Review By Joe Eriole Even the most beautiful things in our midst can fall prey to the curse of the familiar. This may be especially true where the wondrous thing seems to have been with us forever, and we observe it from a vantage point obscured by the false certainty of the modern world. Charles…
The Snow Queen – Ancram Opera House
Review by Joe Eriole In the modern era, many have come to the unfortunate conclusion that the supernatural is nothing more than that which science has not yet, but inevitably will, explain. "The Snow Queen" reminds us that for most of human history, the supernatural was understood to be real and ever-present. And, in the…
The Crucible – The New Deal Creative Arts Center
Review By erin hebert Atmosphere was the first thing you noticed about New Deal Creative Arts Center’s production of The Crucible. The Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church in Staatsburg, where the production was staged, is foreboding as you drive up to it. Proud Roman columns stand guard outside, backlit in stark white light, and there’s even (presumably for…
The Women – CenterStage Productions at The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck
Review by Erin Hebert The CenterStage Production of The Women, directed by Lisa Lynds and produced by Lou Trapani, delivers a rare insight into the lives of the most glamorous, wealthy, and miserable socialites of Manhattan—and each quip and catty comment is an absolute delight. The Clare Boothe Luce play, which first opened on Broadway in…
PREVIEW: The Crucible – The New Deal Creative Arts Center
The New Deal Creative Arts, a non-profit performing arts group based in Hyde Park, offers a gripping rendition of Arthur Miller’s 1953 drama, The Crucible. The play opens this Friday, November 8, and runs for two weekends. Written by Wendy Urban-Mead In the spring of 1692 in present-day Danvers, Massachusetts, began a series of events…
REVIEW: Sweeney Todd – The Two of Us Productions/RARE Inc.
Review by Tamara Cacchione Many did indeed "attend the tale of Sweeney Todd," in the beautiful Taconic Hills Auditorium up in Claverack, NY. This bold and elegant production, produced by The Two of Us Productions and The Roving Actors’ Repertory Ensemble was a captivating and moving theater experience in a busy regional theater season.…
Tough Topics and A Powerful Reading
Article by Tamara Cacchione & Joe Eriole A New Work by a Local Playwright Leaves its First Audience Moved and Intrigued A sold-out crowd of theater-goers mingled over wine and cheese at the Clove Creek Dinner Theater on the last Sunday evening of September. As the audience found their seats, Louisa Vilardi thanked them for…
