High Noon – Ageless Repertory Theatre: Entertaining Audiences Through Staged Reading of Plays program (Virtual Zoom)

High Noon
May 21, 2026
Noon

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Title: Ageless Repertory Theatre: Entertaining Audiences Through Staged Reading of Plays

Speakers: ART Speaker Panel: Ron Smith, ART president, Lynn Carasali, ART treasurer, and Jo Anne Conley, ART Artistic Director and publicist for Ageless Repertory Theatre.

Talk Summary: This is an engaging program about the local theater community. The Ageless Repertory Theatre (ART) panel will discuss the history of Readers Theater, explain how ART is a hybrid of the form, discuss the history of the organization and performances over the past 21 years, talk about the partnership with Reno Little Theater (RLT), and include a brief scene reading from one of their plays.

Speakers Bio: Ron Smith, ART President, and Jo Anne Conley, Artistic Director, work with experienced actors to explore and perform award-winning plays for afternoon/matinee performances. All three presenters joined the troupe after retirement and have been performing and directing plays for many years.

Organization:
Ageless Repertory Theatre (ART) is Reno’s premier Readers’ Theatre troupe, entertaining Reno audiences for over twenty-one years. Before finding their permanent home with the Reno Little Theater, the troupe performed in various venues throughout the Truckee Meadows.

Readers’ Theatre, actors present dramatic readings of narrative materials using only vocal expression to help the audience understand the story. ART incorporates the use of minimal costumes and sets, along with good acting skills, painting the scenes and stories with their voice and skill.

With the support of the RLT staff, ART continues the tradition of presenting award-winning staged readings with FREE admission.

Ageless Repertory Theatre (ART)