There’s an old theater saying that an actor who overdoes it is “chewing the scenery.” In Catskill Mountain Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” however, little is more diverting than watching the actors play with the furniture. What begins as a deceptively calm living-room play, with strong whiffs of Chekhov, quickly gives way to something almost […]
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Hunter
Hunter-Tannersville Students Share Title Role in “Matilda the Musical”
Two Hunter-Tannersville students will share the title role in “Matilda the Musical,” which opens Thursday, July 2, at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville. The musical, based on the 1988 Roald Dahl novel, will be staged at 6 p.m. Thursday, followed by performances at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, and a […]
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Hunter
Catskill Mountain Shakespeare Takes ‘Hamlet’ Into Its Final Weekend
Catskill Mountain Shakespeare’s spring tour of “Hamlet” will close this weekend, capping an expanded run that brought Shakespeare to schools and community venues across the Catskills and Hudson Valley. Now in its third year, the company’s community tour has grown from 14 stops in 2024 to 23 this spring, including 13 schools and 10 public […]
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Saugerties
Arm-of-the-Sea Theater Sets Sail for Waterfront Wednesdays in Saugerties
Arm-of-the-Sea puppeteers are gearing up for Waterfront Wednesday performances at Tidewater Center, the 19th-century paper mill that it’s turning into an ecological and cultural hub. “From Rags to Riches: Stories of a Saugerties Paper Mill” kicks off at 6 p.m. on July 2 with pre-show activities that include arts and crafts, and visits to the […]
