(Cohoes) Cohoes Music Hall will be the site for a huge Cast Party on 10/27 presented by Playhouse Stage Company to raise funds for the inaugural Capital Region Festival of Theatre.
The party will be the biggest gathering of Capital Region theater fans ever in the interest of building a Festival to promote their interests. There will be a substantial sampling of the area’s entertainment, light fare provided by Cohoes’ finest restaurants, a cash bar, over $13,000 in Raffle prizes, wine pull and a generous wine sampling. There will also be a massive cast party photo of all guests taken by Willie David Short V. The party is sponsored by Josh Cellars, Joseph Carr Napa Valley.
The Capital Region Festival of Theatre, Inc. (www.crftinc.org, 501c3 pending) was founded with overwhelming support this past summer after two very well attended general interest meetings. President Patrick White says “I’ve thought there should be a theatre festival in the area for decades. There are over 100 theatre producing companies in the Capital Region, the month of October has well over 50 theatrical offerings but you could be forgiven for not knowing it. Theatre participants in the community are discovering and creating new theatre every weekend!”
The CAST PARTY to benefit CRFT presented by Playhouse Stage Company will serve as a launch for the Festival which has plans for June, 2025; a four day, region wide exhibition with dozens of events culminating with the community gathering at UAlbany’s Campus Center for a full day of performances, classes, roundtables, demonstrations and all things dramatic.
Entertainment at the party will back up CRFT’s motto that “The Capital Region is a GREAT place to love theatre your whole life long.” Performers will come from the youth company The Cue Theater which serves students as young as 5 years old to stand-up comedian and actor Judi Clements who takes her act to senior centers.
There will be someone new to discover for even the most dedicated theatre fan in the wildly eclectic line-up curated by PSC Artistic Director Owen Smith who is also deservedly showing off a number from his company’s smash hit production from earlier this year, “Spring Awakening.”
Lineup of performers (so far!): Kelly Blitz, Shayne Cameris, Judi Clements, Ellen Cribbs, The Cue Theatre, Keith Dubois, Suzie Dunn, Claire Flynn, Jake Goodman, Steve Grogan, Taylor Hoffman, Jon Maltz, Maria Mucaria, Jeff Stubits, Luca Verner & Will Kempe’s Players.
CRFT will have many donation opportunities from a huge raffle that over 30 theatre companies have donated tickets, t-shirts commemorating the event and buttons thanking every dollar offered.
Those unable to attend can donate at www.crft.betterworld.org
Cast Party
To Benefit CRFT
Presented by Playhouse Stage Company
Cohoes Music Hall
58 Remsen Street
Sunday, 10/27 6-9:30pm
$35 tickets available at https://www.thecohoesmusichall.org/events/2024/crft