ACT Playwright’s Showcase Needs a Few More Actors

We need a few more actors for Albany Civic Theater’s Playwrights Showcase. Performance is a single reading on July 21st at 3pm with a just few rehearsals so we can get comfortable with the script. No props, no memorization, no blocking (well, maybe a little), comfy chairs (okay, folding metal ones) with music…

REVIEW: “Driving Miss Daisy” at Albany Civic Theater

by Dan Mayer Driving Miss Daisy is Alfred Uhry’s most successful play, which he adapted into the screenplay for the critically-acclaimed film of the same name. It paints a vivid picture of life in mid-20th-century Georgia where he grew up. Albany Civic Theater‘s production is a joy to watch, mainly…

Harbinger Theatre Announces Auditions for “Maggie May”

Harbinger Theatre‘s third production of 2024 is co-production with Albany Civic Theater and the US Premiere of “Maggie May” by Frances Poet. This is a non-Equity production. Show:Maggie May by Francis Poet, Directed by Chris FosterCo-Production with Harbinger Theatre and Albany Civic Theater Auditions:Monday, 5/20 and Tuesday, 5/21 Venue address:Albany…

Albany Civic Theater Closes Their Season with “Driving Miss Daisy”

Albany Civic Theater’s fourth and final show of next season is an American Classic. Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry, directed by Barbara Davis, and featuring Katherine Ambrosio as Daisy Werthen, Nellson Jacobs-Moore as Hoke Colburn, and Isaac Scranton as Boolie Werthen. “The place is the Deep South, the time…

Arena Civic Theatre Presents “12 Angry Jurors”

Arena Civic Theatre presents 12 Angry Jurors Dive into the gripping world of justice and deliberation with Arena Civic Theatre’s production of “12 Angry Jurors”! Directed by David Peck, this stage adaptation of Reginald Rose’s classic promises an intense exploration of justice, prejudice, and human empathy. Performance Dates:April 26th, 27th,…

Albany Civic Theater Seeks Playwrights for Playwright’s Showcase

Albany Civic Theater is looking for local Playwrights for our Playwright’s Showcase on Sunday, July 21, 2024! Playwrights should be able to attend the performance/talkback. 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 a section of a longer play (up to an hour of performance).  We…

REVIEW: “The Minutes” at Albany Civic Theater

by Jess Hoffman I have been enamored with playwright Tracy Letts ever since I read his Pultzer winner, August:Osage County for a high school theater class. But I have been less impressed by some of hisother plays, and I was not familiar with The Minutes before seeing Albany Civic Theater’sproduction.…