REVIEW: “The Seafarer” at Schenectady Civic Players

by Dan Mayer Just on the heels of St. Patrick’s Day, Schenectady Civic Players feature award-winning Irish playwright Conor McPherson with their latest production. The Seafarer is a dark comedy about a struggling alcoholic with a guilty conscience surrounded by heavy drinkers at Christmastime, but there may be more dark…

Schenectady Civic Players Continues 98th season “The Seafarer”

Schenectady Civic Players continues its 98th season on March 20–29, 2026, with The Seafarer, the Tony-nominated drama by Conor McPherson, directed by Tony Pallone. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (March 20–22) and Wednesday–Sunday (March 25–29). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8:00 PM, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 PM, and Sunday matinees…

Schenectady Civic Players Present “The Seafarer”

Schenectady Civic Players continues its 98th season on March 20–29, 2026, with The Seafarer, the Tony-nominated drama by Conor McPherson, directed by Tony Pallone. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (March 20–22) and Wednesday–Sunday (March 25–29). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8:00 PM, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 PM, and Sunday matinees…

REVIEW: “Tintypes” at the Ghent Playhouse

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2007 Tintypes is a pleasant little revue of music from the turn of the 20th century. If you have only a passing knowledge of those fascinating decades of American history between the Civil War and World War I, this show will strike you as a…

REVIEW: “Wait Until Dark” at the Ghent Playhouse

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2007 “You’re nothing without meWithout me you’re nothing at all”-David Zippel City of Angels The character who sings these lyrics is a writer, and he is singing them to his fictional creation. That the fictional creation sings back proves that this is the land…