Go to the Inner Circle at Westport

Marsha Mason, John Horton, Bryce Pinkham and Gretchen Hall in “The Circle”
at Westport Country Playhouse, now playing through June 25.

Westport Country Playhouse has released a video, taped in rehearsal, offering a look at the production  of The Circle, a stylish comedy by W. Somerset Maugham, with insight from Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director; Nicholas Martin, director of “The Circle”; and cast members including Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason and Drama Desk Award winner and Tony Award nominee Paxton Whitehead.
The video link: http://www.youtube.com/user/WestportPlayhouse#p/u/0/-pNIWpqjfDM

Many years ago, Lord Champion-Cheney was abandoned by his wife, Lady Catherine, who ran off to Italy with her lover. Bringing matters full circle, his stuffy son Arnold is now involved in a love triangle of his own as his bored wife is smitten with a handsome house guest. The Circle explores how history often is destined to repeat itself. The play is the second production in the Playhouse’s 80th birthday year, is considered Maugham’s wittiest play, a seamless blend of romance and repartee.

The show runs through June 25. For more information or tickets, call the box office at 203-227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Tickets are available online 24/7 at http://www.westportplayhouse.org/.