Colin Palmer in “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play”
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World War II: A Radio Christmas Play
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'World War II Radio Christmas' opens this Friday! Don’t miss this special holiday show!
Before televisions became commonplace in the 1950s, radio reigned supreme in American households. Families would gather around their radio sets nightly to listen to news, entertainment and music, often within the same sitting.
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The Home Front in World War II
The staged radio show has become a popular theatrical event in recent years, especially during the holiday season. Last December, Boots on the Ground Theater, which was founded by Bonnie Grice in 2016, dipped its toe in the genre for the first time with “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play.”
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
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Bonnie Grice Talks “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike” at the Southampton Cultural Center
East End Icon, Radio personality and Founder of the Boots on the Ground Theater, Bonnie Grice is excited about the upcoming 2025-26 season at the Southampton Cultural Center. It kicks off with the sidesplitting comedy Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike. The show will run from October 10th to the 26th at the Southampton Cultural Center. It has been described as “riotous” and “deliriously funny.”
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Chekhov in a Blender
The next production from Boots on the Ground Theater, the company founded by Bonnie Grice in 2016, is Christopher Durang’s comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” whose Broadway run in 2013 earned it Tony and Drama Desk Awards for best play. The play will open a three-week run at the Southampton Cultural Center Friday at 7 p.m.
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'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Opens Boots on the Ground's 2025-26 Season
Following their collaboration on last year’s Boots on the Ground production of Terrence McNally’s “It’s Only a Play,” Bonnie Grice and Bob Kaplan are teaming up once again as actor and director for the company’s newest show — “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” by the late Christopher Durang, which opens this week at the Southampton Cultural Center.
The Railway Children
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Bonnie Grice Talks “The Railway Children” Opening March 14th at the SCC
“The Railway Children,” a play by E. Nesbit, produced by Bonnie Grice and her “boots on the ground theater” at the Southampton Cultural Center. The show will open on March 14th and run until March 23rd. It is directed by Josephine Wallace. Bonnie Grice explained why she picked this play: “I was looking for a story that offered some plum roles for young actors in our community—something off the beaten path. Unique to Long Island audiences… tinged with history. And entertaining, of course. We wanted something special for our inaugural Gen C Creative production.”
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Boots on the Ground Theater Kicks Off its Gen C Creative Program With 'The Railway Children' at SCC
From Friday, March 14, to Sunday, March 23, Boots on the Ground Theater presents “The Railway Children,” the company’s first performance featuring young actors from its Gen C Creative program.
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A Children’s Classic
Boots on the Ground Theater, the company founded by Bonnie Grice in 2018, has announced both a new play and a new initiative. The latter, Gen C Creative, is about developing plays that bring young actors together with experienced adult performers, in order to gain acting experience and enhance their skills.
A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play
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‘A Christmas Carol’ On Air
Founded in 2016 by Bonnie Grice, Boots on the Ground Theater has since then presented eight full-scale productions, but no live radio plays — until now. “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play,” adapted by Joe Landry and directed by James Pritchard, will have a two-weekend run at the Southampton Cultural Center starting tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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‘A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play’ at SCC
Boots on the Ground Theater presents “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” this weekend at Southampton Cultural Center. Directed by James Pritchard, the cast includes Kevin Magee as Ebenezer Scrooge along with Andrea Harum Schiavoni, Colin Palmer, Geoffrey Milton, Mbachi Kumwenda, Robert Nelson, Gerri Wilson and Bonnie Grice.
It's Only A Play
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McNally's Showbiz Send-Up
“It’s Only a Play,” Terrence McNally’s 1985 comedy about celebrity and show business, will open a three-week run at the Southampton Cultural Center Friday at 7 p.m., and continue through Nov. 3. A Boots on the Ground Theater production, directed by Bob Kaplan and produced by Bonnie Grice, “It’s Only a Play” unfolds in the luxurious Manhattan home of Julia Budder, a wealthy first-time Broadway producer who is throwing an opening night party for “The Golden Egg.”
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Boots on the Ground Theater Launches Its New Season with Terrence McNally's 'It's Only a Play'
Kicking off its fall season at the Southampton Cultural Center on October 18, Boots on the Ground Theater (BOTGT) will take on playwright Terrence McNally’s hit “It’s Only a Play.” The comedy brings the audience into a Broadway producer’s New York City apartment as he, along with actors, the director and the playwright, awaits the release of The New York Times review of their new show.
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A Play by Any Other Name
Taking a seat at the Southampton Cultural Center to watch Terrence McNally’s “It’s Only a Play,” from the Boots on the Ground Theater, was an existential theatrical experience. Directed by Bob Kaplan, the play takes a hard look at the theater business, from actors to directors to producers to writers, and, yes, even theater critics. No one is safe.
Love Letters
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'Letters': What's Not to Love?
“Love Letters,” A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, has been performed countless times by notable actors, but busy ones, for the reason that neither memorization nor long-term commitment is necessary: They sit side by side at tables and simply read from notes, letters, and cards.
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A. R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ at Southampton Cultural Center
“Love Letters” tells the story of two friends, rebellious Melissa Gardner (played by Bonnie Grice) and straight-arrow Andrew Makepeace Ladd III (played by Matthew O’Connor) who have exchanged notes, cards and letters with each other for over 50 years.
Dickens Carolers
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East End societies dress up and deck the halls to welcome in the season
The Chalk Garden
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‘The Chalk Garden,’ a Show Filled With Comedy and Mystery
Boots on the Ground Theater, the company in residence at the Southampton Cultural Center, is exploring change, love and loneliness in “The Chalk Garden,” an English play by Enid Bagnold, who also wrote “National Velvet,” a 1935 novel which kick-started Elizabeth Taylor’s film career.
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Review: The “Chalk Garden” is a Huge Success at SCC
“It was an evening of pure bona fide theater at the Southampton Cultural Center. The opening Saturday night ‘boots on the ground theater production’ of ‘The Chalk Garden,’ a play by Enid Bagnold, was a success on many levels. The show, brilliantly directed by Mark Heidemann, showcases a combination of great acting, phenomenal writing, plus the nostalgic magic of good old 1950s theater.
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Comedy South
“The Chalk Garden,” the fifth production of Boots on the Ground Theater, will open at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday and continue through Oct. 15.
Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll & Hyde Play
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“Chemical Imbalance" Opens to a Standing Ovation at the SCC
There was an enthusiastic standing ovation for the Saturday opening night performance of “Chemical Imbalance” at the Southampton Cultural Center. This Jekyll and Hyde play was written by Lauren Wilson and produced by Bonnie Grice and her boots on the ground theater production company. It is scheduled to play until October 30th, 2022.
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Rollicking Horror? boots on the ground Has It In Store
There are plenty of excursions on the East End this October that are bound to scare you, but if the horror of the real world is too much, take heart, because the boots on the ground theater company is launching a new take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Jekyll & Hyde” story that promises to scare you silly.
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boots on the ground Presents Jekyll and Hyde, With a Twist
Need some Halloween fun and a good laugh? Beginning Friday, October 14, and on weekends throughout the rest of the month, Boots on the Ground Theater in association with Southampton Cultural Center will present “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll & Hyde Play” by Lauren Wilson.
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Monster Mash
With Halloween looming, the Southampton Cultural Center stages Lauren Wilson’s “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play.” It is by turns silly, campy, and unexpectedly hilarious.
The Agitators
The Agitators
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“The Agitators” Brings Good Trouble Back to The Vail-Leavitt Stage
boots on the ground theater is putting up a new production of “The Agitators,” about the lifelong friendship between Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony at Riverhead’s Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, opening this Friday, April 8, and the organizers are working to bring a sense of immediacy and humanity to a friendship that is as relevant today as it was in the 19th Century.
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Live theater returns to the Vail-Leavitt with production of ‘The Agitators’
A surprisingly unlikely friendship takes center stage in a production of “The Agitators” set to open at the The Vail-Leavitt Music Hall Friday.
The 2016 docudrama written by Mat Smart examines the true story between abolitionist Frederick Douglass and women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony and marks the directorial debut for Southold resident Mark Heidemann.
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‘The Agitators’ at the Vail-Leavitt: examining the friendship two legendary abolitionists and suffragists
The decades-long friendship of Anthony and Douglass — two of the most prominent abolitionists and voting rights advocates of the 19th century — is the subject of “The Agitators,” a 2019 historical drama penned by Mat Smart.
Sherlock's Secret Life
Sherlock's Secret Life
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INTERVIEW: Iconic East End Radio Personality, Actor, And Play Producer, Bonnie Grice On “Sherlock’s Secret Life"
Bonnie Grice is excited about her next show, Ed Lange’s Sherlock’s Secret Life, being produced by her boots on the ground theater. The show opens Friday, March 6 at the Southampton Cultural Center (SCC) and runs through Sunday, March 22…
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"Sherlock's Secret Life" Had Them Standing And Cheering At SCC On Opening Night
Friday, March 6 was the Long Island debut of the play Sherlock’s Secret Life at the Southampton Cultural Center (SCC). It was delightfully shocking and totally entertaining. The production is a wonderful success! It is the best Sherlock Holmes play I have seen to date…
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A Sherlock Holmes For The Modern Age Comes To Southampton Cultural Center
Who doesn’t love a good whodunnit on stage — especially one filled with mystery, murder, intrigue and humor, all inspired by the pages of classic 19th century literature? Welcome to “Sherlock’s Secret Life,” Boots on the Ground Theater’s latest production, which comes to life on the stage of the Southampton Cultural Center…
Sherlock's Secret Life
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Sherlock Holmes Meets Steampunk in ‘Sherlock’s Secret Life’
Boots on the Ground Theater, the troupe run by longtime East End radio personality Bonnie Grice, returns for a new production on March 6 at Southampton Cultural Center. The Long Island premiere of Ed Lange’s Sherlock’s Secret Life is an intriguing new take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective Sherlock Holmes, with a tantalizing mystery and steampunk-infused aesthetic.
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‘boots on the ground theater’ In Residence At SCC
Since its first production in 2018, “boots on the ground theater” (botgt) has called the Southampton Cultural Center home. Now, “boots on the ground theater” is officially a company-in-residence at SCC.
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After A Long Hiatus, Sherlock And Company Are Back At SCC
Remember March 2020? It was the month that began normally enough, and then at about at the halfway point, everything changed when COVID-19 took hold and life as we knew it ground to a halt.
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Gillette Castle Congratulates BOTGT
We congratulate boots on the ground theater for the successful launch of “Sherlock’s Secret Life”. This play is “filled with mystery, intrigue, romance, a healthy dose of hilarity and a shocking ending that can make even those die hard Sherlock Holmes fans gasp out loud.”
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
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“The Red Badge of Courage” Is Brought to Life in Southampton
Stephen Crane’s Civil War classic, The Red Badge of Courage (TRBOC) centers on Henry Fleming, a young Union soldier who battles his inner demons and eventually becomes a fierce warrior. Published in 1895, TRBOC is considered the first great war novel and has never gone out of print.
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INTERVIEW: Bonnie Grice On Bringing "The Red Badge Of Courage" To The East End
Bonnie Grice and her Boots on the Ground Theater are looking to make a lasting imprint on East End theater. They are doing this by producing The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane at the Southampton Cultural Center from Friday, October 19, until Sunday, November 4.
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New theater companies springing up all over Long Island
William Shakespeare’s adage about all the world being a stage has never been more true than it is on Long Island right now. New theater groups are springing up almost as fast as barbecue joints, with optimistic founders looking for a niche that will make them stand out in an already crowded field.
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Boots On The Ground Tackles Dueling Nature Of Bravery And Cowardice In ‘The Red Badge of Courage’
On a recent Thursday night, the cast and crew of Boots on the Ground Theater’s upcoming production gathered at the Southampton Cultural Center. As he waited for rehearsal to begin, Ethan Suhr tried on some dark blue pants, a coat with a matching cap and a pair of plain leather boots.
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"The Red Badge of Courage" Presents Stephen Crane's Novel in Rare Theater Production
“Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane is receiving a rare theater treatment. The literature classic is currently being performed on stage at the Southampton Cultural Center in Southampton Village, NY.
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Red Badge Earned By Actor
Stephen Crane’s most famous novel, The Red Badge of Courage, has never been out of print since its first serialized publication in 1894. This humanizing vision of the Civil War and one young soldier’s fear and doubt on the battlefield has repeatedly proved to touch generations of readers. It is considered the first and one of the only books to truly dive into the emotions of those on the frontlines.
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
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"The Miracle Worker" at Southampton Cultural Center
“The Miracle Worker” is based on Helen Keller’s autobiography “The Story of My Life.” The action takes place in the 1880’s in the Keller’s Tuscumbia, Alabama home. Bonnie Grice’s period costume design lets us know right from the get-go that the action took place during a long ago era, and yet, the story is so universal that it never gets old.
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‘The Miracle Worker’ at the Cultural Center
When asked what inspired her to produce “The Miracle Worker,” Bonnie Grice had a one-word answer: “Bancroft.” Ms. Grice interviewed Anne Bancroft for her WPPB 88.3 FM radio show shortly before the actress’s death in 2005…
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Boots On The Ground Stages Helen Keller Tale ‘The Miracle Worker’ In Southampton
When Bonnie Grice read Helen Keller’s autobiography, “The Story of My Life,” in elementary school she instantly connected with the deaf, blind activist’s story and historical impact.
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'The Miracle Worker': A Dream Realized After Kickstarter Campaign
SOUTHAMPTON, NY — It’s a dream born out of determination and the miracle of a caring community. “The Miracle Worker,” by William Gibson, directed by Joan Lyons and produced by boots on the ground theater in association with the Southampton Cultural Center, will be performed April 27 to 29 at the Southampton Cultural Center.
Deep Down in Brooklyn: An American Story
Deep Down in Brooklyn: An American Story
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Radio Personality And Veteran Ed German’s Memoir Brought To The Stage
You could say that Ed German is the voice of the East End, literally. Since the mid-1990s as a radio host and producer at public radio station WPPB 88.3 FM, Mr. German has developed quite a following with legions of loyal listeners tuning in regularly to his programs “The Urban Jazz Experience” and “Friday Night Soul.” Musically speaking, Mr. German is also the voice of his generation—and the songs he plays on-air speak of those influences.
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On-Site Productions
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Bonnie Grice And The Dickens Carolers Are Making Spirits Bright
Bonnie Grice is fascinated by history, especially the history of the Victorian era — that period in the late 1800s when Queen Victoria ruled England and the industrial revolution was just hitting its stride around the world.