MTC MainStage presents
BECOMING DR. RUTH
by Mark St. Germain
Sound Design by Will Atkin
Prop Design by Claudia Stefany
Costume Design by Diane Vanderkroef
Scenic Design by Lindsay Fuori
Lighting Design by RJ Romeo
Stage Managed by Jim Schilling
Directed by Kevin Connors

MTC MainStage presents

BECOMING DR. RUTH

February 5-21, 2021

Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. All times are EST.
In person performances at MUSIC THEATRE OF CONNECTICUT 
509 Westport Avenue (Route 1) in Norwalk
(Click here for directions)
Live streamed performances will be shown online through a link provided to ticket holders one hour before the show. Online ticket sales close one hour before the performance.

This show is recommended for Ages 13+.

Runtime: 90 minutes with no intermission

In Person Discount:

About

Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly-arrived in America, Mark St. Germain deftly illuminates this remarkable woman’s untold story. BECOMING DR. RUTH is filled with the humor, honesty, and life-affirming spirit of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became “Dr. Ruth,” America’s most famous sex therapist.

Production Photos

All photos courtesy of Alex Mongillo

Who’s Who

Amy Griffin (Dr. Ruth)
is delighted to return to MTC, where she played Older Alison in their award-winning production of FUN HOME. She has appeared on Broadway in HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (original cast, cast recording) and Off-Broadway in THE ENGLISH BRIDE, MR PRESIDENT, INFERTILITY, NEWSICAL, three productions of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, and as the Nightingale in the revival of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (starring Jackie Hoffman). First National Tours: Mrs. Mayor in SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL (starring Cathy Rigby) and GRINCH. Other credits include: Loretta in FLY ME TO THE MOON (The Public Theater); Sally in TALLEY’S FOLLY (Bickford and Oldcastle Theatres); Belise in THE LEARNED LADIES (Centenary Stage); Miss Prism in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Savannah Rep); Rosemary in OUTSIDE MULLINGAR (Depot Theatre); the Beggar Woman in SWEENEY TODD (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival); Mrs. Braddock in THE GRADUATE (Forestburgh Playhouse); Fran in GRUMPY OLD MEN (starring F. Murray Abraham) and Mrs Fairfax/Mrs. Reed/Grace Poole in the recent workshops of John Caird and Paul Gordon’s JANE EYRE. Amy has somehow survived playing the title role in PETER PAN seven (!) times. She has received the Independent Theatre Award for her performance (as well as many frequent flyer miles). As a director, her credits include White Plains Performing Arts Center, the Engeman Theatre, the Depot Theatre, and Antrim Playhouse. Amy is a proud graduate of Northwestern University, where she received the Excellence In Theatre Award. Special thanks to Barrie Kreinik, dialect coach extraordinaire, for all her help with this project! www.Amy-Griffin.com

KEVIN CONNORS (Director, Executive Artistic Director & Co-Founder) Off-Broadway: Play Like a Winner (NYMF award-winner), Prime Time Prophet, Jukebox Saturday Night, The Abandoned Loves of Frederick R., Life Anonymous, Lover: The Valentino Musical, Babes Off Broadway, Saloon and Suzy Q. Selected regional productions: The Fantasticks, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Babes in Toyland, A Christmas Carol and Baby; with such stars as Joan Rivers, James Naughton, and Johnny Mathis. He has directed over 100 MTC Equity MainStage productions including Next to Normal, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, Doubt, Master Class, Gypsy, (all Connecticut Critics’ Circle Award Nominations/Winners), and It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, (Moss Hart Award Winner). BroadwayWorld Award Winner as Best Director for MTC’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Connecticut Critics’ Circle Best Director winner for MTC’s Ragtime, and recipient of the Tom Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Connecticut Professional Theatre. As a composer he has penned the score for numerous musicals including It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play and A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play (both published by Playscripts, Inc.), and served on the faculties of The Hartt School of Music/University of Hartford, Sacred Heart University, the University of Bridgeport and Musical Theatre Works in NYC. www.kevin-connors.com

Becoming Dr. Ruth is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service