Poetry, Prose and a Play

Direct from Waterbury’s Seven Angels Theater!

Don’t miss this unique theatrical experience created by former Waterbury City Historian and educator Phil Benevento and Sandisfield actress and writer Linda Storms!

The first act begins with alternating poetry and prose. The second act is a dramatic readers’ theater production of “The Opening of a Door,” an original play by Phil Benevento performed by the Chase Parkway Players/

Set in Waterbury in the 1990s, the play is about Rosa who has just returned from a trip to Africa and Southern Europe. She has brought a strange souvenir for her friend and colleague Marie Santi – a gift that can grant a wish. In this original play, we learn of the trials and tribulations of Marie’s family and how this surprising gift may offer a chance to wish for a better life.