Tag: Theater

“Three Decembers” copresented by the Berkshire Opera Festival at PS21, Jul 21 & 23

Three Decembers will be copresented by the Berkshire Opera Festival and PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century. Performances will be at PS21 on July 21 and 23.

Three Decembers will be copresented by the Berkshire Opera Festival and PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century. Performances will be at PS21 on July 21 and 23.

What if the family narrative that shapes us is a lie? Three Decembers tells the story of aging Broadway star Madeline Mitchell and her two adult children as they struggle to connect and heal old wounds while family secrets are revealed. This intimate, compelling drama takes place over two decades during the AIDS crisis, and has been hailed by critics as a modern masterpiece.

The one act Three Decembers takes a deep look at the meaning of connection in the contemporary American family through the story of Broadway star Madeline Mitchell and her children. Stage Director Beth Greenberg, renowned for her work at the New York City Opera, says of the opera: “Buried secrets…dark whispers…love, and devastating loss…all collide and burst forth in Three Decembers. With its skillful balance of drama and èlan, the work probes the fraught relationships between a successful actress-mother and her two children—a daughter coping with a failing marriage, and her young, gay son at the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic.”

Music by Jake Heggie
Libretto by Gene Scheer
Based on an original play by Terrence McNally Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera in 2008

DATE/TIME: Thursday, July 21, 2022 / 7:30pm & Saturday, July 23, / 1pm

TICKETS: $20 – $60
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LOCATION: PS21: “Open Air” Pavilion Theater
2980 Route 66
Chatham, NY 12037

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The Paul Taylor Dance Company: Diggity, Cloven Kingdom, Syzygy at PS21, Jul 6 & 7

The Paul Taylor Dance Company will be performing at PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, July 6th and 7th.

The Paul Taylor Dance Company will be performing at PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, July 6th and 7th.

Long have the dancers of the Paul Taylor Dance Company captivated the world with their athleticism, emotion, and fearlessness. In 2021, the company was in residency for three weeks, recreating Kurt Jooss’ 1932 anti-war masterpiece, The Green Table.  The company is returning to PS21 with a program of Paul Taylor‘s groundbreaking earlier work, Airs (1978), Cloven Kingdom (1976), and Syzygy (1987). 

Attendees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination (two shots and at least one booster), or a negative PCR test within 72 hours of performance, or a negative antigen test the day of the event. Masks are optional.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 6 & Thursday, July 7, 2022 / 8pm

TICKETS: $20 – $55
Available Online

LOCATION: PS21: “Open Air” Pavilion Theater
2980 Route 66
Chatham, NY 12037

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Re:INCARNATION by Qudus Onikeku and the QDance Company (Nigeria): U.S. Premiere at PS21

PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, presents the US Premier of Re:INCARNATION by Qudus Onikeku and the QDance Company (Nigeria), at PS21, June 3 & 4.

PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, presents the US Premier of Re:INCARNATION by Qudus Onikeku and the QDance Company (Nigeria), at PS21, June 3 & 4.

An ode to the richness of Nigerian culture—Re:INCARNATION celebrates the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth and Africa’s powers of reinvention in a show that draws on Afrobeats, Afro dances, and Black aesthetics.

Re:INCARNATION launches PS21’s 2022 season of international contemporary dance, opera, theater, and music with performances on opening night June 3 and 4, and a week-long residency dedicated to the community (May 30–June 6). 

The QDance Company’s Re:INCARNATION is a 2021 dance, music, fashion, and visual art creation that showcases the depth of ancient Yoruba philosophy, mixed with the current Nigerian youth culture and its pure and uncompromising joy. Ten young dancers and two musicians perform the cycle of life with explosive energy, marked by the urban chaos of the Nigerian mega-city, Lagos. Re:INCARNATION pays homage to the wealth and profusion of Nigerian music, its Afro-beat roots being currently revisited by dancehall, hip-hop, and electro. This musical genre, introduced and popularized by Fela Kuti, was born of an explosive cocktail of jazz, soul, funk, and traditional African music. In this mix of urban cultures, a reincarnation of the personal trajectories of each of the dancers comes to the fore with their references and memories.

DATE/TIME: Friday, June 3 & Saturday, June 4, 2022 / 7pm

TICKETS: $10 – $40
$40 general, $35 for PS21 members (ticketing fees waived), $10 Students, Youth, and Educators
Available Online

LOCATION: PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 Route 66
Chatham, NY 12037

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Ghent Playhouse Presents Last Train to Nibroc

The Ghent Playhouse presents, ‘Last Train to Nibroc’, running weekends from May 20 through June 5, 2022.

The Ghent Playhouse presents, ‘Last Train to Nibroc’, running weekends from May 20 through June 5, 2022.

In the winter of 1940, two young people are forced to sit next to one another on a crowded train headed east, only to discover a mutual attraction that will change their lives forever.  A poignant and captivating gem of a play, reminiscent of Thornton Wilder.  

Written by Arlene Hutton 
Directed by Sky Vogel 

COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS
All attendees must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all time inside the theater. 

DATES/TIMES: May 20-22, 27-29, June 3-5, 2022
Friday & Saturday performances – 7:30pm
Sunday matinee performances – 2pm

TICKETS: $12 – $28
General $28.00
Members of The Ghent Playhouse $23.00
Student $12.00

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LOCATION: The Ghent Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place
Ghent, NY

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Ghent Playhouse Final Weekend of “Fun House”

The Ghent Playhouse’s final weekend of performances of “Fun House”, is this weekend – April 8th to 10th.

The Ghent Playhouse’s final weekend of performances of “Fun House”, is this weekend – April 8th to 10th.

Winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical and adapted from the graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, this groundbreaking musical reveals  memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family, through various stages of her life, as she tries to unlock the mysteries of her father’s past, while discovering her own sexuality.  A refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.

Written by Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tresori and Alison Bechdel
Directed by Michael McDermott and Michael C. Mensching
Musical Direction by Joanne Mensching

Mature subject matter

COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS
All attendees must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all time inside the theater. 

DATES/TIMES: Friday, April 8 – Sunday April 10, 2022
Friday & Saturday performances – 7:30pm
Sunday matinee performances – 2pm

TICKETS: $12 – $28
General $28.00
Members of The Ghent Playhouse $23.00
Student $12.00

To purchase, visit BUY TICKETS

LOCATION: The Ghent Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place
Ghent, NY

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