by Dan Mayer Playwright Abe Koogler filtered his own experiences living on an island in Puget Sound into Deep Blue Sound, and the result is a deeply human play about people struggling to make sense of the world and their place in it. Harbinger Theatre‘s production is funny, hopeful, and…
ALBANY, NY — Harbinger Theatre presents their 18th production and 17th Capital Region Premiere with Deep Blue Sound by Abe Koogler, directed by Chris Foster. The play is another scheduling coup for Harbinger, securing the rights to the off-Broadway hit which recently had an extended run at The Public Theatre in April…
by Jess Hoffman Harbinger Theater has made a splash in the area by producing Capital Region premiers of fresh, new, unexplored plays. Their latest production, Maggie May (currently playing at Albany Civic Theater) is no exception; it is the United States premier of a play about aging and dementia originally…
by Dan Mayer While he’s been mired in controversy for a long time, Woody Allen’s impact on generations of actors, writers, and filmmakers is undeniable. Schenectady Civic Players‘ production of Play it Again, Sam excellently captures what people love about Allen’s early work, and makes for a fun night of…
by Dan Mayer Back in the 1990s, playwright Suzan-Lori Parks had made a joking comment that she would write a riff on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and title it Fucking A. That one comment ultimately led her to write two different plays, which came to be known as Parks’…
by Jessica Hoffman I must admit I’m a sucker for a comedy–a Neil Simon comedy all the moreso. Schenectady Civic Players’ current production, Chapter Two, is neither Neil Simon’s funniest comedy nor his most profound drama, but it is nevertheless chock full of Simon’s witty repartee and true-to-life, laugh-out-loud humor.…
by Jess Hoffman Albany Civic Theater–a theater with a special place in my heart that has been central to my love of theater–is currently the space for Harbinger Theatre’s production of The Motherf**ker with the Hat. The Motherf**ker with the Hat is a gritty, no-holds-barred examination of life and love.…
