Creative Action Unlimited Presents “All the Colors”

Creative Action Unlimited presents All the Colors: the gender prism examined, an original stage production written and directed by Eleah Jayne Peal and J Scala and performed by Caleigh Hogan, Catie Lasek, Jay Pascual, Tyler Rexhouse, and Clem Washington-Flowers. Performances at the Arts Center of the Capital Region: Friday May…

REVIEW: “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I love the work of Neil Simon. In the 1970s and 1980s, his plays were ubiquitous on Broadway. 1983 saw the beginning of his semi-autobiographical Eugene trilogy with Brighton Beach Memoirs, followed by Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound. The first of this trilogy, Brighton Beach Memoirs, is…

20th Annual Confetti Fest Comes to Albany

Confetti Stage is celebrating 20 years of Confetti Fest, the Capital Region’s longest running festival of locally written one acts! Our 20th annual festival features:“Game of Moans” by Laura Darling, directed by Tobias MartinAfter a strange turn of events, a couple retreats to a sleazy motel to watch something very…

Confetti Stage Announces Auditions for Confetti Fest XX

Confetti Stage is excited to announce auditions for Confetti Fest XX, the twentieth iteration of our annual festival of locally written one acts! Confetti Fest XX features… “Unlocking the Past” by Karleen HaydenDirected by Caleigh Hogan As stipulated in their grandmother’s will, estranged siblings Carl and Susan must meet with…

REVIEW: Bunbury Players’ “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds”

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss “Atom…what a beautiful word.” The play opens with a sensitive adolescent, Tillie Hunsdorfer (Olivia Stickles) rhapsodizing about her love of science and all the magic and mystery it encompasses. Immersed in science and experiments, and caring for her pet rabbit, Peter, she escapes from her miserable, angry,…