Sunday, July 13, 2025, 3 PM

Adelaide & the Devil, a reading of a new play by Lora Lee Ecobelli

Directed by Beth Ryan Troxell

A nasty little farce in two acts

Adelaide and the Devil is a dark absurdist morality play in the style of commedia dell ‘arte. Using archetypes from the Tarot, religious imagery, satire and pantomime. The story follows two minor saints and a brave young maiden as they attempt to escape the clutches of an evil obsession.  A ruckus adventure tale that takes our heroes through many perilous escapades.  Think Monty Python meets Noel Coward.

Lora Lee Ecobelli’

is an award winning Actress, Filmmaker, Writer, Director and Teacher.

As an actress, Lora Lee has performed both On and Off-Broadway and in regional theatre’s throughout the country in leading roles from the contemporary to the classics. She can also be seen in many independent films and television Lora Lee is the recipient of the Harold Clurman award for best leading actress in an Off-Broadway Play for her performance in The Vice by Luigi Pirandello.

As a filmmaker and director, she is committed to telling personal women’s stories. Her experimental film La Transazione, which she wrote and directed has stacked up numerous best picture awards at film festivals around the globe including the prestigious Cannes Short Film Festival. Her Latest film Laurina is currently on the festival circuit.

As a writer, Lora Lee has several plays and monologues published by Smith and Krause and Art Age Publications. Her plays have been produced numerous times at the Samuel French Festival as well as at regional theaters throughout the county. She is also the co-author along with her brother Tom Ecobelli of a popular Italian cookbook published by Square Circle Press. She has just completed her first graphic novel called Wanda-Allen.

Lora Lee is the Artistic director of The Blue Horse Repertory Company, a Hudson Valley Theatre Collective. She has taught a popular adult acting program at The Theatre Institute at Sage College for the past twelve years.

Lora Lee is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA.

Tickets: $10 members, $15 not-yet members

This performance will take place at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts at 34 Tinker St in Woodstock, NY. 

Part of the Round the Bend Theater Company script reading series. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to collaborate with Round the Bend Theatre Company in presenting a series of new plays. Each selected play will be read by professional actors in front of a live audience with the playwright engaging with the audience at the conclusion of the performance.