by Macey Levin Penelope by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean and Eve Steinmetz is the enthralling production currently at the Ancram Center for the Arts in Ancram, New York. It is based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” the ancient Greek classic about Odysseus, King of Ithaca, who fought in the Trojan War…
[Ancram, Aug. 27, 2025] — Ancram Center’s fall season kicks off with Penelope, a cabaret-style musical retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey told from the point of view of Penelope, Odysseus’s long-suffering wife. With music and lyrics by Alex Bechtel and a book by Bechtel, Grace McLean and Eva Steinmetz, who also directs, Penelope will be staged Sept.…
Celebrates 10th Anniversary as the Upstate Home for Visionary Theater Makers (Ancram, NY – April 28, 2025) – Ancram Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Co-Directors Jeffrey Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi, announced its 2025 season which includes, in addition to its renown storytelling programs, a regional premiere, three site-specific original…
