Road
Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) is a professional theatre company dedicated to
the development and production of new theatrical works by Western New York playwrights,
as well as presentations of esteemed modern dramas of outstanding literary merit. Our
mission is to tell stories which are important to our community, reflect our lives,
and reveal our common relationships and diverse humanity. We are committed to
engaging a new and youthful audience in the Western New York community that will
respond to a truthful and full-frontal presentation of our world in original and
imaginative ways. RLTP's
New Play Workshop is our training ground for future playwrights; it provides the
local theatre community and the world with the Ònext" generation of playwrights
from Western New York. Our American Masters Series brings nationally acclaimed
figures to Buffalo, inspiring our local artists and our theatre community on a
broader, national scale.  The
Road Less Traveled Theater is the newest theatre in the theatre district. It is
located in Theater 4 of the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre. To build it, all
but six of the rows of the still functioning movie theatre were removed to put
up a stage and a technician's booth. When RLTP is not in productions, Theatre
4 reverts to a cinema and retains its screening ability. The theatre can also
be rented out as a venue for your special event. For more information, contact
Scott Behrend at sbehrend@roadlesstraveledproductions.org.
The
Road Less Traveled Theatre is an intimate 90-seat theatre with a proscenium stage,
a technician's booth, full lighting and sound capabilities, and a backstage area. The
Road Less Traveled Theater was unveiled Friday, September 8th, 2006, with RLTP's
'06-'07 season premiere of THE DODO BIRD. Renovations were undertaken in July
and August of 2006 and were made possible by a generous grant from the Margaret
L. Wendt Foundation. RLTP
would also like to thank the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, the City of Buffalo,
and Buffalo Place, who all helped make the Road Less Traveled Theater a reality.
The
Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre is located between Washington Street and Main
Street in the downtown Theatre District. It is right between the Irish Classical
Theatre Company and the Bijou Grille, and directly across Main Street from Shea's
Performing Arts Center. 2007-2008
Season
Boilermakers & Martinis
Sept 7 - Sept 30
By Emanuel
Fried
Starring Emanuel Fried
Directed by Kelli Bocock-Natale
From Buffalo's playwright laureate comes his first original work in nearly a decade
- the true story of his notorious career as a union organizer and champion of
American civil liberties. . .set against the backdrop of the greatest romance
of his life. WNY Premiere!
homeland
Oct 26 - Nov 18
A World Premiere play
by Eric Appleton
Directed by Scott Behrend
A veteran ghost hunter and his young apprentice enter a conservative Midwest community
in search of the paranormal. Politics, sexuality, religion, and the unknown collide
in this provocative, chilling, and moving new drama. A New Play Workshop Selection.
Bonegrinders
Feb 22 - March 16
A World Premiere play by Melody
Von Smith Lloyd
and Riley - combat journalists in Iraq. Sadie and Margo - the women who love them
and wait in quiet desperation for their return. Only one man comes home . . .
and must somehow bear witness about the tough realities of war. . . when is it
over? A New Play Workshop Selection Humpty
Dumpty
April 11 - May 11
By Eric Bogosian
Directed
by Scott Behrend A
group of yuppies on holiday get a front row seat to the end of civilization in
this savage comedy/thriller from renowned playwright/actor Eric Bogosian (Talk
Radio, "Law & Order"). Starring Brendan Powers, Lisa Vitrano, Brian
Riggs, & Phil Knoerzer. To
Kill a Mockingbird
Presented at Studio Arena
Feb
2 - Feb 24 RLTP
will produce To Kill A Mockingbird to be presented at Studio Arena Theater. This
classic work of modern American literature will be brought to life with a fresh
perspective in a unique partnership of the two theatre companies. Directed by
RLTP Artistic Director Scott Behrend
2008 Spring Gala Featuring Eric Bogosian
April 23rd,
2008 Acclaimed
playwright Eric Bogosian will be our featured guest at our 2008 Spring Gala event.
This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for WNY theatregoers to meet one
of America's greatest living playwrights. Tickets for the event are $100 and will
include admission to a special showing of Humpty Dumpty in addition to the Gala.
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