GHENT PLAYHOUSE

PRESENTING SEASON 51

THESE ARE DEFINITELY THE SHOWS

EXACT DATES FOR SOME ARE STILL IN THE WORKS

AS ALWAYS Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm

and dress rehearsals the evening before opening night

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

by Larissa FastHorse

directed by Brian Wagner

October 17 through 26, 2025

A wickedly funny satire, good intentions collide with absurd assumptions, as a

troupe of terminally woke teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow

manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.

Ghent History Talk

Golden Age of Town Life: Ghent, NY 1900-1925

by GREGG BERNINGER, Ghent Town Historian

to benefit The Ghent Playhouse

November 1 and 2

BLACK COMEDY

by Peter Shaffer

directed by Ed Dignum

January 30 through February 8, 2026

A one-act farce by Peter Shaffer, who described the opening night as “a veritable detonation of human glee”.

GREY GARDENS

book by Doug Wright,

music by Scott Frankel

lyrics by Michael Korie

directed by Michael McDermott

A well-regarded Broadway musical that garnered 10 Tony nominations in 2007 with its haunting melodies and clever lyrics. A unique blend of humor and tragedy, capturing the essence of the Beales’ lives.

DIRTY BLONDE

by Claudia Shear

directed by Sky Vogel

Two fans of Mae West discover their shared passion for her, and for each other.

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