by Jess Hoffman Will Kempe’s Players is a relatively new theater company to the New York Capital District. They specialize in bare-bones, low-tech Shakespeare and perform at various community centers. Their style brings to mind the travelling performers and street performers of Shakespeare’s era. Because Will Kempe’s Players is so…
In March 2026, Will Kempe’s Players will bring a unique version of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” toselect Capital District locations. Company member Dan Smirlock has pared this shortest ofShakespeare’s tragedies into a roughly-90-minute roller coaster through the Macbeths’ fierce love,their usurpation of the Scottish throne, and their demise. According to Smirlock, his…
Creative Action Unlimited (CAU)‘s fall mainstage production uses narrative myth, adventure and shared storytelling to explore how “we see the world not as it is, but as we are.” The tale invites the audience to join the characters of Frick and Frack as they navigate a series of challenges on their way…
Step inside. Fall into our stories. Live the last before the last. We are all made of the same cosmic dust. We exist in cycles of order and disorder, exchanging energy. But, like the dying embers of a fire, the last drink of a long night, or the eventual burnout…
