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Meet Our Judy

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

  Gigi Bermingham stars as Judy Garland in our production of End of the Rainbow, the Olivier Award-nominated play about the life and music of Judy Garland. She was nice enough to take some time during rehearsals to answer some questions for our ICT audience. Since you are no stranger to ICT, how was your […]

Celebrating 30 Years of Theatre

Thursday, February 12th, 2015

It has been 30 years in the making, but we are finally just one week away from raising the curtain on our 30th anniversary Gala celebration! Join the ICT board and staff as we celebrate our history and toast to our future. After all, we could not have done it without all of your gracious support. […]

Ms. Garland, You and Your Sweetheart!

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

That special day is almost here, no not the Super Bowl, that was last Sunday. We are talking about the one day where being romantic, cheesy and thoughtful are encouraged and expensive dinners are accepted. Yes Valentine’s Day is almost here, and while our wonderful show End of the Rainbow will not be open yet, […]

10 Fun Facts About Ms. Garland

Friday, January 23rd, 2015

As we are about to begin rehearsals for End of the Rainbow, the Olivier Award-nominated play about the life and music of Judy Garland, we thought it would be fun to share some information about Judy Garland that you may not know, so here are 10 facts about the American icon to tickle your fancy. 1. When […]

ICT Creates its Own “Gym Membership”

Thursday, January 15th, 2015

As the new year begins, so do new resolutions. Perhaps the most common one is to be healthier and get in shape. And in order to do that people usually purchase gym memberships to achieve fitness and weight goals. Well ICT has decided to make a resolution of its own as we celebrate 30 years […]

The Secret Diary of an ICT Summer Intern: Why Stage Actors are the Best Actors

Monday, August 18th, 2014

When you ask someone to name an actor or actress, 99.9% of the time they will name a movie or television actor. But society is forgetting about one very important type of actor: the stage actor! Stage actors are frequently overlooked, but for numerous reasons, they deserve our attention and respect – perhaps even more […]

The Secret Diary of an ICT Summer Intern: The Man Behind Former Attorney General Francis Biddle

Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

ICT’s upcoming play Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass is her personal account of working as a young secretary to the aging Francis Biddle, former Attorney General to FDR. Although Biddle’s accomplishments are impressive (he graduated from Harvard, became Attorney General, and was Chief Justice of the Nuremberg Trials), they are not what make Biddle an […]

The Secret Diary of an ICT Summer Intern: Audience Etiquette

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

Back in the day, people used to dress up for the theatre like celebrities today dress up for award shows – evening gowns, tuxedos, the whole shebang. People were all about manners and class. Nowadays, life is so much more relaxed. People wear pajamas to the grocery store, and they text while they’re having dinner […]

The Secret Diary of an ICT Summer Intern: Why Young People Should Go to the Theatre

Wednesday, July 16th, 2014

Theatre is inarguably dominated by an older crowd. One may wonder why, but it becomes pretty obvious when you ask one question: how exactly do young people spend their free time nowadays? Electronic dance music, music festivals, parties, Facebook, texting, and TV – this is the mainstream lifestyle of today’s youth (of which I myself […]

The Secret Diary of an ICT Summer Intern: Other Desert Cities

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

Hey guys! It is now the middle of my second week at ICT, and as promised, I have much more to talk about. For this week, I want to narrow my discussion to ICT’s production of Other Desert Cities and why you should see it before it closes! Everyone at ICT was talking about this […]

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