Berkshire on Stage highly recommends the CapDist Theater Events page! by Paula Kaplan-Reiss 2026, the 250th anniversary of our country, is the perfect time to bring back the Tony award musical, 1776, first performed on Broadway in 1969 and made into a popular film in 1972, book by Peter Stone,…
by Dan Mayer In her director’s note, Albany’s own Benita Zahn describes Jen Silverman’s The Roommate as “a play about trust, change and crafting a life we want.” It’s also a play about a modern day Odd Couple with “women of a certain age,” but Albany Civic Theater‘s production has…
by Dan Mayer Author Paula Hawkins’ novel The Girl on the Train became an international best-seller, as well as a 2016film starring Emily Blunt, before being adapted for the stage. Schenectady Civic Players‘ production takes off like a speeding locomotive, but audiences may be in for a bumpy ride. The…
1776 Directed by Shawn Morgan Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards Book by Peter Stone A seminal moment in American history—the Declaration of Independence—comes to life in this unconventional Broadway hit. 1776 humanizes the pages of history by portraying the men behind national icons as complex figures—prideful, frightened, uncertain, irritable,…
by Sierra Pasquale Schenectady Civic Players‘ production of A Perfect Ganesh aims for spiritual resonance but lands squarely in the realm of cultural insensitivity. Terrence McNally’s 1993 play, centered on two American women seeking healing in India, is inherently a product of its time; a period when Western narratives often…
Schenectady Civic Players will close their 97th season with the drama A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally, directed by Tom Heckert, opening May 9th. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (May 9-11) and Wednesday–Sunday (May 14-18). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday curtains are at 7:30 pm, and Sundays…
Schenectady Civic Players will close their 97th season next month with the drama A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally, directed by Tom Heckert, opening May 9th. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (May 9-11) and Wednesday–Sunday (May 14-18). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday curtains are at 7:30 pm,…
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 toward long, verbose, depressing, and overly philosophical plays about the everyday lives of the downtrodden. I personally love Eugene O’Neill for his mastery of the…
