REVIEW: “Afterlife: a ghost story” Creative License Theater Collective

by Jess Hoffman Creative License’s current production at Cohoes Music Hall calls itself a ghost story. In a sense it is; but Afterlife is about those psychological ghosts that haunt people from the inside: grief and regret, to name just two. The first act revolves around married couple Connor and…

Creative License to present Afterlife: A Ghost Story at Cohoes Music Hall

Rehearsals are underway for the upcoming Creative License production Afterlife: A Ghost Story at the historic Cohoes Music Hall.  This haunting drama brings together a cast of local theater stalwarts, in a story dark in tone and vibrant in imagery, that crescendos into a striking tragedy of love and loss. …

Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY Announces Cast & Director for “The Mountaintop”

Cast and Director Announcement for THE MOUNTAINTOP: We are thrilled to announce that our February production of THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall, directed by Michael A. Lake, will star Iniabasi Nelson and Angelique Powell. These two powerhouse actors are magic onstage together! The equally impressive Michael A. Lake, last seen…

Troy Foundry Theatre and Collectiveffort Present “Hard Candy & Misdemeanors”

Troy Foundry Theatre and Collectiveffort are co-presenting the world premiere of Hard Candy & Misdemeanors by Cris Eli Blak this Fall 2023. Performed at Collectiveffort’s Kickback Studios (10 Second St. in Troy, NY, 12180), the play unfolds over the span of a single day in the employee break room at Roxanne Brewer’s…

Troy Foundry Theatre Launches Half-Baked Festival of Emerging Work

Troy, NY –  Troy Foundry Theatre’s Half-Baked Festival of Emerging Work launches in Troy, NY on June 14, 2023. This is the first year for the new city-wide theatrical fringe festival produced by Troy Foundry Theatre, and it will run for seven days across several venues in Troy, NY including…

Pearl Side Community Arts Festival Comes to Capital Repertory Theatre September 8-12

FREE and Open to the Public Albany, NY – August 25, 2022 – Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) joins forces with artistic and community partners for the Pearl Side Community Arts Festival, a five-day celebration of Capital Region arts and community service, taking place September 8-12. Storytelling, mural painting, art exhibits,…