Apr 02 Tuesday
Staged reading of a play in progress. Written by Amina Henry. Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs. Featuring UAlbany Theatre Program students.
Workers at an independent video store in a college town in the late 1990s navigate sexual politics and the weirdness of life as 20-somethings. When it becomes clear that Julian has had sex with fellow employees Nora, Sam, and Lucy, the previously “chill” atmosphere at Red Door Video reaches a boiling point. As TITANIC plays endlessly on the TVs, these workers will either sink or swim.
Little Rapes: Staged reading of a play in progress7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2Arena Theatre, UAlbany Performing Arts Center1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222 Free and open to the public.https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/littlerapes
Presented by the UAlbany Theatre Program and the Jarka and Grayce Burian Endowment in collaboration with the NYS Writers Institute.
Apr 04 Thursday
The New Play Reading Series presents Where the Stilled Wind Blew by Claire Trivax, MA ’24.
Numa leaves their polluted, dying world for the evergreen, untouched valley of Ap’noa. They are the first human to enter Ap’noa after a cataclysmic event 500 years ago wiped out all of the people. In their quest to discover what happened and find a solution to their world’s problems, Numa will have to come to terms with their own tumultuous past. Free and open to the public.
Critics called it “Breathtaking”, “A work of art”, “Shatteringly good”, and “Essential viewing”. And now, Bridge Street Theatre’s acclaimed 2023 production of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” returns to Catskill for eight more performances April 4-13. One of just a handful of undisputed classics of the American stage, BST presents Williams’ moving remembrance of family ties, lost dreams, and shattered illusions incorporating elements from Williams’ original, pre-production draft of the script, and utilizing the incidental music composed for the initial production by author and composer Paul Bowles. The production is directed by BST Associate Artist Steven Patterson, with Leigh Strimbeck as Amanda Wingfield, Taylor Congdon as her daughter Laura, Brett Mack as her son Tom, and Russell Sperberg as gentleman caller Jim O’Connor. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the theatre’s website at bridgest.org/glass-menagerie-2024/. Re-discover the magic of one of the most moving plays in the American canon in this stunning revival production.
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Apr 13 Saturday
The Smith College Department of Music presents the 2024 Iva Dee Hiatt Memorial Concert. The Smith College Glee Club and Alumnae Chorus present a concert featuring excerpts from Folk Songs of the Four Seasons by Ralph Vaughan Williams and the local premiere of Lullaby for Ukraine by Victoria Fraser ‘10. Jonathan Hirsh and Paige Graham conduct. Free and open to the public.