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…
by Sierra Pasquale Schenectady Civic Players‘ production of A Perfect Ganesh aims for spiritual resonance but lands squarely in the realm of cultural insensitivity. Terrence McNally’s 1993 play, centered on two American women seeking healing in India, is inherently a product of its time; a period when Western narratives often…
by Dan Mayer The medium of live theater is often at its best when it allows us to step away from the familiar, or to witness different perspectives that shed new light on familiar experiences. But there are many ways to tell a compelling story, and there are no rules…
For two weekends, starting on Friday, April 19th, Home Made Theater will present The Humans, written by Stephan Karam. Winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play, The Humans is filled with equal parts humor and hurt. Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s…
For two weekends, starting on Friday, October 27, Home Made Theater will present the Tony Award winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is the story of middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia, who share a home in Bucks…
On Friday, May 19th at 7:30, and Saturday, May 20th at 1:00, Home Made Theater’s Youth Conservatory will present Mean Girls Jr. at the Saratoga City Center. Based on the 2004 film, this musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond…
