by Dan Mayer A name like Tennessee Williams can seem larger than life, preceded by a huge reputation and a world-renowned body of work, but even Tennessee was once simply Tom. Harbinger Theatre‘s production of A Distant Country Called Youth paints a portrait of Williams before his success, and it’s…
FISHER CENTER LAB Suddenly Last Summer Fisher Center LAB Civis Hope Commission/World Premiere Music by Courtney BryanLibretto by Gideon Lester and Daniel Fish based on the play by Tennessee WilliamsDirected by Daniel FishMusic Direction and Supervision by Nathan Koci June 25 – July 19 A thrilling new opera based on Tennessee…
ALBANY, NY — Harbinger Theater’s fifth season is starting off strong with our first one-man show, A Distant Country Called Youth by Steve Lawson — adapted from the early letters of Tennessee Williams, one of America’s greatest playwrights and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. This is Harbinger’s 20th production…
ALBANY, NY — After winning two Berkie Awards and landing on four “Best of 2025” lists, Harbinger Theatre returns with big things in 2026! As we enter our fifth full season, we’re proud to present four Capital Region premieres, fulfilling a mission the theater has championed since day one. Three…
HARBINGER ‘26 Show #1 A Distant Country Called Youth By Steve Lawson Adapted from the early letters of Tennessee Williams With Patrick White Directed by Linda Shirey Stage Managed by Kathryn Capalbo The Mopco Improv Theatre 4/23-5/3 Spanning the twenty five years from boyhood to the opening of “The Glass…
Today we are announcing five of the eight full-scale productions that will take place across four different stages this summer, beginning July 17. Casting details, Pop-up Events, Installations, Third Places (opportunities to gather, eat, and reflect), and the remaining Core Programming, will be announced later this spring.
My favorite plays come from the smaller theatres within our scope of activity: Ancram Center for the Arts offered Constellations directed by Jeffrey Mousseau featuring Andrus Nicholls and Drew Ledbetter. The play moves back andf forth in time. The artistry of Mousseau, Nichols and Ledbetter gave depth to the characters’ conflicts and…
by Macey Levin Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, New York, presented Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie in October of last year. Their last weekend, with three sold out houses, was canceled due to an outbreak of Covid. They have revived the production for the first two weekends in April. I…
