EMPAC’s Fall 2023 Season Celebrates 15 Years Of Commissions, Artist Residencies, and Public Programs at the Center for Arts and Technology

EMPAC Expands Curatorial Team with Appointment of Katherine C.M. Adams as Assistant Curator & Opens Shifting Center Exhibition to the Public in October 2023 Troy, NY: EMPAC / Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute–renowned for commissioning artists in residence to produce ambitious works…

Troy Foundry Theatre Launches Half-Baked Festival of Emerging Work

Troy, NY –  Troy Foundry Theatre’s Half-Baked Festival of Emerging Work launches in Troy, NY on June 14, 2023. This is the first year for the new city-wide theatrical fringe festival produced by Troy Foundry Theatre, and it will run for seven days across several venues in Troy, NY including…

Shakespeare & Company Reveals “The Contention (Henry VI, Part II)” Cast

LENOX, Mass. – Casting has been announced for The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) at Shakespeare & Company, directed by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer and staged June 17 through July 15, opening Saturday, June 24. Henry VI, Part II is commonly regarded as the strongest of the Henry VI trilogy, and the inspiration for Game of Thrones.…

Local Dance Artists and Musician Debut New Work at The Foundry

June 5, 2023 (West Stockbridge, MA) — Set to a soundscape of ambient blues music, why are you all still here begins in a space of curiosity and play, remembering and rebuilding. This show debuts at The Foundry in West Stockbridge as part of their June programming supporting queer artists.…

REVIEW: “Hoodoo Love” Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York at Capital Rep

by Jess Hoffman The word “love” in the title Hoodoo Love might have some theatergoers mistakenly believing that it is a romantic play. This certainly crossed my mind when I went to see the Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York’s production at The Rep, as I was unfamiliar with…