About the Salon

The Wharton Salon is a professional theatre company that performs the stories of American novelist Edith Wharton and her contemporaries in site-specific locations for a regional audience

History: The Wharton Salon was formed in 2009 by Producing Artistic Director, Catherine Taylor-Williams; Managing Director, Lauryn Franzoni; Dennis Krausnick, Playwright; Susan Wissler, Executive Director of The Mount and photographer and branding strategist, Kevin Sprague. The Salon also includes dozens of actors, designers, faithful supporters and you, our audience. The Salon is an independent professional theatre company, fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas in New York City, and performs in partnership with The Mount in Lenox, MA, Edith Wharton’s former home.

The Salon is now producing it’s fourth season in 2012. See the Home page for show titles. More information on the 2012 season will be available soon under Performances.

Pictured: A selection of photos from the first three seasons of The Wharton Salon: Xingu (2009) Summer (2010) and Autres Temps (2011). Photos by Kevin Sprague and David Dashiell.