by Macey Levin Rudi, A young German man, watches his life fall apart as he learns of his father’s past. The results of this knowledge is exacerbated when he falls in love with Sarah, a Jewish-American. These relationships are at the core of the brilliant production of East of Berlin…
Play Two of Bridge Street Theatre‘s 2023 SeasonMay 25 – June 4 EAST OF BERLINby Hannah Moscovitch (Regional Premiere) Directed by Margo WhitcombSets and Lights by John SowleCostumes by Michelle RogersProduction Stage Manager – Kiara Vedovino With Kara Arena, Orlando Grant, JD Scalzo Our “Holiday for Misfits” season continues with the…
by Jess Hoffman When I sat down to see Bridge Street Theatre’s world premier of Rude Mechanics, I was immediately intrigued by the set. In the dimness of the unlit stage, there appeared to be a giant alligator head in the center of the stage and off to one side…
Hang on tight! The Hudson Valley’s award-winning Bridge Street Theatre is about to launch its 2023 Subscription Season, “A Holiday for Misfits”, with the world premiere of a hilarious new comedy from actor/director/playwright Eric Hissom. “Rude Mechanics’ comes to BST’s Priscilla Mainstage, located at 44 West Bridge Street in the…
by Barbara Waldinger The Lion in Winter, James Goldman’s 1966 Broadway play, contains a unique mix of historical and contemporary elements. Though the year is 1183 and the place is Henry II’s castle in Chinon, France, it’s the story of a dysfunctional family, squabbling over which of his three sons…
“Well, what family doesn’t have its ups and downs?” Merry Christmas, 1183! King Henry II has just released his estranged wife Eleanor from prison so that the entire back-stabbing royal family can spend the holiday together. He’s getting on in years and a succession plan needs to be mapped out.…
by Barbara Waldinger In describing Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, director Margo Whitcomb refers to “the common and overused device of an older celebrity professor and a young female student.” What makes this play unique is that Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch has written it from the male point of…
“And a dim image came to him. It was of a girl in a red coat…” Rehearsals are currently under way in Catskill for the second play in Bridge Street Theatre’s 2022 Fall Mainstage Season. The U.S. premiere of Hannah Moscovitch’s award-winning “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes” will be…
