All Are Invited to Shakespeare’s Birthday Party at the Albany Barn

Shakespeare’s Birthday Party! Wednesday, April 23 from 6:30-9:30 pm at The Albany Barn, 56 Second Avenue, Albany NY Who’s turning 561?!? He’s fresher than ever! Come get your Bard on and celebrate Big Willie’s birthday with all the theatre lovers who don’t have rehearsal and help raise funds for the…

Harbinger Presents a Love Letter to The Theatre Community

ALBANY – Harbinger Theatre closes its third season with “Into the Breeches!” by George Brant, directed by Lauren D’Annibale at The Albany Barn. This will be the Harbinger debut of seven new actors and the director’s first time directing. Our play about women taking a position of power for the first time, opens…

REVIEW: Bunbury Players’ “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds”

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss “Atom…what a beautiful word.” The play opens with a sensitive adolescent, Tillie Hunsdorfer (Olivia Stickles) rhapsodizing about her love of science and all the magic and mystery it encompasses. Immersed in science and experiments, and caring for her pet rabbit, Peter, she escapes from her miserable, angry,…

REVIEW: Harbinger Theatre’s “Mrs. Packard” at The Albany Barn

by Jess Hoffman Harbinger Theater brings yet another regional premier to the New York Capital District with Mrs. Packard at The Albany Barn. Mrs. Packard tells the story of the real life Elizabeth Packard, who was sent to an insane asylum by her husband for disagreements over religion. The ensuing…

Harbinger Theatre Closes Out 2023 Season with “Mrs. Packard” by Emily Mann

ALBANY, N.Y. – From the theater that brought you the world premiere of “Custom Cuts” by Brian Sheldon, we now present you with “Mrs. Packard” by Emily Mann, making it our 11th consecutive debut to the Capital Region! Close out your year with the Harbinger crew with our last show of…

Harbinger Announces Four Plays in Four Theatres for 2024

ALBANY (Oct 31)-While still celebrating their most successful season yet, Harbinger Theatre has announced an ambitious season of Capital Region Premieres and rarely seen or available plays by four playwrights yet to be produced by the company in four different venues throughout the Capital Region with two new directors joining…

REVIEW: Harbinger Theatre’s “Custom Cuts” at The Albany Barn

by Jess Hoffman Harbinger Theatre has brought many regional premiers to the Albany Capital District, 10 in arow, to be precise. But right now, Harbinger is showing a world premier of a play written bySchenectady local and regional theater personality Brian Sheldon. Staged at The Albany Barn,Custom Cuts is an…

 Harbinger Theatre Brings World Premiere of “Custom Cuts” to the Captial Region

ALBANY- Harbinger Theatre will bring our 10th consecutive Capital Region Premiere, “Custom Cuts,” a World Premiere written by Brian Sheldon to The Albany Barn in September. It is helmed by Director Angela Ryan-Ledtke and Assistant Director, Olivia Walton, both long-time members of the Harbinger family, now making their directorial debuts.…