by Barbara Waldinger Sometimes a performer leaves such an indelible impression in the interpretation of a character that it’s hard to accept another actor in the role.  That seemed to be the case for the dual roles of Ethel and Norman Thayer in Ernest Thompson’s ON GOLDEN POND. How…
by Macey Levin Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, New York, has produced a play that is complicated, controversial and intriguing. The American premiere of “Red Like Fruit” by Hannah Moscovitch is off-beat in its staging by Margo Whitcomb, and its subject matter… domestic violence, sexual abuse and trauma.  The…
by Macey Levin Mary Jane is a single mother with a two and-a-half year old son, Alex, who has cerebral palsy, frequent seizures and difficulty breathing. She is the central charter In Amy Herzog’s “Mary Jane” receiving a compelling nd beautifully acted production at Catskill, New York;’s Bridge Street Theatre.…
BRIDGE STREET THEATRE PRESENTSAmy Herzog’s Poignant, All-Female Ensemble Drama That Will Break Your Heart and Lift Your Spirit “MARY JANE”CATSKILL, NEW YORK – May 22 – June 1, 2025 – Bridge Street Theatre, one of the Hudson Valley’s most adventurous regional theatres, proudly presents *Obie* and *New York Drama Critics’…
Catskill, NY – April 17-27, 2025 – Bridge Street Theatre is thrilled to present Polishing Shakespeare, a razor-sharp, high-stakes battle between art and commerce, penned by acclaimed playwright Brian Dykstra and directed by Bridge Street Theatre Artistic Director, John Sowle. This critically lauded satire “delivered entirely in iambic pentameter” will…
by Macey Levin Written by Scott Carter, the full name of this play is The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord. These three titans find themselves locked in a room somewhere in the Hereafter. The room is furnished with three chairs, a table that…
An American, an Englishman, and a Russian walk into?hey, stop me if you’ve heard this one. Coming to Catskill November 14-24, 2024, the closing production in Bridge Street Theatre‘s 10th Anniversary Season – Scott Carter’s outrageous comedy “The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord”.…
by Macey Levin In 1879 the Connecticut Legislature enacted a law, promulgated by P.T. Barnum, a member of that body, outlawing the use of any type of contraceptive device by anyone, male or female. In 1954 Estelle Griswold became the executive director of the Planned Parenthood of Connecticut that only…
