When I think back to the stand-out theater of this year, three shows come to mind. Two plays are familiar; one is brand new. Centuries, a theatrical concert developed by Kate Douglas, Matthew Dean Marsh and Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez at the Summer Play Lab at Ancram Center for the Arts, brings…
Following a Summer Play Lab residency, musical collaborators Kate Douglas, Matthew Dean Marsh, and Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez return to the Ancram Center in the world premiere of Centuries, their theatrical concert that follows an Ohio family over two generations as a son retrieves and pieces together fragments from his mother’s life. Told entirely through innovative choral music…
Afro-Indigenous singer/songwriter Martha Redbone and her collaborator/husband Aaron Whitby will bring a work-in-progress showing of their new theater project CONVERSATIONS to the Ancram Center for the Arts on Sunday, August. 4, at 4pm. This new piece was developed from intimate conversation with Native American elders and family members who have been in…
Summer Play Lab, now in its fifth season at Ancram Center for the Arts, offers theater artists space, production support, and a budget to develop and present new works. This year’s second Summer Play Lab showing will be a first-look production on July 7 at 4pm of Centuries, an immersive concert collaboration from Matthew Dean…
Author Patricia Van Tassel will lead free community workshop June 13 Ancram Center for the Arts’ Summer Play Lab, now in its fifth year, offers theater artists space, production support, and a budget to develop and present new works. This season’s first presentation will be a staged reading of The Last Day of…
Ancram Center for the Arts today announced its 2024 season, an eclectic mix of productions and collaborations that will feature three new works developed during Ancram Center’s Summer Play Lab residencies; “Downtown Upstate,” a alternative performance festival bringing the best of NYC downtown theatre artists to the Hudson Valley; Nick…
Continuing its 2023 focus on incubating and growing new artistic work, Ancram Opera House (AOH) will present a double-bill of innovative works-in-progress by Hudson Valley-based artists Seth McNeill and Emily Rubin. Performances will be at Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, on Sunday, July 9th at 4pm. Tickets are $20, or…
Summer Play Lab Residents Emily Rubin and Seth McNeill will conduct writing workshops for area residents Ancram Opera House will offer two writing workshops led by Summer Play Lab artists Emily Rubin (Cancer Cabaret) and Seth McNeill (Bullet). The workshops are free, but space is limited, and registration is required.…
