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• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published May. 26, 2021

  Moore named as TRTC interim artistic director

  Missy Moore poses outside her new digs as Interim Artistic Director of Thunder River Theatre Company. Photo by Sean Jeffries.

  Exciting changes are coming to the Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) this spring. Having weathered last year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the group is fresh off its successful “ExtravaGala” fundraiser on May 20 where it was announced that actor and director Missy Moore would become TRTC’s interim artistic director.

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• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Apr. 14, 2021

  Thunder River's solo show teaches acceptance

  Actor Owen O'Farrell successfully tackles the portrayal of nine characters in TRTC's production of "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey." Courtesy photo.

  The story begins with the disappearance of a 14-year-old gay male, Leonard Pelkey. As Detective Chuck DeSantis investigates the missing person case, we come to know Leonard’s brilliant spirit in Thunder River Theatre Company’s (TRTC) production of “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey.”
  In 1998, playwright James Lecesne co-founded… read more →