Community Calendar

Mary Jane, Amy Herzog’s luminous and heart-rending portrait of motherhood and resilience, takes the stage at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY, from May 22 to June 1. This quietly extraordinary play tells the story of a single mother caring for her chronically ill child, supported by a makeshift network of women who become her lifeline. With humor, warmth, and unflinching honesty, Herzog’s script is brought vividly to life by a stellar all-female cast performing multiple roles. Directed by Zoya Kachadurian, with design by Carmen Borgia, John Sowle, and Michelle Rogers, Mary Jane is a powerful exploration of what it means to survive and stay hopeful in the face of overwhelming odds. Performances Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets $30, students $16. More information at BridgeSt.org.

Mary Jane, Amy Herzog’s luminous and heart-rending portrait of motherhood and resilience, takes the stage at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY, from May 22 to June 1. This quietly extraordinary play tells the story of a single mother caring for her chronically ill child, supported by a makeshift network of women who become her lifeline. With humor, warmth, and unflinching honesty, Herzog’s script is brought vividly to life by a stellar all-female cast performing multiple roles. Directed by Zoya Kachadurian, with design by Carmen Borgia, John Sowle, and Michelle Rogers, Mary Jane is a powerful exploration of what it means to survive and stay hopeful in the face of overwhelming odds. Performances Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets $30, students $16. More information at BridgeSt.org.

Mary Jane, Amy Herzog’s luminous and heart-rending portrait of motherhood and resilience, takes the stage at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY, from May 22 to June 1. This quietly extraordinary play tells the story of a single mother caring for her chronically ill child, supported by a makeshift network of women who become her lifeline. With humor, warmth, and unflinching honesty, Herzog’s script is brought vividly to life by a stellar all-female cast performing multiple roles. Directed by Zoya Kachadurian, with design by Carmen Borgia, John Sowle, and Michelle Rogers, Mary Jane is a powerful exploration of what it means to survive and stay hopeful in the face of overwhelming odds. Performances Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets $30, students $16. More information at BridgeSt.org.

Mary Jane, Amy Herzog’s luminous and heart-rending portrait of motherhood and resilience, takes the stage at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY, from May 22 to June 1. This quietly extraordinary play tells the story of a single mother caring for her chronically ill child, supported by a makeshift network of women who become her lifeline. With humor, warmth, and unflinching honesty, Herzog’s script is brought vividly to life by a stellar all-female cast performing multiple roles. Directed by Zoya Kachadurian, with design by Carmen Borgia, John Sowle, and Michelle Rogers, Mary Jane is a powerful exploration of what it means to survive and stay hopeful in the face of overwhelming odds. Performances Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets $30, students $16. More information at BridgeSt.org.

Comedian Chris Lamberth (SF Sketchfest, NY Comedy Festival) records his new stand-up special with hilarious stories and pop culture references! With a special appearance by Shalewa Sharpe (Vulture)!

Don't miss comedian Chris Lamberth (SF Sketchfest, NY Comedy Festival)'s album/special recording!

With his sharp wit, relatable humor, and dynamic storytelling, Chris is set to deliver a performance that will leave you laughing long after the show. Join us for a night of comedy brilliance as Chris takes the stage to capture the magic live. Be part of the audience and witness the next big moment in comedy! With a special appearance by Shalewa Sharpe (Vulture)!

Applications for the Sandglass Theater’s Summer Intensive Training Program are open now through May 1st. Intensive Dates are: July 6 - 20, 2025.

Applicants for the 2025 Summer Intensive training will select a focus track of Building, Performance or Directing. Participants will spend mornings as a whole ensemble developing common vocabulary through warm-ups, breath training and puppet animation/manipulation class. After lunch participants split into their tracks in puppet construction, puppetry performance or directing for puppet theater. In addition to daily classes, students will spend their evenings working on collaborative compositions in small ensembles, which will be presented at the end of the training.

Classes are scheduled five and a half days per week. Parallel lessons of morning training and focused afternoon tracks provide a strong foundation for participants to apply to their own work. Participants will have evening access to work spaces.

The objective of this training program is to:

*Inspire artists to understand and experience the strong potential of puppetry as a form of ensemble-based
theater

*Learn foundational techniques of giving life to inanimate objects in solo and collaborative processes

*Enjoy being in a creative process with a group of peers to develop compositions that are specific to the
medium of puppetry

Sandglass teaches a method of puppet performance that has been developed over 30 years of workshops around the world. Morning training will be led by Eric Bass (Co-Founder), Shoshana Bass (Artistic Director), and Amanda Maddock (Sandglass Associate Artist). Applicants must select a first choice and second choice for the afternoon track. We will do our best to accommodate your first choice.

We are offering at least one US-based BIPOC scholarship which will be awarded on a first come first serve basis. Applicants who are interested in being considered for this scholarship will be able to indicate so in their application. The scholarship covers tuition, housing and evening weekday meals; the student is responsible for their travel, personal meals and all other expenses.

Applications can be accessed at sandglasstheater.org