REVIEW: “1776” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

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,…

REVIEW: “Puffs” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Dan Mayer Not everyone is destined to defeat the dark lord and save the world. Puffs takes us back to a familiar school of magic to follow the stories of characters usually relegated to the background. SLCA‘s production casts quite a spell, delivering both hilarity and heart. Audience members…

The Fairgame Group Awards Grants to Small Arts Organizations

Raising alarm about the adverse effects of cuts to federal arts funding Albany, NY (May 22) – The Upstate Theatre Coalition for a Fairgame, a non-profit organization representing 12 performing arts centers in the Capital Region, Catskills, and Southern Tier of New York State, has announced the 2025 recipients of…

Sand Lake Center for the Arts Announces Auditions for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Sand Lake Center for the Arts Presents:  Auditions for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Directed & Choreographed By: Brian Avery Musical Director: Cathy Mele Producer: Marlene Countermine An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories…

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…

Auditions for “At the Wedding”

A co-production with Harbinger Theatre and Sand Lake Center for the Arts-Circle Theatre Players is seeking non-equity actors for their upcoming production of: At the Wedding By Bryna Turner Directed by Chris Foster Audition Location and Dates Auditions will be held at Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY-43,…

Sand Lake Center for the Arts Announces Auditions for “A Raisin in the Sun”

AUDITION ANNOUNCMENTA Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Aaron Moore AUDITION DATES: November 18th and 19th, 2024SIGN IN: 6:30pm. Auditions begin at 7:00pmAUDITION LOCATION: Sand Lake Center for the Arts. 2880 NY 43, Averill Park NY 12018 Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. All auditioners…

REVIEW: “WEB” at Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Jess Hoffman Sand Lake Center for the Arts is continuing its eclectic season with a play by Capital District native Brendan Mack about a murder trial and barnyard animals–a play that combines the wonder of children’s classic Charlotte’s Web with the gritty real world of mental illness and criminal…