10. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Sand Lake Center for the Arts Sand Lake Center for the Arts’s fall production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was impossible not to love. The adult cast portrayed the adolescent characters with humor and sincerity. Allison McArdle Avery’s…
by Jess Hoffman Harbinger Theatre has made a name for themselves in the New York Capital Region as a small volunteer theater company bringing lesser-known, hard-hitting plays by up-and-coming playwrights to the area. Their latest production of Swing State by Rebecca Gilman is currently playing at Sand Lake Center for…
ALBANY, NY – Harbinger Theatre will close its fourth season with Swing State by Pulitzer Prize finalist, Rebecca Gilman, and directed by Brian Sheldon. Swing State marks Harbinger’s 18th Capital Region premiere. It might also amazingly be the Capital Region premiere of Gilman, who has been one of the most esteemed playwrights…
Latham, NY — Curtain Call Theatre is presenting Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton in an all new adaptation by Steven Dietz. This play is Directed by Curtain Call Resident Director Steve Fletcher. Based on Hamilton’s 1939 play and the subsequent film adaptation starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, Dietz takes us to 1880’s Victorian England…
by Jess Hoffman Harbinger Theater has made a splash in the area by producing Capital Region premiers of fresh, new, unexplored plays. Their latest production, Maggie May (currently playing at Albany Civic Theater) is no exception; it is the United States premier of a play about aging and dementia originally…
ALBANY – Harbinger Theater will continue our third season with its 13th Capital Region premiere, presenting “Maggie May” by Frances Poet. This production will not only be a local premiere, but will also mark the play’s debut in the United States! Directed by Chris Foster, this play will be a co-production with Albany Civic…
by Dan Mayer Steven Carl McCasland is a writer on a mission. As his bio puts it, he is “dedicated to telling the stories of remarkable women and their contributions throughout history.” Circle Theatre Players‘ production of his play Little Wars presents a rare treat, a chance to see an…
by Jess Hoffman Harbinger Theater brings yet another regional premier to the New York Capital District with Mrs. Packard at The Albany Barn. Mrs. Packard tells the story of the real life Elizabeth Packard, who was sent to an insane asylum by her husband for disagreements over religion. The ensuing…
