ANCRAM, NY [April 27, 2023] – Co-Directors Jeff Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi are proud to announce the 2023 spring/summer season at the Ancram Opera House in Ancram, NY. “Through bold, inventive theater productions and vibrant community storytelling, we create opportunities for our rural region to connect through the performing arts,”…
Applications are now open for the Ancram Opera House‘s third annual Summer Play Lab residency. The Summer Play Lab residency serves as an incubator of new and innovative performance. This year, we are seeking proposals from Hudson Valley, Capital District, Berkshires and northwest Connecticut-based theater artists of all practices (playwrights, designers, performers,…
Ancram Opera House Theater, entering its eighth season, is a small, but vibrant performing arts organization that produces an annual season of theater, music, storytelling and community programs from April to November each year. For more information about our activities, go to ancramoperahouse.org. The position is being funded through a grant…
[Ancram, NY] – The Ancram Opera House (AOH) is delighted to start the new year with the announcement of a grant award totaling $40,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. This is a four-fold increase…
The 7th annual Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were awarded last night in a ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. In 22 categories there are 26 winners, including four ties. 1. Outstanding supporting actress in a play: (TIE) Leah Hocking, All of Me, Barrington Stage Company…
Ancram Opera House is excited to announce the four local storytellers for its popular series REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES, which will take place on Saturday, November 13 at 2 pm. Tickets are $25 available at ancramoperahouse.org. Ancram Opera House Director Paul Ricciardi created REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES in 2016, and…
ANCRAM, NY [October 21, 2022] – On Saturday, October 29 at 7 pm, Ancram Opera House presents the next installment of their Crystal Radio Sessions series when actors familiar to Ancram audiences read works by local authors live on the Opera House stage. Following the readings, the audience is invited…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods STILL LIFE, by Emily Mann, opened September 30th at the Ancram Opera House. A collaboration with Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company, this drama is an emotional and gut-wrenching play. Audience members are advised in advance with this content warning: “Please be advised that the content in this…
