REVIEW: “The Roommate” at Albany Civic Theater

by Dan Mayer In her director’s note, Albany’s own Benita Zahn describes Jen Silverman’s The Roommate as “a play about trust, change and crafting a life we want.” It’s also a play about a modern day Odd Couple with “women of a certain age,” but Albany Civic Theater‘s production has…

Harbinger Theatre Receives Three Nominations for Berkshire Theatre Awards

Albany, NY (10/13/25)–Harbinger Theatre is thrilled to receive its first three nominations from the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association for their production of Deep Blue Sound by Abe Koogler which ran at Steamer No 10 Theatre from 9/12-9/21. The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association is in their 9th year of honoring and celebrating the excellence…

Harbinger Theatre Presents “Deep Blue Sound”

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…

Preview Showcase Benefitting CRFT & Hubbard Hall

Preview ShowcaseHubbard Hall25 E Main StCambridge, NY 12816Sunday, February 162pmhubbardhall.app.neoncrm.com Featuring: James Alexander, Kelly Blitz, Kathleen Carey, Maureen Cossey, Sydney Davis, Cecelia Gray, Elizabeth Helmer, Ken Klapp, Andrew Matthews, Elizabeth Parish, Scott Payne, Patrick Quinn, Pierre Radimak, Tom Riley, Lauren Risley, R’ville Stage Creations, David Skeele, Gail Sparlin, Jeffrey Stubits,…

2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Award Winners Announced

The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were presented on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. Presenters included J. Peter Bergman, Paul Sugarman, Mark G. Auerbach, and Berkshire on Stage critics Macey G. Levin, Barbara Waldinger, and Paula…

Curtain Call Theatre Presents “Red Maple”

Latham, NY — Curtain Call Theatre is presenting Red Maple by David Bunce and directed by Patricia Bunce. Red Maple explores the trials and tribulations of two mid-life couples who grapple with empty nest syndrome and their changed expectations of each other in a humorous and heart-warming play. David Bunce is a local Playwright,…

REVIEW: “Sweat” at Capital Repertory Theatre

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The suffering working class, inequities in pay between the haves and have-nots, lack of vocational mobility, drug and alcohol abuse, and racism all play critical roles in Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning play appearing at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, New York. Confronted with the…