by Barbara Waldinger WHERE WE STAND, the 2025 summer production of WAM Theatre, was written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays in order to create community. One performer, using storytelling and music, is tasked with removing the barriers between audience and actor, and in their stead, facilitating a communal response. Grays…
Troy, NY – Over the past decade, Creative Action Unlimited (CAU) has produced over 15 original stage and film productions rooted in social justice, community storytelling and creative resistance. On Sunday, July 13, CAU will be holding its 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St., Troy, NY,…
CR★FT is taking over the UALBANY Campus Center on Sunday, June 15, 2025, and filling it up to the brim with workshops, panel discussions, performances and more. ALBANY, NY – The Capital Region Festival of Theatre, (CR★FT), takes a bow on its inaugural weekend Sunday, June 15, 2025, but not before…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Admittedly, I knew nothing about the Civil Wars in Liberia. In fact, I know nothing about Liberia in West Africa. Eclipsed by Danai Gurira, performed by the Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY and housed at theRep introduces us to the war-stricken lives of Liberian women captured…
A Solo Performance & Community Exploration LENOX, MA (May 27, 2025) — WAM Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2025 Summer Mainstage production: Where We Stand, written by award-winning playwright Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Kudzu Calling, Last Night and the Night Before) and directed by internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Vernice Miller (To Amadou with Love, Inside the…
Join Creative Action Unlimited for our fall production of Psalm 91 at the Arts Center of the Capital Region in November! Part memoir, part poetry, all theater, Psalm 91: Releasing Religion follows the journey of the daughter of a Haitian pastor as she navigates the deeply rooted culture of silence…
New stories emerge at theREP‘s annual NEXT ACT! New Play Summit where readings of new plays, workshops, film screenings, poetry slams and more take place. Every event is designed to shed light on new play development, the written and spoken word, and the power of storytelling. This year, we’re excited…
Original stage production about a near-future dystopian society Creative Action Unlimited, a Capital Region theater/film production company dedicated to creating original work about social issues, announces the opening of its 2022-23 season in its new performance space at Russell Sage College in Troy, with the November 2022 stage premiere of…
