PROLOGUE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thrown Stone Announces PROLOGUE: A Special Event Marking Their Expansion to Norwalk

South Norwalk, CT – April 14, 2025 — Thrown Stone Theatre Company invites the community to PROLOGUE, a special one-night-only event celebrating their new year-round residency at The Crystal Theatre in Norwalk. The event takes place on April 24, 2025, at HTMX Industries Headquarters, located at 29 North Main Street, Norwalk, CT.

A Night That Will Change Everything

Thrown Stone Theatre Company is moving to South Norwalk and invites the community to reconnect, recreate, and recommit to the possibilities of art through embracing risk.

Big Plans, Big Questions, Big Announcement

Having quietly developed ambitious new plans, Thrown Stone will publicly reveal significant announcements about its future at PROLOGUE.

Event Details

  • Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
  • Location: HMTX Global Headquarters, 27 Seir Hill Rd, Norwalk, CT 06850
  • Reception: 6:00 PM
    • Panel: 7:00 PM
    • Announcement: 7:30 PM
    • Opportunity: 7:45 PM

Tickets: $100 each.
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Panel

Jai Chakrabarti

Jai Chakrabarti

Laurel S. Peterson

James Dean Palmer

James Dean Palmer

Jonathan Winn

Event Schedule

  • Reception and Toast: 6:00 PM – Join the Thrown Stone community for light refreshments and conversation.
  • Panel Discussion: 7:00 PM – “What does it mean to make art when the future feels fragile?” moderated by poet and professor Laurel S. Peterson. The panel includes acclaimed author Jai Chakrabarti (author of A Play for the End of the World), James Dean Palmer (director of Thrown Stone’s upcoming world premiere, Fools’ Paradise), and Jonathan Winn (playwright and Thrown Stone Co-Artistic Director). The discussion will explore theatre’s role in democracy, conflict, community, connection, and the importance of artistic risk.
  • Announcement: 7:30 PM – Thrown Stone will share the biggest announcement in its history, defining a new era for the company.
  • Opportunity: 7:45 PM – Attendees will be offered the chance to directly support the future of new theatre in the region.

Because New Theatre Equals Risk

Thrown Stone believes new theatre arises when courageous individuals gather to ask big questions, embracing vulnerability and risk. The company invites the community to join in creating theatre that can genuinely impact the world.

 

ABOUT THROWN STONE THEATRE COMPANY

Thrown Stone Theatre Company is dedicated exclusively to commissioning, developing, and producing new theatre. For more information, visit thrownstone.org.

Mission

To make new theatre. Through commissions, development, and production, we empower artists and audiences to engage on the important questions of our time.

CONTACT:

Jonathan Winn
info@thrownstone.org
Phone: (203) 442-1714

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