Sand Lake Center for the Arts Announces Auditions for “The Wolves”

The Wolves By Sarah DeLappeDirected by Siobhan SheaAssistant Directed by Thom Ingram Show dates: June 5, 6, 12, 13 at 7:30 p.m. and June 7 & 14 at 2:30 p.m. Audition dates: Sunday, March 22 at 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.Monday, March 23 at  6:30-8:30 p.m. potential Callbacks (as needed) after 3/23 Audition location:…

Favorites of 2025: Jess Hoffman

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…

REVIEW: “The Girl on the Train” at Schenectady Civic Players

by Dan Mayer Author Paula Hawkins’ novel The Girl on the Train became an international best-seller, as well as a 2016film starring Emily Blunt, before being adapted for the stage. Schenectady Civic Players‘ production takes off like a speeding locomotive, but audiences may be in for a bumpy ride. The…

REVIEW: Harbinger Theatre’s “Between Riverside and Crazy” at the Albany Civic Theater

by Jess Hoffman Two years ago, I reviewed Harbinger Theatre’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis and was delighted with the heartfelt dark comedy. This weekend, I saw Harbinger’s production of another Stephen Adly Guirgis play titled Between Riverside and Crazy. I can’t say I was quite…

Creative Action Unlimited Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Troy, NY – Over the past decade, Creative Action Unlimited (CAU) has produced over 15 original stage and film productions rooted in social justice, community storytelling and creative resistance. On Sunday, July 13, CAU will be holding its 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St., Troy, NY,…

Harbinger Theatre Presents “Between Riverside and Crazy”

ALBANY, NY — Harbinger Theatre brings you their 17th production and 16th Capital Region Premiere with “Between Riverside and Crazy” by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Patrick White. Guirgis, a graduate from UAlbany, is the first playwright they’ve produced twice after their hugely successful  “The Motherf***ker with the Hat” at…

REVIEW: “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” at Albany Civic Theater

by Sierra Pasquale In this smart, self-aware, and sharp-edged production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Albany Civic Theater, the audience is treated to an evening that is as thought-provoking as it is laugh-out-loud funny. Anchored by two outstanding lead performances and brought to life with inventive…