Kristen Tripp Kelley

It's good to be reminded that there was a time when manners mattered, albeit at the expense of social end economic hierarchy. Oscar Wilde's delightful THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, now playing at Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre Company , is a gem of a production  worthy of it's own notoriety. 

The stage can bring you to places never dreamed of before, but what about places that are even beyond your dreams...or nightmares. Lucas Hnath's THE THIN PLACE, now playing at Road Less Traveled Theatre, brings the audience along for a fascinating ride in this interactive play. The result is nothing short of brilliant as it's four players delve into a world that can only be experienced with the help of psychics or mediums.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) begins 2023 with The Thin Place by Lucas Hnath.  The Thin Place will open Thursday February 23 starring David Mitchell*, Kristen Tripp Kelley*, Margaret Massman and Renee Landrigan under the direction of RLTP Artistic Director Scott Behrend. 

Even the untamable powers of the sea could not keep Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre from beginning it's 30th season under a veil of a pandemic. Artistic Director Kate LoConti Alcocer has joined forces with Buffalo's own Pan-American Film Division to bring theatre into it's audience’s homes with their newest venture. And the result is captivating as we watch a powerful production of Gardner McKay's SEA MARKS filmed on the ANDREWS THEATRE stage. The intimacy that audiences have come to know and expect at Irish Classical is heightened without being overly cinematic in it's approach.

The Kavinoky Theatre, a professional theatre on the campus of D'Youville , continues its 40th Anniversary season with Indecent by Paula Vogel.

There are as many forms of entertainments as there are concepts. Expressing one's point of view can be difficult and when you put nine people in the same room and ask them to brainstorm for the next best idea for a film script, there are bound to be way too many or too few concepts that work. Playwright Annie Baker has penned her most recent play, THE ANTIPODES, using this idea as a construct for a present day 'theatre of the absurd' that hasn't been seen Ionesco's THE BALD SOPRANO. Happily Buffalo's Road Less Traveled Productions is presenting Baker's play in a knockout evening of theatre with some of the best ensemble acting you will ever encounter.

Once upon a time, a group of writers gathered around a conference table in pursuit of the perfect untold tale: a story so epic, so truthful that it could change the world.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) is excited to announce its second Screen to Stage series event which will feature a reading of Beverly Hills Cop, written by Daniel Petrie.   Directed by Artistic Director Scott Behrend and Literary Director Katie Mallinson, the cast will include Ensemble members Lisa Vitrano, Kristen Tripp Kelley, Anthony Alcocer, Dave Hayes, Sara Kow-Falcone, Peter Palmisano, Matt Witten and David Marciniak alongside Charmagne Chi, Jake Hayes, Ben Moran and Ricky Needham.

These two staged readings are part of the collaboration of The Jewish Repertory Theatre and The Kavinoky Theatre on the drama Indecent-which is a a?oePlay within a Playa?? about the 1923 production of God of Vengeance and the controversy that followed.  Audiences have the unique opportunity to experience the reading of the 1923 play that inspired the 2015 Broadway production.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) has announced its 2020 American Theatre Master, stage and screen actor (and Buffalo native), Sean Cullen, who will star in the company's 2019/20 season production of The Antipodes by Annie Baker. Cullen will join RLTP Ensemble members Kristen Tripp Kelley, Greg Howze, Dave Hayes, John Hurley and Dave Marciniak alongside Cassie Cameron, Ricky Needham and Adam Yellen under the direction of Artistic Director Scott Behrend. The production team includes RLTP Ensemble members Lynne Koscielniak (set design), John Rickus (light design), Maura Price (costume design), and Katie Menke (sound design) alongside Emily Powrie (props master).

The most famous of all Danish princes is making a welcome return to the Buffalo stage in Irish Classical Theatre's riveting production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET. Programming the Bard's works doesn't usually fall into many theatrical seasons, but ICTC has taken a risk that is paying off. In addition, it is the ICTC directorial debut of it's next Artistic Director Kate LoConti Alcocoer. Happily the planets all seem to be in alignment.

Playwright Tony Kushner's magnum opus may very well be what he subtitled 'A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.' Better known as ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, this pivotal piece of theatre was written during the height of the AIDS crisis in America when maudlin stories of dying young men were plastered everywhere. But why refer to this piece as a 'fantasia' and what did it really mean. In lesser hands, the fantasia connotations could lead to ideas of raunchy drag show , but Kushner has fashioned a gripping account of one man's gut wrenching struggles with AIDS and how those around him cope with the illness. While sometimes blurring the borders of reality and fantasy, Kushner's fascinating play is underscored by the politics of the Reagan era mixed with religious ideologies.

Second Generation Theatre continues their inaugural season in residence at the Shea's Smith Theatre with Angels in America: Part One, Millennium Approaches. After the resounding success of the season opener, Big Fish, SGT switches gears to present one of the greatest theatrical journeys of our time. Heralded by the New York Times as "the most thrilling American play in years,", Tony Kushner's epic tale set in 1980's New York City manages to walk a line between heartbreaking and hopeful, irreverent and idealistic. Opening on March 8th, the production runs Thursday-Sunday until March 24th.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) is excited to announce its new annual fundraiser, Screen to Stage,a public screenplay reading series.  The annual series will kick-off Saturday April 6thwith a reading of 1987's cult classic and iconic film, The Princess Bride.  The Princess Bride, a screenplay by William Goldman, will star RLTP Ensemble members Barry Williams, Kristen Tripp Kelley, Matt Witten, Anthony Alcocer, Lisa Vitrano, Jimmy Janowski, Bob Grabowski, Dave Mitchell and Doug Zschiegner alongside Cassie Cameron, Brian Mysliwy and Ben Moran.  The Princess Bride will be directed by RLTP Artistic Director Scott Behrend and RLTP Ensemble member Katie Mallinson.

Second Generation Theatre continues their inaugural season in residence at the Shea's Smith Theatre with Angels in America: Part One, Millennium Approaches. After the resounding success of the season opener, Big Fish, SGT switches gears to present one of the greatest theatrical journeys of our time. Heralded by the New York Times as "the most thrilling American play in years,", Tony Kushner's epic tale set in 1980's New York City manages to walk a line between heartbreaking and hopeful, irreverent and idealistic. Opening on March 8th, the production runs Thursday-Sunday until March 24th.

Everything old is new again. But who would think the new century would have 19th Century literature resurfacing in the form of theatrical plays. This season Buffalo has seen Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' characters in the new play MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Shea's 710 Theatre. But a good story is a good story. So in re-examining the age old hunt for an eligible bachelor we now bring to the stage Austen's SENSE & SENSIBILITY, that notable work that explores the issues of class, courting, and attaining the perfect husband. With some updating of the era and costumes, this timeless tale could allow Austen's often melodramatic story to play out as a 2019 romantic comedy feature film.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP)is excited to announce its new annual fundraiser, Screen to Stage,a public screenplay reading series.  The annual series will kick-off Saturday April 6thwith a reading of 1987's iconic The Princess Bride.  The Princess Bride, a screenplay by William Goldman, will star RLTP Ensemble members Barry Williams, Kristen Tripp Kelley, Matt Witten, Anthony Alcocer, Lisa Vitrano, Jimmy Janowski, Bob Grabowski, Dave Mitchell and Doug Zschiegner alongside Cassie Cameron, Brian Mysliwy and Ben Mora.  The Princess Bride will be directed by RLTP Artistic Director Scott Behrend and RLTP Ensemble member Katie Mallinson.

Freelance Productions presents the regional premier of Forget Me Not, by Diane Almeter Jones. Performances will take place at The Kavinoky Theatre, a professional theatre on the campus of D'Youville College.

Freelance Productions presents the regional premier of Forget Me Not, by Diane Almeter Jones. Performances will take place at The Kavinoky Theatre, a professional theatre on the campus of D'Youville College.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) tackles politics and religion in its upcoming Western New York production of Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar. Disgraced, winner of 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for 2015 Tony Award for Best Play, will star Afrim Gjonbalaj, Kristen Tripp Kelley, Matt Witten, Candace Whitfield, and Mohammad Farraj under the direction of RLTP Associate Artistic Director John Hurley. Production team includes Lynne Koscielniak (set design), John Rickus (light design), Jenna Damberger (costume design), Sam Crystal (props), Katie Menke (sound design) and Adam Rath (violence coordinator). Disgraced is proudly sponsored by The Law Office of LeRoi C. Johnson PLLC.