REVIEW:”Steel Magnolias” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Jess Hoffman I believe that classics are classics for a reason. It behooves any theater to mix in new and avant-garde theater with some…
REVIEW: “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer The name Stephen Adly Guirgis may sound familiar to theatergoers in the capital region. He graduated from SUNY Albany, and Harbinger Theatre…
REVIEW: “A Moon for the Misbegotten” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Jess Hoffman Eugene O’Neill is a love-him-or-hate-him sort of playwright. I have spoken to many local thespians who hate Eugene O’Neill, with his propensity…
REVIEW: “Well” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Sierra Pasquale Toward the end of Lisa Kron’s “Well” she notes, “This avant garde, metatheatrical shit will really bite you in the ass”, and…
REVIEW: “The Goat (or Who is Sylvia?)” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Jess Hoffman So far this year I have reviewed plays about such heavy topics as drug addiction, incest, revolution, and pedophilia. And yet none…
Curtain Call Theatre Presents “All the Days”
Latham, NY — Curtain Call Theatre is presenting All The Days by Sharyn Rothstein, directed by Steve Fletcher. A warm heartfelt comedy about the scars of…
Play “The Guys” at Schenectady Civic Center September 10-12
THEATER COMPANIES JOIN FORCES TO REOPEN DOORS, FEATURING A 9/11 PLAY RELEVANT TO A POST-COVID WORLD Schenectady Civic Players and Local Actors Guild of Saratoga…