by Jess Hoffman Historical dark comedies would seem to be a niche genre combination, but Archduke at Capital Repertory Theatre is not the first one I’ve reviewed and I doubt it will be the last. There seems to be an interest in recent years in writing avant-garde, darkly funny, historical…
SCHENECTADY (March 9) — Proctors Collaborative officially revealed its 2026-27 season tonight during the festive annual Season Announcement Bash, sponsored by Hill, Gosdeck, McGraw and Nemeth, on the MainStage at Proctors, launching a landmark year as the organization celebrates the 100th anniversary season of Proctors. The centennial season at Proctors features…
by Jess Hoffman A play that opens on the image of an old photograph of an enslaved Black woman nursing a White infant promises a provocative, no-holds-barred meditation on racism and sexism. This is exactly how Confederates opens at the Rep, as one of our two lead characters speaks passionately…
Albany, NY – January19, 2026 – Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its upcoming and second production of the 2025-2026 season: CONFEDERATES by Dominique Morisseau, at theRep Main Stage directed by Michael A. Lake. February 5 – February 15, 2026 Thursday and Friday at 7:30PM…
10. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Sand Lake Center for the Arts Sand Lake Center for the Arts’s fall production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was impossible not to love. The adult cast portrayed the adolescent characters with humor and sincerity. Allison McArdle Avery’s…
ALBANY (Nov. 20) – The spotlight is set to shine on a holiday whodunit as “Murder for Two: Holiday Edition” debuts at Capital Repertory Theatre Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Dec. 28. This madcap musical mystery takes off like a shot and leaves you breathless with laughter. One actor plays…
by Jess Hoffman The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York is beginning its 2025-2026 season with I Just Stopped By to See the Man, a play about a supposedly dead blues musician and a young British rockstar. Set in the American South in the 1970s, the play is an…
Capital Repertory Theatre (Albany, NY) 2025-2026 Season TYA EPA Auditions for They Built America: Workers of the Erie Canal Producing Artistic Director: Miriam Weisfeld Associate Artistic Director: Margaret E. Hall Chief Administrative Officer: Philip Morris Contract Deal Points: Monday, November 24, 2025 10am-6pm Location: Lunch from 1-2pm Capital Repertory Theatre 251…
