by Jeannie Marlin Woods Community theatre is—almost by definition—a miracle. People devote untold hours of their lives to coming together to create and share their stage magic. The Harbinger Theatre is the newest company in the Albany capital region and is avowedly committed to the challenge of new plays and…
by Roseann Cane I am but one of many who consider To Kill a Mockingbird a favorite novel, and the 1962 film adaptation a favorite movie. Stage adaptations I’ve seen over the years have pretty much left me cold. Now the superb road company of Aaron Sorkin’s most recent, highly…
by Roseann Cane In 1976, Andy Warhol was invited to a White House state dinner in honor of the Shah of Iran. Warhol chatted briefly with the Shah’s wife, Empress Farah Pahlavi, and soon after, he was invited to Tehran to create a portrait of her. Warhol was joined on…
by Macey Levin MaConnia Chesser is delivering a riveting performance in Shakespeare and Company’s one-woman play An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare. It was previously performed by Chesser at the Ancram Opera House where the director of this production, Jeffrey Mousseau, originally staged it and is that company’s…
by Roseann Cane The term “Boston Marriage” was likely derived from Henry James’s 1886 novel The Bostonians. In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, the term was used to describe a household where two unmarried women lived together, independent of men. Whether all such relationships were romantic and/or sexual…
by Macey Levin The entire Fitchwoods clan of fourteen people from Blissfield, Indiana, has been wiped out by a massive explosion. An estranged member of the family has responded to a phone call to return and to participate in the funerals. This is the initial premise of “Fourteen Funerals” by…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods Grief is nothing to laugh about. Well, unless you are Alison Larkin and have a totally different perspective on that very human condition. Larkin is a multi-talented human being—an actress, voice artist, comedy writer, comedienne, and best-selling author. This Berkshire resident is also the author and…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods What is theater but gathering together in a dark room to share stories – stories that remind us what it means to be human? LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC, now playing at the Ghent Playhouse, is a resilient work that premiered in New York 23 years ago.…
