REVIEW: “The Minutes” at Albany Civic Theater

by Jess Hoffman I have been enamored with playwright Tracy Letts ever since I read his Pultzer winner, August:Osage County for a high school theater class. But I have been less impressed by some of hisother plays, and I was not familiar with The Minutes before seeing Albany Civic Theater’sproduction.…

Circle Theatre Players Announce 2024 Season at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

The Circle Theatre Players at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in Averill Park, NY, announce their 2024 season schedule. Lost in Yonkers by Neil SImon Directed by Maureer Baillargeon Aumand February 16-25, 2024 A coming-of-age story set in Yonkers, New York in the 1940’s. Simon’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning…

Schenectady Civic Players Present “A Broadway Holiday” Fundraiser

A Broadway Holiday Friday, December 9th at 7:00pm All tickets are $15? Our Special Holiday Fundraiser! Produced by Joseph Fava and the Schenectady Civic Players Fundraising Committee Join us for a wine and cheese pre-performance reception and a holiday-themed musical revue featuring some of your favorite local performers. The reception…

“The Sunshine Boys” Open Schenectady Civic Players’ 95th season

THE SUNSHINE BOYS by Neil Simon and directed by Amy Sarah LaMena will open Schenectady Civic Players’ 95th season next month. Performance dates are Friday- Sunday (September 16, 17 & 18) and Wednesday through Sunday (September 21-25). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday curtains are…

Play “The Guys” at Schenectady Civic Center September 10-12

THEATER COMPANIES JOIN FORCES TO REOPEN DOORS, FEATURING A 9/11 PLAY RELEVANT TO A POST-COVID WORLD Schenectady Civic Players and Local Actors Guild of Saratoga (LAGS) team up to present THE GUYS, a play written in the wake of the World Trade Center attack, that is remarkably relevant to a…

Albany Civic Theater Announces 2018-2019 Season

Albany Civic Theater is pleased to announce our 2018-2019 season: The Gingerbread Lady by Neil Simon Directed by Gary Hoffmann September 7 – 23, 2018 Through wit and humor, Simon creates a tragically sympathetic portrait of a talented woman undone by her own fears and excesses. Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed…