Kailee Ostroski is the President and one of the founding members of the Backyard Theater Ensemble. Currently based in Hamden, this award winning company presents theater that challenges entertains and inspires. Since […]
Tina Parziale is an actor, director and the current Artistic Director of the Backyard Theater Ensemble; Parziale has taught theater and is now entering the world of film which we’ll discuss in […]
Tina Parziale’s performance is nothing short of courageous. I have seen no greater, more credible threat on stage than Frank Beaudry’s Raul. In the small intimate theatre of the Thomaston Art Center […]
Under the superb direction of Donato D’Albis, the Backyard Theatre Ensemble/Landmark Community Theatre Company’s joint production of The Glass Menagerie expertly captures the intriguing world of the young “Tennessee” Williams, the playwright […]
The Glass Menagerie will be performed in the historic Thomaston Opera House, showing February 27, March 4, 5, 11, 12 at 8pm and February 28, March 6, 13 at 2pm. Check out the article about […]
Producer Kailee Donovan takes notes while Lucia Dressel (as Amanda Wingfield) and Chet Ostroski (as Tom) rehearse in the Backyard Theater Ensemble/Landmark Community Theatre production of Tennesse William’s classic “The Glass Menagerie” […]
Why do we go to the theater? A book is a singular delight and in the hands of an avid reader the imagination creates unlimited possibilities. It is a pursuit that is […]
The Backyard Theater Ensemble was co-founded by Chet Ostroski and Kailee Donovan and since its inception this award winning company has performed engaging theater in Connecticut. Their production of Amy Herzog’s Belleville […]
An entire team will work for months to create the intriguing dramatic productions that the discerning theatergoer will enjoy and this is exactly the case of BELLEVILLE, the Backyard Theater Ensemble’s show which […]
In April the Backyard Theater Ensemble will perform an extraordinary production of Amy Herzog’s BELLEVILLE. Co-founders of the BTE, Kailee Donovan and Chet Ostroski, portray a young married couple named Abby and Zack, two ex-patriots […]
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