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…
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…
REVIEW: “In the Next Room” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Sierra Pasquale Schenectady Civic Players’ production of In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) approaches Sarah Ruhl’s quietly subversive comedy with clear affection…
REVIEW: “Fuddy Meers” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer A play that aggravates spellcheckers and invites the question “Wait, what’s it called?”, David Lindsay-Abaire’s Fuddy Meers is an absurd comedy with…
REVIEW: “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer The name Stephen Adly Guirgis may sound familiar to theatergoers in the capital region. He graduated from SUNY Albany, and Harbinger Theatre…
REVIEW: “The Pillowman” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer Does anyone have the right to say what a writer can and can’t write about? The Pillowman doesn’t really answer this question,…
REVIEW: “On Golden Pond” at Albany Civic Theater
After opening its season with Maggie May in collaboration with Harbinger Theater, Albany Civic Theater’s 2024-2025 season continues with Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond. On…
REVIEW: “Chapter Two” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Jessica Hoffman I must admit I’m a sucker for a comedy–a Neil Simon comedy all the moreso. Schenectady Civic Players’ current production, Chapter Two,…