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SUMMARY:Nanna\, a reading of a new play by David Simpatico
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets \nDirected by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga \nNanna\, an 88 year-old woman comes back from the dead to settle some unresolved issues with her grandson\, but along the way\, examines her own history of child abuse and her role in the intergenerational pathology of incest. Part sex comedy\, part Greek tragedy\, Nanna uses black comedy to examine the intimate turmoil of intergenerational incest\, and to find a potential escape from the cyclical prison of abuse. \nDavid Simpatico\nCareer highlights include: the book/stage adaptation of Disney’s High School Musical; The Screams of Kitty Genovese (Jonathan Larson Award; music by Will Todd); Garden of Light\, libretto for choral symphony\, with composer Aaron Jay Kernis. His musical adaptation of Twelve Angry Men\, music and lyrics by Michael Holland\, received its world premiere production in June\, 2022 at Theater Latte Da in Minneapolis\, directed by Peter Rothstein. His grand opera\, The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing\, with music by Justine F. Chen\, received its world premiere at Chicago Opera Theater in March\, 2023\, also directed by Peter Rothstein. He is currently adapting Wally Lamb’s She’s Come Undone\, with co-bookwriter Darrah Cloud\, and composer/lyricist\, Michael Holland. He is also working on That Hellbound Train\, a new jazz opera with composer Lisa DeSpain\, based on the short story by Robert Bloch. His oratorio adaptation of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol\, with score by Will Todd\, received its first production with Opera Holland Park in London\, Dec\, 2024. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\nPurchase tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart 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.  
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/nanna-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-david-simpatico/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Fail Better\, a reading of a new play by Bay Zisman
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets \nDirected by Beth Ryan Troxell \nIn a modern take of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot\, Fail Better follows a conversation between two stoned buddies as they wait for their endlessly late drug dealer. Throughout their intimate back and forth\, the two friends share laughs and secrets as they contemplate the meaning of a life well lived. \nBaila Eve ‘Bay’ Zisman was born and raised in the Hudson Valley and has known she wanted to be a writer since before she was capable of the act. A graduate of NYU Tisch’s dramatic writing program\, her absurdist work often explores life’s subtleties\, magnifying their importance day-to-day. In the summer of 2023\, she assisted Sydnie Grosberg Ronga in staging The Lifespan of a Fact\, at Rosendale Theatre and is delighted to now work with Round The Bend Theatre. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\nPurchase tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart 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. 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/fail-better-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-bay-zisman/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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SUMMARY:I for an I\, a reading of a new play by Lewis Arlt
DESCRIPTION:purchase tickets \nDirected by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga \nMax is a confident and energetic Broadway performer.  But when he comes face to face with his old school chum Vern\, he senses things aren’t quite right.  He works hard to get back to the old friendship\, but Vern leads him deep into their mutual past\, with the girl they both knew fifteen years ago.  And when she turns up\, things become even scarier. \nLewis Arlt\nA veteran actor for 35 years\, Lewis performed in multiple stints on Broadway\, regional theatre\, and on television\, as well as directing episodes for soaps\, and penning numerous scripts for daytime dramas\, for which he won an Emmy and multiple WGA Awards. \nLewis resides with his wonderful wife Juli in Woodstock\, at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains.  He’s a Trustee on the Board of the Historical Society of Woodstock\, delivers for Meals on Wheels\, and supports the rebirth of the Hudson Valley small farm movement\, and local farm to table ventures.  He is supported by his amazing three daughters\, their spouses and their five extraordinary grandchildren. \nHe and Syd shared quality theatre time in St. Louis at Webster College’s Loretto Hilton Repertory Theatre.  And more recently at two table reads with RTB. \nIt’s good to be back. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\npurchase tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts at 34 Tinker St in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart 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.  
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/i-for-an-i-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-lewis-arlt/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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SUMMARY:Adelaide & the Devil\, a reading of a new play by Lora Lee Ecobelli
DESCRIPTION:purchase advance tickets \n\n\nDirected by Beth Ryan Troxell \nAdelaide 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. \nLora 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. \nAs 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. \nAs 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. \nLora 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. \nLora Lee is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\npurchase advance tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts at 34 Tinker St in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart 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. 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/adelaide-the-devil-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-lora-lee-ecobelli/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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SUMMARY:Let’s Misbehave\, a reading of a new musical by Rich Orloff
DESCRIPTION:purchase advance tickets \nDirected by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga \nA new musical using 1920’s Cole Porter songs in a tale that blends the frothy style of early musical comedy with modern sensibilities about sexuality and identity.  Set in 1925 Paris\, Let’s Misbehave is about a woman who leaves her loveless marriage in Dayton to go to Paris for fun and sexual adventures\, but neither she nor her husband (who follows her) are prepared for the complications that come with sexual freedom.  Let’s Misbehave is about the challenge of letting go of who you’ve been\, so you can embrace who you might become. \nRich Orloff is an internationally acclaimed\, not-yet-famous playwright. The New York Times called his play Big Boys “rip-roaringly funny” and named Funny As A Crutch a Critic’s Pick.  His comedy Romantic Fools  has had over 120 productions in the USA\, Africa\, Asia and Europe\, including two productions in Madrid\, where apparently they’re no better at romance than we are.  His short plays have had over 2000 productions on six continents – and a staged reading in Antarctica.  His musical Esther In The Spotlight has been performed in New York\, Miami\, Toronto and Tel Aviv\, and his educational children’s play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Fight Tuberculosis Together was a big hit in Kosovo.  This season his plays are being produced in Finland\, Sweden\, Greece and Utica NY. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members \nPurchase advance tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart 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.  
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/lets-misbehave-a-reading-of-a-new-musical-by-rich-orloff/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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SUMMARY:King of Lawns: a reading of a new play by Marc Wolf
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Beth Ryan Troxell \n\n\nMatt has not spoken with his sister Ruth for years\, but her imprisonment for environmental terrorism forces an unwelcome reunion. Ruth has no patience for Matt’s lawyerly approach to solving the world’s problems\, while Matt abhors Ruth’s use of violence and her acceptance of a devastating consequence of her imprisonment: separation from her young son Sky. Sky’s uncertain future pushes Matt and Ruth to search for new ways to create change\, as they attempt to heal both their immediate family and an earth spinning dangerously out of control. \nMarc Wolf’s solo performance pieces have been presented nationally and internationally. He won an Obie Award and was nominated for the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the Off-Broadway production of his Another American: Asking and Telling at The New Group\, directed by Joe Mantello. Another American was revived at the DR2 Theatre in New York and was filmed under the title Don’t Ask\, Don’t Tell\, starring Marc\, directed by John Walsh and Mary Harron\, and produced by Michael Eisner and Daryl Roth. Marc was commissioned by McCarter Theatre to write and perform The Road Home: Re-Membering America\, which was produced at McCarter Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop’s Summer Residency directed by Emily Mann\, and at Huntington Theatre and Geva Theatre directed by David Schweizer.  He performed his play This Blessed Plot\, co-written with Robert Westfield\, at Weston Playhouse and New York Theatre Workshop’s Summer Residency\, directed by Joanna Settle. Recently he has appeared with the Maude Adams Theatre Hub in Casa Valentina and God of Carnage. On television\, he has appeared on The Sopranos\, Law & Order and as Brent Lawrence/Marian Crane on Guiding Light. In addition to the Obie Award\, Marc is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts awards and has won the Helen Hayes\, GLADD\, IRNE\, Garland and Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards. Another American is published in the anthology Political Stages: Plays that Shaped a Century.  Marc is a graduate of Williams College\, where he majored in Political Science and Theatre. He is currently Director of Horticulture and Environmental Stewardship at Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville\, NY. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart 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.   \n\n\nAdvance tickets available: https://bit.ly/45Lccx5 \n  \n 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/king-of-lawns-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-marc-wolf/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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