Tellabration!!
Tellabration! 11/9 at 3 pm To honor storytelling, the Ct. Storytelling Center hosts storytelling events throughout the state during the month of November. The Dragon’s Egg has consistently been a part of this event. This year, we shall have a Living Room Tellabration!!! With a number of tellers, on Saturday, 11/9, at 3 pmAt our […]
Upcoming Living Room Events!
Next Sunday, on October 20th, we shall have tea and read, together, The Birthday Party, by Harold Pinter, in our Living Room at 8 Hancox Street in Stonington. You may read or listen. I look forward to seeing you! Do please RSVP. Then, on November 9th, Saturday, at 3 pm, we shall have our […]
Tellabration is coming!
As usual, we plan to host Tellabration 2024, but we have no Dragon’s Egg this year. I am thinking of alternative ways to honour and celebrate storytelling during November: These would be in our Living Room in Stonington, so it would be informal, and would be a bit more like a small gathering/party for friends.I would […]
Luminaria!
Luminaria walk at Copp Family Farm last night, October 4th – magic was indeed afoot! yay Aarya, Anna, Grace, Adeline, Indigo, Madeline, Frida, Jennifer, Rachel, David, Dan, and moi!
Closing Party at the Hygienic is Thursday, Sept. 26
Painting by Janvier Miller Greetingsi! I so look forward to seeing you all for our Closing Party for the show at the Hygienic, which has featured work by Eva Leong, Gus and Jan Miller, Dan Potter, Marya Ursin,on Thursday – 9/26 – from 4-6 pm. The Hygienic Galleries is located at 79 Bank Street […]
Dragon’s Egg Presented yesterday!
It happened! We came, we opened our hearts and minds to dance and theatre and music, and the audience came to complete the circle. I am in awe of the performers, and so very grateful to all for performing, watching and listening, coming to the egg, supporting one another. It was a wonderful […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents!
The Dragon’s Egg Presents at University Settlement performance is on This Saturday, the 21st, at 2 pm ( in NYC) and promises to be a rich experience of dance, music, theatre! Experience new worlds!Give yourself time to get there, and be on time, as late entry may be tricky.You can pre pay and reserve […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents! 2024 – at University Settlement
Please come!! be in touch with Me for tickets: $15 pre paid reservations, $20 at the door.xo m Dragon’s Egg Presents!at 2 pm at University Settlement, Speyer Hall, on September 21, 2024184 Eldridge Street, NYC, NY 10002All of the performers have been artists in residence at the Dragon’s Egg in the past years.For more […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents – tickets on sale!
Yes! We are doing the concert in NYC, Dragon’s Egg Presents! NYC: 9/21/2024, at 2:00 pm: Dragon’s Egg Presents!at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge, NYC, 10002.Tickets $15; at the door: $20.Contact mybeasts@aol.com for tickets/reservation. Performers: Alison Cook Beatty, Clare Byrne (Celestials),Stroller Scene, TINATA, Ara Fitzgerald, Haus of Glitter, Morgan Griffin,Anabella Lenzu, Catherine Messina, Garet […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents at University Settlement
Just a head’s up: Dragon’s Egg Presents at University Settlement, NYC, a concert of past Egg residents, will be on Saturday, September 21, at 2 pm. Tickets can be reserved and paid for via email to Marya,
Play Reading on July 20, August 18, September 15
Our first living room informal play reading (with tea and such) will be on Saturday, July 20th, from 2-5. This play has 7 characters, and the stage direction reader. The possible assignments are below… I have four copies. Hopefully some of you may get copies for yourselves! We need 7 copies. stage directions reader: […]
Play Readings and Tea at the Hancox House
Hi! I am going to be hosting a series of “living room play reading with tea” afternoons at our home at 8 Hancox Street. If you are interested, do be in touch with me, Marya, at mybeasts@aol.com. I hope that these may become monthly. We shall begin with a reading of Sara […]
Just to keep you Updated
Just to keep you updated: Work is proceeding apace. Because the insulation was smoke infused, it is being removed, which is a labour intensive process. My understanding is that, once mitigation is completed, the builder engaged by ServiceMaster will engage in all permits, zoning conversations, et al, and re building will begin likely in […]
The swing survives, and on we go
The work proceeds. You can see that the swing survives! The second one is also there. And the shower with the bas reliefs looks pretty much intact. There is a meeting with the (re) builder this week, as the work of mitigation comes to a close…We are busily building masks, ourselves, for Marya’s upcoming […]
Egg and Barn Fire Update
Greetings! We are surrounded by messages of love and support from all of you, from the artists of the Egg, from community, from colleagues, from friends – thank you! And we are also surrounded by a team of professionals who are generous with their time and expertise – the fire department, the insurance […]
Nicky Checker and Local Playwrights at the Egg!
On Saturday, Jan. 20th, there was a performance of “Exploratory Playwriting”. The program featured scripts deemed “One Character Wonders” from classes taught by Nicholas Checker at the Thames Club in New London, in coordination with the Garde Arts Center and Flock MakerSpace. Each script presented an emotions tour de force in which a single […]
Skytails at the Waterford Library, Friday, November 10th, at 2 pm
Skytails at the Waterford Library, Friday, November 10th, at 2 pm Tellabration has begun! Tellabration is a celebration of storytelling throughout the state, organized by the Ct. Storytelling Center, located in New London. The tales told by the Mystic Paper Beasts Theatre Company are original or traditional folk stories, expressed through humor and movement, […]
Tellabration!! At the egg on November 19th at 4 pm
Tellabration!! The annual state wide celebration of storytelling! The Dragon’s Egg will be the site for storytelling, as a part of this statewide event, on November 19th, at 4 pm. I have, as the official tellers, from the Ct. Storytelling Center, Stephen Long John Melmed I also have local tellers Serena JudgeEric Larsenand, if […]
Holiday Sale at the Egg
Greetings! The annual Holiday Bazaar at the Dragon’s Egg(401 Shewville Road, Ledyard: http://www.dragonseggstudio.org) will be on Saturday, December 2nd, from 1-4 pm. We usually have vendors of soaps, clothing, art work, jewelry, books, jams, knitwear, and more, and would love to have You as a vendor! The cost for each vendor is a mere […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents was a Thing of Beauty and Breath
The annual performance I present in NYC of dancers, actors, musicians, who have been in residence at the Dragon’s Egg in the past year, or two, was this past Saturday, Sept. 23rd, at 2 pm, at University Settlement’s wonderful Speyer Hall. Our lighting designer was Emma Rivera and our stage manager was LD Kelley. […]
Stonington Art Walk on September 17
Marya will be roving as a Mystic Paper Beast for the Stonington Art Walk on Sunday! Dan will be sitting at the Merrill House with his critters. Do come – I’d love to see you. Xo m
Dragon’s Egg Presents – Reservations and Directions
Greetings! Hi, Reservations are now Open for Dragon’s Egg Presents, a concert that will present work by various Egg residents from the last year, at University Settlement, at 184 Eldridge Street, NYC. For the Dragon’s Egg Presents concert on Sept. 23, at 2 pm,at University Settlement in NYC,184 Eldridge St., NY, NY So […]
Cancelled: Stroller Scene at the Egg on Saturday, August 19th, at 3 pm
Stroller Scene showing on Saturday at 3 is Cancelled, because they are fully ensconced in working on the play, and want to keep working. This is what the Egg is for – the development of work, playing, creating, dreaming. I have known this group for many years: the founder was a student of mine at […]
Open Improv Dance at the Egg!
“Improvisational Dance Studio at the Egg”Open to all! July 18August 15September 19 “Come join us from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on the third Tuesday in July, August, and September at the Egg for a chance to dance improv in the presence of other participants. Bring the title of a piece of music or multiple […]
