Nevada Bromley’s Play Coming to Hooker Dunham Theater
The first public staging of Nevada Bromley’s original play Broth will be held at the Hooker Dunham Theater at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2015. The staged reading is presented by The Apron Theater and Next Stage Arts Project. Landmark College student Samuel Williams will be performing in the event. A $5 donation at the door is recommended.
Bromley is a full-time assistant professor of Advising at Landmark College. In addition to advising, she has directed plays at the College for ten years, including a workshop version of Broth in 2011. She holds an M.Ed. in multicultural education from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. in drama from Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vermont. She began writing Broth in 2011. It is her first full-length original play.
“I am interested in how and why close bonds are formed between people who are, on the surface, very different from one another,” said Bromley. “Broth is my first exploration of this theme in the form of a comedic drama.”
Two local arts organizations collaborated to present Broth. Next Stage Arts Project is a Putney-based group that presents diverse performances at its 160-seat theater, which is currently under renovation. The Apron Theater is an organization committed to “exploring challenging theatre, and cultivating a collaborative atmosphere and home where theater makers can explore new territory, take risks – and engage neighbors/audience in lively theatrical events.”
About Broth
Broth is a three-act, 90-minute comedic drama. The year is 1969. Nell Bannister runs the home where Winston studies to become a priest, Bridget cleans the rooms while secretly moonlighting as a go-go dancer, Mr. Waters cooks broth and serves advice, and Nell’s teenage niece, Justine, tries to grow up without her mother. To raise money, Nell hosts the "Quit Smokers," a weekly support group comprised of souls from many walks of life, including Laura, an aspiring author; Ned, a factory foreman; an itinerant hitchhiker named Moon; and Rupert, a Woolworths window decorator. When the bank sends a notice of foreclosure, they all band together in an uproariously misguided plan to save the home. Packed with entertaining dialogue, richly drawn characters, engaging plot twists, and historical integrity, Broth is an uplifting play that explores the unexpected ways in which we form identity and make meaningful connections in our lives.