Feb 14

Tony Winner - Best Play
THE HISTORY BOYS
By: Alan Bennett
May 2 – June 14, 2008
SpeakEasy Stage Company
Roberts Studio Theatre

To boost his school’s reputation, a British headmaster hires a hotshot young history teacher to groom students for their college exams, pitting the new instructor against the school’s maverick English teacher, who seeks to broaden these students’ horizons in sometimes unorthodox ways. This brilliantly funny play not only raises universal questions about the nature of history, but also questions the value and meaning of education today.

Winner - 2006 Tony Award - Best Play! To boost his school’s reputation, a British headmaster hires a hotshot young history teacher to groom students for their college exams, pitting the young instructor against the school’s maverick English teacher, who seeks to broaden these student’s horizons in sometimes-unorthodox ways. With gentle wit and a pitch-perfect command of character, Alan Bennett has crafted a brilliantly funny play that not only raises universal questions about the nature of history, but also questions the value and meaning of education today.

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Jan 31

By Kenneth Lonergan

The Plaza Theatre at the
Boston Center for the Arts
Boston MA

January 10-19, 2008
Wednesdays – Fridays at 8pm
Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm
Sundays at 3pm

 “Under the direction of Brian Fahey, the tight production benefited from its sharply-realized performances. Jonathan Popp captured Dennis’s volatile nature perfectly, Steven Rossignol played his foil in a believable low-key manner, and Chelsea Cipolla convincingly conveys Jessica’s ambivalence. The result was a little gem of a production that deserved a longer run than just two weeks.” - Robert Nesti, Edge Boston

“Gurnet Theatre production nails Lonergan’s hilarious “youth culture” of the early ‘80s…Jonathan Popp is a whirlwind as the wheeler dealer who doles out advice like a demonic life coach and drugs like there was no tomorrow…Steven Rossignol gives a dazzling performance as the dealer’s totally clueless friend. His awkward advances on a cute coed (Chelsea Cipolla in a kickin’ performance as the haughty fashion student) are simply sensational. Their relationship is just one of the reasons to love this play. Director Brian Fahey sets just the right tone for these twenty-nothings adrift in time between irresponsibility and independence.” - Beverly Creasey, Theater Mirror

“If the Gurnet Theatre Project intend to continue making great theater, the shows are going to have to have longer runs. Their latest, an impressive interpretation of Kenneth Longergan’s “This Is Our Youth,” closes on Sunday, after a far too short two-week run….Popp is on-the-money manic as he talks about what he could accomplish, if only he weren’t a drug addicted dealer. His character has an amazingly short fuse, and the actor flies into realistic rage that is perfectly uncomfortable to witness…Rossignol’s character, on the other hand, is more vulnerable, timid and likable. He brings a lost, sad quality to the character that makes you hope he’ll get out of this lifestyle alive. Under the direction of Brian Fahey, each character delivers his own version of lost, with an edge and a vulnerability that almost makes you root for them.” - Nick Dussault, Boston Metro

“…director Brian C. Fahey is a sensitive craftsman, and the three actors in his cast are all welcome additions to the local scene…Jonathan Popp brings a credible edge, and a rangy sex appeal, to the motormouthed, self-dramatizing Dennis, while Steven Rossignol provides well-crafted, thought-through support as Warren…The real news of the production, however, is Chelsea Cipolla as the flakily argumentative Jessica. Cipolla pretty much takes the stage on her entrance and never lets go, in a performance that’s not only an early candidate for best of the year, but should earn her shots at roles on larger stages. We eagerly await more from Ms. Cipolla - and from the Gurnet Theatre Project.” - Thomas Garvey, The Hub Review

“The cast members are as memorable as their dialogue. Jonathan Popp has all of Dennis’ growing vulnerability as well as his volatility. A high point finds the muscular and very fit Dennis dancing provocatively toward Warren in a moment of striking emotional and sexual ambivalence. Popp brings terrific energy to the role. Steven Rossignol smartly develops Warren’s understated reflectiveness so that the character gradually holds his own with Dennis. Chelsea Cipolla’s fetching Jessica make the characters’ rendezvous very affecting. Happily, Gurnet Theatre Project embraces envelope-pushing fare with remarkable spirit. Dennis, Warren and Jessica may never realize their dreams and fulfill their passions, but Fahey and company strike gold with their soaring “This Is Our Youth.” - Jules Becker, The Patriot Ledger
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Nov 14

By Kenneth Lonergan

The Plaza Theatre at the
Boston Center for the Arts
Boston MA

January 10-19, 2008
Wednesdays – Fridays at 8pm
Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm
Sundays at 3pm




Directed by BRIAN FAHEY


In 1982, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the wealthy, articulate pot-smoking teenagers who were small children in the ‘60s have emerged as young adults in a country that has just resoundingly
rejected everything they were brought up to believe in. In meticulous, hilarious, and agonizing detail, THIS IS OUR YOUTH follows forty-eight hours in the lives of three very lost souls in the big city at the dawn of the Regan Era. Funny, painful, and compassionate, THIS IS OUR YOUTH is a living snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood.

Characters:
Dennis Ziegler Jonathan Popp
Warren Straub Steven Rossignol
Jessica Goldman Chelsea Cipolla
 
Presented By: Gurnet Theatre Project
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Nov 14

Jonathan will be performing in Image Theater’s “Keep Your Kids At Home” Naughty Readings fundraiser on November 17th at 8:00PM upstairs at The Old Court Tavern, corner of Central and Middle Streets, downtown Lowell.

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Nov 14
The Acolyte, Kelly Dumar’s new 10-minute play, will have a developmental reading at Fort Point Theatre Channel in Boston Nov. 14, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. This rehearsed reading will feature Playwrights’ Platform Actors-in-Residence Jon Popp and Dara Eagle..
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Aug 13

Jonathan will be playing the role of Miles Gloriosus in Boston Theatre Works production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at the Boston Center for the Arts

music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Sep 20 – Oct 20, 2007
BCA Plaza Theatre
Directed by Erick Divine
Choreography by Ilyse Robbins
It’s just another day in ancient Rome and all Pseudolus wants to do is cheat at dice and win enough cash to buy his freedom. When his lovesick master declares his affection for the virgin next door, Pseudolus sees his big chance – get the girl for his master and win his own freedom! This slapstick musical send-up of classical comedy is filled with “old situations, new complications… and a happy ending of course!”

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Jul 13

Boston Theater WorksJon will be performing in Boston Theater Work’s Unbound 2008: A Festival of New Plays at the Boston Center for the Arts (July 19-22nd, 2007).

BTW Unbound is a great showcase of the hottest new work by some of the country’s best emerging playwrights and a terrific opportunity to see several pieces in progress. Boston Theatre Works has introduced local audiences to dozens of up and coming playwrights including Kyle Jarrow, Steven Bogart, Jamie Pachino, Kathryn Walat and Tracey Letts. You’ll never know who you’ll discover at the next BTW Unbound.

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Jun 14

Jon will be performing again in the 35th annual Boston Playwrights’ Platfrom festival.

Where: The Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.
When: Two Programs in Six Nights, 8:00 PM curtain
Series A: June 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2007
Series B: June 14th, 15th, and 16th, 2007
Single night: $15
Buy tickets through TheaterMania here!

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May 23

By popular demand GTP has added two additional shows to our closing week. A Wednesday, May 23rd 7:30pm show and additional Saturday matinee, 3pm show on May 26th. The special Wednesday, May 23rd show will be a “Pay What You Can Performance.” Tickets are available the day of the show, from 12 noon right up until the 7:30 curtain, at the Calderwood Box Office at the Boston Center for the Arts. Tickets are cash only and there is a suggested $5 minimum.

Tickets to the additional Saturday matinee, along with the remainder of the run can be purchased at www.bostontheatrescene.com or by calling 617-933-8600. But hurry, tickets are going fast. Reserve today!

Click Here to read the Boston Metro Review

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May 1

 

Jon will be playing the role of Matt (Pig-Pen) in Gurnet Theatre Project’s Boston Premiere of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal, running May 17 - 26 in the Plaza Black Box Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts.

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