The Rooted Voyageurs are doing three performances of their production, The Witching Hour, on October 15 and 16.
The Rooted Voyageurs are doing three performances of their production, The Witching Hour, on October 15 and 16.
The veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is thinning, when a witch comes to communicate with the dead about a local tragedy, more is revealed than meets the eye. Join The Rooted Voyageurs for their production of The Witching Hour. The Witch (Devante Owens) will tell a chilling story inspired by local lore about the Hoosac Tunnel, written by Luke Haskell. Following the performance, there will be a spooky open mic! Put your name in a hat and be chosen to tell a story of your own.
The performance will run 45 minutes (followed by the open mic) and is free to the public. Seating is limited and on a first come first serve basis.
The Rooted Voyageurs is a theater company, founded by Devante Owens (Artistic Director) and Zoe Wohlfeld (Managing Producer), whose mission is art without admission. They believe everyone should have access to empathic, joyful and entertaining stories, and that live theater is more captivating when people from all walks of life are on stage and in the audience. Their performances are free to the public.
DATES/TIMES/LOCATIONS: Saturday, October 15 & Sunday October 16, 2022
The Ghent Playhouse presents, ‘Buyer & Cellar’, running weekends in October, 2022.
The Ghent Playhouse presents, ‘Buyer & Cellar’, running weekends in October, 2022.
This outrageously funny and irresistible one-man play from the most peculiar of fictitious premises – a struggling L.A. actor takes a job working in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu, California basement – makes for some delicious wit and insight on the solitude of celebrity, the love-hate attraction between gay men and divas, and the melancholy that lurks beneath the narcissism.
Cast: Sam Reilly as Alex More
Written by Jonathan Tolins Directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher
Please Note: Masks must we worn at all times while inside the theater
The Mac-Haydn Theatre presents Forever Plaid. One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, Forever Plaid is a deliciously fun revue, chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies!
Take a trip back to the 1950s as we follow four young singers as they take the stage for their final gig. When high school pals Sparky, Jinx, Smudge, and Francis – the “Plaids” – are killed in a car accident on the way to their first big gig, the young men linger in limbo as “astro-technical” phenomena allows them to return to Earth, perform their final concert, and hopefully win a place in Heaven – and the deluxe plaid dinner jackets of their dreams.
The “Plaids” are a guaranteed smash, and we are so excited to bring them back to the Mac-Haydn stage. With a program of beloved songs and delightful patter you will be rolling in the aisles when you’re not humming along to some of the great pop hits of the 1950s.
Written and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Stuart Ross Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by James Raitt
Window On Hudson presents Zakariya Abdul-Qadir and his series “A Tale of Two Cities” on view from September 8 – October 2, 2022.
Edwin Raymond (Living Legend series), oil on wood, 12”x12”, 2021
Window On Hudson presents Zakariya Abdul-Qadir and his series “A Tale of Two Cities” on view from September 8 – October 2, 2022. Abdul-Qadir uses sketches and oil paintings to study the social divides and housing challenges that face residents all over this nation.
An Artist Reception will be held on Saturday, September 10th, 2022 from 3-5pm.
With “A Tale of Two Cities” Abdul-Qadir not only compares the cities of Brooklyn and Hudson, NY but more specifically the two drastically different communities that often are only a block away from each other. Growing up in Section 8 housing in Brooklyn, he was always aware that the daily life of his family and neighbors was dramatically different from the life of those in neighboring, more affluent, neighborhoods. After the loss of his job at the start of the pandemic he came to the Hudson Valley so that he could use this forced time off to focus solely on his painting. Wandering the streets of Hudson he quickly became aware of the similarities between Hudosn and Brooklyn, with the community in Bliss Tower living a very different life from people who live on or frequent Warren Street.
Abdul-Qadir looks at both the people and the buildings that face these divides. When presenting the people who either reside in or serve a neighborhood, he first sketches with watercolor crayons on brown paper bags. Abdul-Qadir explains the thoughtful use of brown paper bags in this way, “The discriminatory history of the brown paper bag tests are not lost on me, however, I choose to use them as an opportunity to bring awareness to people of color rather than to divide. I find the tone of the paper allows a wider range of pigments to be expressed, providing a rich background for my color studies.” These “Living Legends” are then transferred to 12” x 12” panels and completed with oils. As a group these portraits create a collection of people engaged in civil discourse and the pursuit of change.
The buildings are rendered on large canvases in order to display the scale of the object, as well as its significance. He may capture the eerie silence seen from a street corner or reveal the anxiety that comes with a new building’s construction. This development is often followed by an increase in rent for the neighborhood’s original citizens.
Abdul-Qadir invites you to, “experience the series as a whole and reflect on the inequities and injustices in American cities. Take a deeper look into our local government systems and our elected officials. What do these buildings represent to you? What symbols do they evoke? I want my work to give a lens to the viewer and create a dialogue between the viewer and the art.”
Zakariya Abdul-Qadir was born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in a four bedroom apartment with three siblings, where his parents still reside. He currently lives in South Brooklyn, just far enough from the trendy ring of neighborhoods surrounding Prospect Park that the rent for his small apartment was affordable. He graduated in 2011 from City University of New York, Brooklyn College. He has exhibited with The Painting Center, White Bear Center for the Arts, I Like Your Work, and Open Studio Hudson.
About Window On Hudson Window On Hudson offers storefront window exhibition space for artists of all mediums who are in Hudson and the Hudson Valley. Window On Hudson is committed to providing a platform for established and developing artists to display their work, of all mediums, while also offering professional development opportunities for emerging artists. Window On Hudson exhibits a new artist on a monthly basis. Artists interested in submitting their work may do so by emailing submissions@windowonhudson.org or visiting the website http://www.WindowOnHudson.org.
Info & Image From Window On Hudson
DATES/TIMES: On view September 8 – October 2, 2022 Artist Reception: Saturday, September 10th / 3 – 5pm
LOCATION: Window On Hudson 43 South Third St., Hudson NY 12534
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century celebrates its spectacular 2022 summer season.
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century celebrates its spectacular 2022 summer season, a summer overflowing with music, dance, theater, and artistic residencies. Among the causes for celebration: the expansion of our PATHWAYS programming, an ever-increasing array of free workshops and community focused events. Join us as we usher in the Fall with some PATHWAYS highlights, featuring an immersive participatory art installation from Compagnie Galmae (France), a rock concert from Philippe Quesne’s band The Moles (France), cash bar at our Two Pauls Cafe, and more!
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