Bridge Street Theatre Has a Busy Winter Ahead

Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre has leapt into 2023 with both feet. Auditions and casting for their previously announced five-play Mainstage Subscription Season are currently under way. An ongoing series of Artist Residencies are keeping things hoppin’ in January and February. February will also find the theatre hosting this year?s first…

Round the Bend Theatre Present a Staged Reading of “1,000 Feet”

Saugerties’ Round the Bend Theatre will present a staged reading of Margie Castleman’s “1,000 Feet” on Saturday February 25 at 7:30pm and Sunday February 26 at 2:00pm on Bridge Street Theatre‘s “Priscilla” Mainstage, located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, NY. In this unsettling new work, Laura is arrested…

Bridge Street Theatre Announces Auditions for 2023 Season

Bridge Street Theatre will be holding auditions for its 2023 Season onSunday afternoon February 12 andMonday evening February 13. For auditions actors should prepare a brief monologue (under three minutes) from a contemporary play. Compensation for Equity actors is under a Special Appearance contract, currently $300/week, and for non-Equity actors…

Bridge Street Theatre Announces 2023 Season: A Holiday for Misfits

Bridge Street Theatre announces 2023 Season: A Holiday for Misfits. I think for some uncertain reason,mercy will be shown this seasonto the lovely and misfit …Tennessee Williams March 10 – April 2 SoloFest. A Month of Solo Performances March 10 – 12 THE VILLAGE CIDIOT by Lauren Lettelier Everyone from generations-long locals…

Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre Celebrates Survival in 2022

“It is a unique flame that burns in Catskill, New York.”  J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Edge In its first full season since the onset of the pandemic, one of the region’s most adventurous and innovative small theatre companies came roaring back! Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre got through all of 2022…

REVIEW: “The Lion in Winter” at Bridge Street Theatre

by Barbara Waldinger The Lion in Winter, James Goldman’s 1966 Broadway play, contains a unique mix of historical and contemporary elements.  Though the year is 1183 and the place is Henry II’s castle in Chinon, France, it’s the story of a dysfunctional family, squabbling over which of his three sons…

An Opera singer in the Time of Covid

CATSKILL- “When I graduated from SUNY Fredonia in 2020,” says Rachel Wagman, “all my final performances and graduation were cancelled.”  The promising young opera singer had no opportunities, no video footage.  “I basically got thrown out into the pandemic world.  There was absolutely nothing for me career-wise.” And so, she…