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: Harbinger Theatre’s “Swing State” at SLCA

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…

Harbinger Wins Two Berkies for “Deep Blue Sound”

(Pittsfield, MA) the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association held the Ninth Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards (the Berkies) at Zion Lutheran Church and Harbinger, the small community theater in Albany, NY was nominated for three awards and won two on the week that they are opening their 18th Capital Region premiere. The…

Harbinger Theatre Receives Three Nominations for Berkshire Theatre Awards

Albany, NY (10/13/25)–Harbinger Theatre is thrilled to receive its first three nominations from the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association for their production of Deep Blue Sound by Abe Koogler which ran at Steamer No 10 Theatre from 9/12-9/21. The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association is in their 9th year of honoring and celebrating the excellence…

Harbinger Theatre Seeks Sound & Lighting Tech

Harbinger Theatre is seeking a Board Op to run our sound and light cues on QLab for our production of Swing State directed by Brian Sheldon. Lighting design by Laura Darling, sound design by Shaya Reyes. No experience necessary, plenty of instruction available. Needed for dry tech 11/8 through closing 11/23. 7…

Harbinger Theatre Closes 4th Season with “Swing State”

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…

Harbinger Theatre Announces Auditions for “Swing State”

Harbinger Theatre presents Swing State by Rebecca Gilman Directed by Brian Sheldon Performance venue: Sand Lake Center for the Arts Performance Dates: 11/14-11/23/25 Audition dates: August 10 & 11 Signup 6:30pm Auditions 7:00pm Story:Recently widowed, Peg tends to the 40 acres of native prairie that rises behind her rural Wisconsin home. Her…

Harbinger Theatre Announces 2025 Season

Harbinger Theatre is thrilled to announce our 2025 season, which includes four more Capital Region Premieres bringing Harbinger’s total of premieres to 18 in 4 years, featuring a bold lineup of plays that tackle love, loss, and the divides of our time. The season opens with Bryna Turner’s “At The…