An untitled new play by Tom Donaghy opens at Vassar\’s Susan Stein Shiva Theater, June 28

Vassar/New York Stage and Film will present a reading of an untitled new play by Tom Donaghy at the Susan Stein Shiva Theater on the Vassar College campus from Friday, June 28, through Sunday, June 30. "A New Play" will be directed by Michael Wilson.

In this idiosyncratic and keenly-observed family drama May and Philip are choosing an architect to renovate their new house while their family undergoes a restoration of its own.

Donaghy of Olive Bridge in Ulster County is best known for his plays Plays: "The Beginning of August," "Down the Shore," "Minutes from the Blue Route' (Atlantic Theater Company), "From Above' (Playwrights Horizons), and "Northeast Local" (Lincoln Center Theater). He also wrote the screenplay for "The Dadshuttle."

Off-Broadway, Wilson directed "Necessary Targets," "Defying Gravity," and "The Red Devil Battery Sign." He is the artistic director of Hartford Stage.

Continuing this season, the Susan Stein Shiva Theater will house special presentations of Arthur Kopit's "Discovery of America" (Friday July 5-Sunday, July 7), "The Violence Project" conceived and directed by Elizabeth Swados (Friday, July 19-Sunday, July 21), and Edwin Sanchez's "Diosa" (Friday, August 2-Sunday, August 4).

Since its founding in 1985, the Powerhouse theater program at Vassar College has fostered emerging artists, produced new works by some of the nation's most innovative young playwrights, and trained aspiring actors, directors, and designers for theater careers. This is Vassar's 18^th collaboration with New York Stage and Film.

Single ticket prices for Susan Stein Shiva Theater Special Presentations are $15. Season tickets are also available. For more information call the box office at (845) 437-7235 or 5599. Call the Special Info Line at (845) 437-7645 or visit the Web site at http://powerhouse.vassar.edu/.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Campus Activities Office at (845) 437-5370. Without sufficient notice, appropriate space and/or assistance may not be available.

Vassar College is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.

This article was posted on Friday, June 28th, 2002.