New theater companies springing up all over Long Island

New theater groups are springing up on Long Island, with optimistic founders looking for a niche that will make them stand out in an already crowded field. On Sunday, Oct. 14, Jim Black, director of Phoenix Repertory Theatre Group's "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" at the BACCA Arts Center in Lindenhurst spoke about bringing classical, well-known but rarely performed shows back to the Island. And on Monday, Oct. 15, Bonnie Grice, who is the founder of Boots on the Ground, a new company in Southampton that is performing "The Red Badge of Courage," talked about bringing her passion for history to the stage. Credit: Bruce Gilbert, Gordon Grant