After a fulfilling theater season of seeing close to 50 plays, musicals, and staged readings, I have walked away with some impressive highlights which have stayed with me. How fortunate to live in an area rich with gifted playwrights and talented performers, not to mention the able staff and crew…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss What better way to spend a gorgeous August evening in the scenic fields of Ancramdale than seeing three wonderful short plays? For the third year, Ancram Center for the Arts has treated its audience to this Plein Air experience, with the audience not finding out the location…
Ancram Center for the Arts announced the return of its Plein Air Plays, a triptych of short plays performed outdoors. First produced during COVID in 2021, the series has become a popular biennial event: audiences travel by car to different locations where the setting becomes one of the characters. This…
by Macey Levin For the adventurous theatregoer, artistic directors, Jeffrey Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi, have created bold and provocative theatre experiences at the Ancram Opera House in Ancram, New York. Their programming is varied including full-length productions, acting and writing workshops, readings of off-beat materials, They also sponsor community-member involvement…
Ancram Opera House will cap its 2023 Summer Season with three captivating new works written for specific outdoor sites in bucolic Ancram, NY. Audiences will travel between locations to experience these self-contained plays in immersive environments that enhance their stories. The Plein Air Play series runs Thursday through Sunday, Aug 10-13 &…
Ancram Opera House seeks two actors for upcoming production of “Summer,” a one-act play (approximate run time of 20 minutes) being presented as part of The Plein Air Plays, a series featuring three short plays staged in outdoor site specific locations. Synopsis: An elderly couple, sitting under a canopy of…
by Barbara Waldinger Imagine a team of two producers, co-directors of a tiny gem of an opera house located in the small town of Ancram, New York, tackling the logistical feat of staging three short, site- specific plays, performed simultaneously in residents’ yards and on a baseball field, whose spectators…
Ancram Opera House presents its theatrical production of the summer, The Plein Air Plays, featuring three original short plays staged at three secret, site-specific locations near the Ancram Opera House. The performances take place August 13th at 5pm & 6p, August 14-15th at 4pm, 5pm, and 6pm. The Plein Air…
