The Village Cidiot

Saturday, March 23 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 24 at 2:00pm

SATURDAY PERFORMANCE CANCELLED. A 2nd PERFORMANCE WILL BE OFFERED ON SUNDAY AT 4:30PM

In this fish-out-of-water story, a NYC woman loses her big corporate job and moves, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town where her city skills are no match for rural reality. Struggling to find meaning in a new life she never planned for, she takes us on a moving and personal journey of navigating life’s disruptions with humor and compassion.

Audiences and critics agree: “Fantastic and relatable!” “An entrancing piece of theater!” “Uproarious and poignant!” A moving and personal story of navigating life’s disruptions with humor and compassion.”

Lauren Letellier is a writer and performer who finds inspiration in the art of studying large questions in small places. The Village Cidiot was selected for the 2021 Emerging Artists Theater’s New Works Series and premiered at Bridge St.Theatre’s 2023 SoloFest. Lauren’s previous one-woman show, The Fiery Sword of Justice, exposed the hilarious and harrowing similarities between family and corporate dysfunction. A hit at the 2014 NY International Fringe Festival, critics called it “Bold, funny, wise, and brave.” For more than 25 years she was an award-winning public relations professional in New York City who held senior executive positions at global communications agencies. Today she is one-half of the Historians of Hillsdale, a role she shares with her husband Chris Atkins. They research the nooks and crannies of Hillsdale history to bring people, places, and events to life for a 21st century audience. www.hillsdalehistorians.wordpress.com

Martha Wollner (Director) is a member of NYC’s LAByrinth Theatre Company. An actress, director, playwright and teacher, Martha developed Writing on Your Feet, a technique to assist actors in the development of solo shows. Her direction has won four stars in festivals both nationally and internationally. She has been seen on the stages of The Public, Cherry Lane, SOHO Rep, EST, LAByrinth Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in developmental workshops for the company’s season. Martha’s plays have been featured in developmental series at Southern Rep Theatre, Cherry Lane, LAByrinth’s Barn Series and New Frontier Play Festival. As a story producer for documentary film, her work has been nominated for an Academy Award and won numerous Emmys, a Dupont Award, and Best of Festivals (Sundance/Tribeca/ Telluride).