Immigrant Assimilation is Basis for Theatrical Production

CATSKILL – A Bintel Brief, Yiddish for “a bundle of letters” was the daily advice column which The Jewish Daily Forward ran for 80 years.  In it, the newspaper’s wise and sometimes cranky editor dispensed shrewd, practical and fair-minded advice to his readership – newly arrived immigrants questioning how to manage life in this bewildering…

The Theater Arts Program of Stillwater Announces Auditions for “Freaky Friday”

The Theater Arts Program of Stillwater is holding Auditions for their upcoming production of Freaky Friday the Musical. Students grades 7-12 from any school district are welcome! Auditions are April 12th and 13th from 6pm-7:30pm at The Stillwater Area Community Center, 19 Palmer Street, Stillwater NY, 12170 Come prepared to Sing, Dance, and…

Youth Research Inc. Seeks Actors for Classroom Enactments

Still seeking actors to portray an 18 year old and a mid-30’s – they are playing fathers in these scenarios. This posting is for PAID work starting June 2022.  This will be role playing specific to Child Welfare case worker training being trained by Youth Research Inc (YRI). The Classroom enactments are…

Hudson River Shakespeare Presents Reading of “Henry IV, Part 2”

Come and see Shakespeare like you’ve never seen him before! The Hudson River Shakespeare Company presents a staged reading, with sound effects, of William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part 2” April 8 at 8 pm and April 9 at 2 pm at the Strand Theatre, 210 Main Street in Hudson Falls,…

Albany Civic Theater Seeks Playwright’s Showcase Submissions

Albany Civic Theater is looking for local Playwrights for our Playwright’s Showcase on Sunday, July 17, 2022! Submissions for the Playwright’s Showcase should include a brief synopsis and a copy of an original work.  We will accept one-act plays or one act of a longer play.  We also reserve the right to feature more…

Hubbard Hall Awarded $86,000 by New York State Council on the Arts

Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education is thrilled to announce $86,000 in additional funding awarded from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) towards new HVAC, sound, and audience seating systems. NYSCA’s Capital Funds will allow Hubbard Hall to update its heating and cooling systems throughout…