by Jess Hoffman Will Kempe’s Players is a relatively new theater company to the New York Capital District. They specialize in bare-bones, low-tech Shakespeare and perform at various community centers. Their style brings to mind the travelling performers and street performers of Shakespeare’s era. Because Will Kempe’s Players is so…
In March 2026, Will Kempe’s Players will bring a unique version of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” toselect Capital District locations. Company member Dan Smirlock has pared this shortest ofShakespeare’s tragedies into a roughly-90-minute roller coaster through the Macbeths’ fierce love,their usurpation of the Scottish throne, and their demise. According to Smirlock, his…
Fort Salem Theater is proud to announce the casting for three exciting upcoming productions that close out the 2025 season: the world premiere staged reading of the original musical “Good For You,” the mainstage presentation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and the fifth anniversary production of the beloved holiday revue…
Cambridge, NY – Hubbard Hall Theater Company is proud to present Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, running October 3–12, 2025, directed by Sarah Murphy. This modern retelling of the Orpheus myth transforms Hubbard Hall’s historic, uniquely flexible theater space into a dreamlike world where love, memory, and loss collide. Murphy says,…
