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…
Jam-packed festival schedule puts the Capital Region center stage as a great place to love theatre your whole life long, with a variety of performances, workshops, and more, most of which are free for the public to enjoy. ALBANY, NY – The Capital Region Festival of Theatre (CRFT) will be…
(ALBANY, NY) Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, the long-time Producing Artistic Director of Albany’s Capital Repertory Theatre, has announced her plans to step down at the end of 2025. She has been working with theREP’s board and staff at Proctors Collaborative in the search for her replacement and to ensure a smooth transition.…
Albany, NY – January 1, 2025 – Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its first musical production, the upcoming second show in its 2024-2025 season: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Music by Stephen Flaherty. February 6 – 16, 2025 at Capital Repertory…
VALLEY SONG A Play in Partnership with Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY By Athol Fugard • Directed by Jean-Remy Monnay November 15-24, 2024 at Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main Street in Cambridge NY Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 2:00 pm This is the moving story of…
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…
by Jess Hoffman To close out their season, Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York is producing a collection of one-acts, playfully titled One Act Jamboree. The one common thread among these plays is that they showcase, in one way or another, the Black experience. Many of these plays are…
