REVIEW: “A Fine Family” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Jess Hoffman Sand Lake Center for the Arts is currently offering a truly local production: a musical, titled A Fine Family, written and directed by local theater’s own Susan Frost and James Holmes. The play concerns a family, as the title indicates, one that is fraying at the seams…

REVIEW: “The Bridges of Madison County” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss It’s a love story, which began as a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller in 1992, turned into a movie in 1995 starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, and adapted into a musical which premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2013 and moved to Broadway in…

REVIEW: “The Minutes” at Albany Civic Theater

by Jess Hoffman I have been enamored with playwright Tracy Letts ever since I read his Pultzer winner, August:Osage County for a high school theater class. But I have been less impressed by some of hisother plays, and I was not familiar with The Minutes before seeing Albany Civic Theater’sproduction.…

Seeking Singer/Actors for “Eleanor”

Seeking singer/actors, teens and adults, for our production of ELEANOR!, a musical based on the inspiring life of Eleanor Roosevelt, “First Lady of the World.” No experience necessary.  The show will be performed at The Strand in Hudson Falls September 8-10th. Every effort will be made to work around personal…

Auditions for “Eleanor!”

Seeking singers/actors for ELEANOR!, an inspiring musical about the amazing life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Our production of ELEANOR! will be at The Strand in Hudson Falls on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday September 8-10, 2023. Rehearsals will be in Greenwich, New York during July and August, weekday evenings and weekend days.…

Classic Theater Guild Presents “‘Twas the Land of the Night Before” at Proctors

It’s beginning to look a lot like?..A HOLIDAY FAMILY MUSICAL AT PROCTORS!  Classic Theater Guild presents “‘Twas the Land of the Night Before: A Family Musical”.  Words and Music by Bill Douglas and Steve Suriano.  Directed by Barbara Davis with Music Direction by Wendy Camilli. Make this family musical part…

Classic Theater Guild Announces Auditions for “‘Twas the Land of the Night Before”

AUDITION NOTICE: HOLIDAY FAMILY MUSICAL ‘TWAS THE LAND OF THE NIGHT BEFORE Classic Theater Guild is proud to announce auditions for its production of the family holiday musical ‘Twas the Land of the Night Before, written by Bill Douglas and Steve Suriano.  This will mark the fourth time this musical has…

Classic Theater Guild Announces 2020-2021

Schenectady’s Classic Theater Guild  announced the lineup for their 2020-2021 season. While dates and locations are to be determined, their seasons generally run from November to the following June. Their 2020-2021 lineup is diverse, offering 2 comedies — one based on a board game (*Clue*) and one that is inspired…