Combined Auditions for Two Guirgis Plays to be Performed at ACT

Between Riverside and Crazy / Jesus Hopped the “A” TrainBy Stephen Adly GuirgisDirected by Patrick White / Evan JonesHarbinger Theatre / Albany Civic Theater235 Second AveAlbany, NY 12209 Monday, 5/19 & Tuesday, 5/206:30 signup, 7pm startReading from script sides. Seeking diverse, non-equity actors for these two amazing plays by this…

Submissions Sought for Albany Civic Theater’s Playwright’s Schowcase

Albany Civic Theater is looking for local Playwrights to submit for our Playwright’s Showcase on Sunday, August 3rd, 2025! 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…

Harbinger Theatre Announces Auditions for “Between Riverside and Crazy”

Between Riverside and Crazy By Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by Patrick White Stage Manager Naishaly Velez Harbinger @ Albany Civic Theater, 235 Second Avenue, Albany, NY 12209 Monday, 5/19 & Tuesday, 5/206:30 signup, 7pm start Reading from sides (available soon). Seeking diverse, non-equity actors for this Pulitzer Prize winning play. Harbinger…

Albany Civic Theater Seeks Submission from Local Playwrights

Albany Civic Theater is looking for local Playwrights to submit for our Playwright’s Showcase on Sunday, August 3rd, 2025! 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…

REVIEW: “The Pillowman” at Albany Civic Theater

by Dan Mayer Does anyone have the right to say what a writer can and can’t write about? The Pillowman doesn’t really answer this question, but it certainly plays with the idea. Albany Civic Theater showcases an outstanding production of a play that is challenging to watch. It needs to…

Harbinger Theatre Announces 2025 Season

Harbinger Theatre is thrilled to announce our 2025 season, which includes four more Capital Region Premieres bringing Harbinger’s total of premieres to 18 in 4 years, featuring a bold lineup of plays that tackle love, loss, and the divides of our time. The season opens with Bryna Turner’s “At The…

Irish-American Heritage Museum Hosts Pre-Show Discussion for “The Pillowman”

Catch the pre-show discussion with the Albany Civic Theater’s Artistic Director Ellen Cribbs and Actor Marty O’Connor as there discuss their creative Theater’s upcoming play, Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman.” The free lecture/discussion at the Irish American Heritage Museum’s Flanagan Theater (21 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY) is February 4, 2025. RSVP…

REVIEW: “On Golden Pond” at Albany Civic Theater

After opening its season with Maggie May in collaboration with Harbinger Theater, Albany Civic Theater’s 2024-2025 season continues with Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond. On Golden Pond tells the story of an aging couple at their summer home in Maine. At the beginning of the summer, the couple’s daughter comes…