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Ghent Playhouse Annual Panto – The Elves and The Shoemaker

The Ghent Playhouse‘s Annual Panto is now running. This year’s show is ‘The Elves and The Shoemaker’.

“Buckle up” for mayhem and hilarity, as we meet a down-on-his-luck shoemaker and two magical elves who just want to “help,” in this comical fracturing of yet another classic fairy tale, as only those zany Pantoloons can do.

Written by The Pantoloons
Directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher

DATES/TIMES:
November 30-December 2, December 7-9, 2018
Friday & Saturday performances at 8pm
Sunday matinee performances at 2pm

TICKETS:
General $22.00
Members of The Ghent Playhouse $17.00
Student $10.00

To purchase, visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3579813

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

MORE:
GhentPlayHouse.org
Facebook.com/TheGhentPlayhouse

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Murder Mystery Cruise on the Hudson River, Sep 22

Enjoy Dinner and a Show with a beautiful view of the Hudson River.

Enjoy Dinner and a Show with a beautiful view of the Hudson River. “Last Call At Club Chez Mort” is a new murder mystery from The Two Of Us Productions. The show will be performed on a dinner theater cruise along the Hudson River with Hudson Cruises.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, September 22, 2018: Boarding starts at 6:30pm. Cruise departs at 7pm

LOCATION:
Henry Hudson Riverfront Park
Hudson, NY (Behind the Amtrak station)

ADMISSION:
$58 for adults, and $20 for children under 12 years of age.

For Tickets call Hudson Cruises at (888) 764-1844 or visit Hudsoncruises.com.

MORE:
hudsoncruises.com
TheTwoOfUsProductions

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Walking The Dog Theater Presents, William Shakespeare’s Richard II

Walking the dog theater Co., in partnership with Nikita Productions, is presenting William Shakespeare’s Richard II as part of their 21st anniversary celebration.

A story about identity. Taking place during a dramatic shift in history when tradition, religion and royal lineage get disrupted, the modern age of ruling-by-might is birthed. King Richard is a sovereign who plays at being King. Crowned at the age of 10, and surrounded by flatterers, he rules by ceremony and pillage, repeatedly claiming his righteousness as God’s anointed minister. His downfall comes when he crosses one line too many, and the consequences of his misrule and lack of self-knowledge finally come home to roost, resulting in the new order of King Henry IV.

Directed by Melania Levitsky, the play will feature live, original music and the following cast:
TAMIR
William Sanderson
Scott Mendelsohn
James Luse
Yuan-rong Liao
Carla Lewis
John Scott Legg
Simon Frishkoff
Sam Ferrone
David Anderson

DATES/TIMES:
July 19-29, 2018

Preview: July 18 at 7:30 pm

Performances:
July 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 pm
July 22 at 2:00 pm
July 25, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 pm
July 29 at 2:00 pm

LOCATION:
Hawthorne Valley School Hall
330 County Route 21C
Ghent, NY 12075

TICKETS:
Requested donation: $10/$30
Call 518-392-3399 to reserve tickets.

MORE:
www.wtdevents.org
facebook.com/Walking-the-dog-Theater
Email: info@wtdtheater.org
518-392-3399

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Blackbeard The Musical at Troy Theatre Institute at SAge

Troy NY is just a short drive to the north of Columbia County, and what better reason to visit then a musical about Blackbeard.

Troy NY is just a short drive to the north of Columbia County, and what better reason to visit then a musical about Blackbeard. A new, family-friendly musical based on the children’s book series Backbeard and the Birthday Suit and Backbeard: Pirate for Hire by Sage faculty member, Matthew McElligott.

This rollicking musical tells the tale of Backbeard, the hairiest pirate who ever lived, and his quest to answer the question, “How should a pirate look?” When a rowdy birthday party ruins his clothes, a pair of persuasive tailors convince him to try a vibrant new outfit of patterned trousers, a colorful coat, and a pig. Can the fearsome pirate win the acceptance of the Pirate Council, the townspeople, and even his own crew? Found out in this high-spirited story of courage, acceptance, and standing up for who you are.

Book and lyrics by Matthew McElligot, music and lyrics by Michael Musial.

DATES/TIMES:
Thursday, June 7th at 10am
Friday, June 8th at 10am
Friday, June 8th at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 9th at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 10th at 2pm

ADMISSION:
Adults $15
Seniors / Students / Children $12
Sage $8
To buy tickets, visit http://tickets.sage.edu/event-registration/?ee=924

LOCATION:
Schacht Fine Arts Center Theater
5 Division Street
Troy, NY

MORE:
Theatre.Sage.edu
facebook.com/TheatreInstituteatSage

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Final Weekend of Our Town at Ghent Playhouse

It’s the final weekend of performances for Our Town at the Ghent Playhouse.

Set in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece is narrated by a Stage Manager and performed with minimal props and sets, as the audience follows the Webb and Gibbs families, as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theater history – die. The Ghent Playhouse is thrilled to present the playwright’s definitive version of Our Town, described by Edward Albee as “… the greatest American play ever written.” Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Info from GhentPlayhouse.org

DATES/TIMES:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 1 – 3 2018

8pm on Friday, and Saturday
2 pm matinee on Sunday

TICKET PRICES:
$10 – $22

Visit gphourtown.brownpapertickets.com for tickets.

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

MORE:
GhentPlayHouse.org
Facebook.com/TheGhentPlayhouse

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