 2006.[1] The company continued to present shows under the name The Courthouse Theater Company at the Courthouse Center for the Arts until the end of 2007, when the center established an in-house theater group.

In 2009, The Courthouse Theater Company renamed itself The Contemporary Theater Company. It has since produced shows including The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[2] and The Gift of the Magi.[3]

Past Seasons

2015 season
  • 10th Annual 24 Hour Play Festival
  • Springboard Season
  • Golda’s Balcony by William Gibson
  • Lysistrata by Meg Perry
  • One-Hour Theatre Challenge
  • Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer
  • Buyer and Cellar by Jonathan Tolins
  • Testing Testing 1234 with the South Kingstown High School Drama Club
  • Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim
  • Planet Christmas by Andy Hoover
  • 2nd Annual Christmas Cocktail Cabaret

2014 season
  • 9th Annual 24 Hour Play Festival
  • Springboard Season
  • Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill
  • The Rescue by Ron Maine
  • Noises Off by Michael Frayn
  • Art by Yasmina Reza
  • Testing Testing 1234 with the South Kingstown High School Drama Club
  • The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
  • Mrs. Bob Crachit's Wild Christmas Binge by Christopher Durang
  • 1st Annual Christmas Cocktail Cabaret

2013 season

2012 season

2011 season

2010 season

2009 season

2008 season

2007 season

2006 season

2005 season

Awards and nominations

"Rhode Island Monthly Editor's Pick" 2012 Arts Revitalization Award

Providence Phoenix: The Best of RI 2011

Best Theater Company (won)[4]

MoreTeeth's Most Teeth Theater Awards May 2010 - May 2011

Best Play (Drama): Romeo and Juliet (nominated)
Waiting for Godot (nominated)
Best Director: Ryan Hartigan, Waiting for Godot (won)
Amy Lee Connell, Shawn Fennell, Nevan Michael Richard & Christopher J. Simpson, Romeo and Juliet (nominated)
Best Dramatic Performance (Female): Amy Lee Connell, Romeo and Juliet (nominated)
Best Dramatic Performance (Male): Stephen Strenio, Waiting for Godot (won)
Best Supporting Dramatic Performance (Female): Amy Lee Connell, Romeo and Juliet (nominated)
Best Supporting Dramatic Performance (Male): Maxwell Matthews, Waiting for Godot (nominated)[5]

2011 Motif Magazine Theatre Awards

Best Supporting Male: Christopher J. Simpson, Waiting for Godot (won)[6]

Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Chamber Impact Awards

Excellence in Innovation Award (won)[7]

Providence Phoenix: The Best of RI 2010

Best New & Yummy Theater Troupe (won)[8]

2009 Motif Magazine Theatre Awards

Best Supporting Female: Meghan Rose Donnelly, Noises Off (nominated)[6]

Organization

The CTC is led by an eleven-member board of directors and Artistic Director Christopher J. Simpson.[9] In 2009, Simpson won a fellowship from Princeton University to help grow the company.[10]

References
  1. "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Public Browse and Search". Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  2. BILL RODRIGUEZ (2009-08-04). "Shakespeare for dummies - Theater". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  3. Bill rodriguez (2009-12-08). "The Carols of Christmas - Theater". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  4. "Contemporary Theatre Company > Best Arts + Entertainment - Providence Best Readers Poll 2011". Providence.thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  5. "The MostTeeth Awards! May 2010 - May 2011". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  6. http://www.motifmagazine.net/ Motif
  7. "Annual Recognition Awards - South Kingstown Chamber of Commerce". Skchamber.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  8. "CONTEMPORARY THEATER COMPANY > Best Arts + Entertainment - Providence Best Readers Poll 2010". Providence.thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  9. "Directory of Nonprofits". Nonprofitdir.rifoundation.org. 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  10. Greenstein, Jennifer (2009-05-14). "Princeton University - At hometown theater, Dale winner will mount a season of accessible drama". Princeton.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
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