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…
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…
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.…
Albany Civic Theater Proudly Presents “THE MINUTES” by Tracy Letts, Directed by Brian Sheldon Albany, NY –Albany Civic Theater is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of “THE MINUTES” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts, directed by the talented Brian Sheldon. This scathing new comedy promises to take audiences on…
Albany Civic Theater is holding auditions for Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry, Monday 2/19 and Tuesday, 2/20 at 7pm. Auditions will be held at the theater, 235 Second Ave, Albany. Sign in will start 30 minutes prior to auditions (6:30pm). Performances are May 17th through June 2nd (Friday –…
by Jess Hoffman Far too many theaters for my taste tend to offer feel-good, holiday-themed, peppermint and sugar-cookie flavored entertainment this time of year. So I am very pleased to announce that Albany Civic Theater, at least, has opted to instead present for their December show a play about hardy…
The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Laura Darling opens this month at Albany Civic Theater. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday, Dec 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17. *Dec 8 performance will feature the understudies* Friday and Saturday curtains are at 7:30 pm, and Sundays…
Albany Civic Theater is holding auditions for “The Minutes” by Tracy Letts, directed by Brian Sheldon. “The Minutes” is about a City Council meeting that reveals the dark history of the town’s past. “It exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us…
