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Staged Reading – MEMORY OF CONVENIENCE

Memory of Convenience - Staged Reading

Hudson Stage Company presents MEMORY OF CONVENIENCE.

Staged Reading

Friday June 17, 2022

HUDSON STAGE announces its final event, a staged reading of the new play, MEMORY OF CONVENIENCE by Jeff McCracken, co-directed by noted Irish director Ray Yeates and Jeff McCracken
A contemporary Irish/American drama that focuses on four central characters in a rural New England tavern trying to navigate and reconcile their respective pasts while negotiating their perceptions of the truth. Forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17th at 7:30pm

WHIPPOORWILL THEATRE, North Castle Public Library, Kent Place, Armonk, NY 10504

$10 general admission, no reservations necessary

HSC info line: 914-271-2811

Q&A immediately following with participating artists.

Denise Bessette and Olivia Sklar, Producers

OFF PEAK

OFF PEAK at Hudson Stage Company

Hudson Stage Company presents OFF PEAK. A world premiere by Brenda Withers

April 22 – May 7, 2022

 

 

Directed by JESS CHAYES

With KURT RHOADS* and NANCE WILLIAMSON*
with DOUG BALLARD*

Set Design SASHA SCHWARTZ
Lighting Designer PAUL VAILLANCOURT
Costumes LESLIE BERNSTEIN
Sound Designer TOJO RASEDOARA
Production Stage Manager ANN BARKIN*
Production Manager JOHN LEYDEN
Producers DENISE BESSETTE and OLIVIA SKLAR

When two old flames run into each other on the evening commute, different views of the same past threaten to derail their connection. A delightful new play about forgiving, forgetting, and the healing power of a good delay.

There will be a Q&A following the performance on May 1st at 3:00 PM.

 

 

*member Actors’ Equity Association

A Long Time Ago in a Dark Yard at Night

A LONG TIME AGO IN A DARK YARD AT NIGHT by Enid Graham - directed by Robert Sella

Staged Reading

Friday, February 25

7:30pm

Hudson Stage offers this next reading in a series of new plays

A Long Time Ago in a Dark Yard at Night

by Enid Graham – directed by Robert Sella

Whippoorwill Hall Theatre, North Castle Public Library, Kent Place, Armonk, NY

HSC Hotline for questions: 914-271-2811

$10 door donation, no reservations necessary

Q.& A. with the participating artists immediately following

Proof of vaccination and masks required

Sarah and Ruby, two young girls from a small Texas town, navigate life’s complications as they grow from girls to women. As their lives take very different paths, can their friendship survive?

Made possible by a grant from ArtsWestchester with funds from the Westchester County Government, George Latimer, County Executive

Actors appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Denise Bessette and Olivia Sklar, Producers

 

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What Keeps Us Going

WHAT KEEPS US GOING

Saturday, February 5

7:30pm

Hudson Stage offers its first staged reading in a series of new plays

by Barbara Dana, directed by Austin Pendleton

Featuring actors Anthony Arkin, Blythe Danner, Amelia Campbell and Lee Wilkof

Whippoorwill Hall Theatre, North Castle Public Library, Kent Place, Armonk, NY

HSC Hotline for questions: 914-271-2811

$10 door donation, no reservations necessary

Proof of vaccination and masks required

A well-known veteran actress can’t remember her lines. A middle-aged woman who sacrificed her creative life to secure her marriage is left by her husband. When the women meet to collaborate on a precarious project an unexpected friendship is born.

Made possible by a grant from ArtsWestchester with funds from the Westchester County Government, George Latimer, County Executive

Actors appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Denise Bessette and Olivia Sklar, Producers

 

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THE PARROT TRAP

The YOUTUBE LINK below is available that evening for the event and for 4 subsequent days only! Bonus Q. & A. with participating artists immediately follows the performance . Also streaming on Twitter and Facebook.
youtu.be/6RaGOwRX5B8

The Parrot Trap at Hudson Stage