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Complete 2025 Lineup:
• THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS by Edward Allan Baker – ROSEMARY WITH GINGER | DOLORES | FACE DIVIDED - Working-class portraits through generations
• SUNBREAK by Jonathan Goetzman – Family drama about grief and reconciliation
• MOM PLAY by Madelyn Slattery – A daughter visits her mother in prison in search of closure
• INTO YOUR HANDS by Nick Navari – Solo piece about grief and memory
• PACKED by Elise Wilkes – Comedy about strangers packing an ex's apartment
• ENMESHMENT by Caity Ladda – Movement-based exploration of identity
• ANOTHER KIND OF HOLDING ON by Genevieve Scott – Time-bending drama about memory
• THE CAVES by Adrienne Gomez – Survival drama on a snowy mountain
• LODESTONE by Constance Girard – Multimedia ritual blending opera and movement
• WOMEN WHO CUT by Ariella Carmell – Dark chamber drama about power
• SUGAR AND SALT – A musical reimagining inspired by Candy Darling, created and performed by trans artists.
• REPLICA by Paul Tully - A hyper-realistic descent into the underbelly of addiction, identity, and survival in a Los Angeles motel room
2025 Annual Festival Lineup
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
Another Another History of Collage
Saturday, August 30 at 2pm and 7pm
Sunday, August 31 at 2pm
Studio Complex (indoors)
$45 General Admission | $25 Students with ID
In Another Another History of Collage, the full company revisits The History of Collage, the last collaboration between Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane before Arnie’s death. Originally created in 1988, the remounting is part of a legacy project for the company; looking back to look forward. Kaatsbaan audiences will experience a preview of the first time Collage will be performed in over 20 years. The piece recalls the excitement the two artists shared as they set out to reconsider dance spectacle during the 1980s art scene. Another Another History of Collage blends dance, music, and spoken word, exploring themes of identity.
Funding is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Kaatsbaan has been recommended for a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts for this program.
Art Walk with Visual Arts Curator + Artists
Saturday, August 30 at 4pm
Lobby Gallery + Grounds (indoors and outdoors)
Free
Move through the gallery and grounds with the exhibition’s curator and artists, learning more about their works, how the works interact with surrounding environments, and considerations of installation, locality, and artistry. Reception follows.
Nichole Canuso | Branching Paths
Lunar Retreat
Saturday, September 6 at 4pm and 7pm
Sunday, September 7 at 2pm
Studio Complex (indoors)
$30 General Admission | $15 Students with ID
Timed with September’s full moon, Lunar Retreat is an interactive, multi-sensory performance inspired by the gradual distance growing between the Moon and Earth. Set within the hallways, grounds, and studios of Kaatsbaan, this immersive journey invites audiences to wander, witness, and reflect on how we move through care, grief, and transformation—both individually and collectively.
Created by choreographer and 2025 USA Fellow Nichole Canuso in collaboration with ocean explorer and visual artist Rebecca Rutstein, experimental sound designer Bobby McElver, and a visionary team of designers and performers, Lunar Retreat opens a space for poetic, playful, and communal connection with the shifting rhythms of our planetary bodies. Lunar Retreat invites us to reflect on our deep evolutionary ties to the ocean and the moon, reminding us that we are all interconnected with the natural world.
The presentation of Lunar Retreat was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.
The Porch
Friday, September 12 at 7pm
Meadow Stage (outdoors)
$25 General Admission | $15 Students with ID
The Porch is a live storytelling series that brings members of our Hudson Valley community together for an intimate evening of curated, true stories told without notes. A cast of local residents, who work with The Porch to shape stories from their lives, tell varied and affecting tales under the late-summer night sky. Food and refreshments will be available before and during the performances.
Deborah Hay
Turn Everywhere: Deborah Hay on film/in person
Saturday, September 13 at 7pm
Studio Complex (indoors)
$25 General Admission | $15 Students with ID
“I cannot think of anything else in my life where there is so much unlearning and learning happening at the same time.”—Deborah Hay about dance
An evening of insightful and meditative documentaries on the interminable, inimitable, experimental choreographer Deborah Hay, her artistic relationships, and her creative process. Films by Peter Humble and David Young (Alignment is everywhere), and Becky Edmunds
(Turn Your F^*king Head). Discussion with Hay to follow.
Alignment is everywhere was shot on a 16mm hand-cranked camera using expired and hand-processed film stock, and marks Hay’s return after the loss of theater innovator and dear friend, Margaret Cameron. Filmed in 2019 at Indented Head, near Melbourne, Australia, the short work is a gentle contemplation of how one “serves a tree” through death.
Turn Your F^*king Head documents the final edition of Hay’s iconic Solo Performance Commissioning Project, in which participating artists from around the world receive Hay’s most recent solo choreography. Filmed in 2012 at Findhorn community, Scotland, the poetics and puzzles of Hay’s instructions are visually combined with the landscape of the historic ecovillage.
Ayodele Casel
Freedom… In Progress and new work
Friday, September 19 at 7pm, post-show artist talk led by Kayla Farrish
Saturday, September 20 at 4pm
Studio Complex (indoors)
In partnership with Works & Process
$25 General Admission | $15 Students with ID
$40 for both Ayodele Casel + Kayla Farrish
Building from last year’s critically acclaimed phenomenon Freedom… In Progress, tapper Ayodele Casel once again creates a new work by ambitiously joining jazz legends Max Roach and Cecil Taylor—from their uncompromising 1979 improvised recording—with rhythmic love, control, sensitivity, and liberation.
Casel is sought after as a “tap dancer and choreographer of extraordinary depth,” and a “force of wit and wonder” (New York Times). Known for her highly skilled and expansive improvisation, Casel’s projects include her concert and Bessie Award-winning film Chasing Magic, and her Drama Desk-nominated work as tap choreographer for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl.
This project is made possible, in part, through funding from the County of Dutchess and Destination Dutchess (formerly Dutchess Tourism, Inc.) and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
Kayla Farrish
DOCILE and A Beast
Saturday, September 20 at 7pm, post-show artist talk led by Ayodele Casel
Sunday, September 21 at 2pm
Studio Complex (indoors)
$25 General Admission | $15 Students with ID
$40 for both Ayodele Casel + Kayla Farrish
Two brand-new works from the insatiable dancemaker Kayla Farrish (2024 Annual Festival, Limón Dance Company commissioned choreographer) that draw on Black histories, jazz’s reimagination, and magical realism.
DOCILE is a study on untaming, a play on light and darkness, inspired by James Baldwin’s seminal questioning Notes of a Native Son as he bridged the decision of finding freedom outside of America’s borders or returning home in the 1960s to commit himself to resistance movements. Turning towards and colliding with a vibration of freedom, this work witnesses a Black woman in a discovery of truth and a journey of release, asking “What transformation and wildness is possible in reclamation and seeing our full humanity?”
A Beast is an intimate and eruptive conversation between two people as they make sense of one another. They hold one another and listen, opening up to greater depth and feeling. Their words and songs spill into flight and physical risk. They uncover their personal power within, unraveling and finding themselves through the confrontation.
Lori Goldston
Sound, Light, Movement: solo cello + handmade film
In partnership with Interbay Cinema Society
Friday, September 26 at 7pm
Studio Complex (indoors)
$25 General Admission | $15 Students with ID
Live music by Goldston; silent films by Bill Basquin (US), Jon Behrens (US, 1964–2022), Derek Jenkins (US/Canada), Anna Kipervaser (US), Lucie Leszez (France) + Stefano Canapa (Italy), Rocío Mesa (Spain), Wenhua Shi (US), Vicky Smith (UK), Kalpana Subramanian (US), and Leandro Varela (Argentina).
An evening of moving image that opens with Stan’s Salon, a hand-painted film by Interbay Cinema Society (ICS) founder, Jon Behrens (1964–2022), created in 1997 after attending one of Stan Brakhage’s film salons. Remaining selections, curated by filmmaker and ICS executive director, Caryn Cline, specifically for Lori Goldston, are drawn from ICS’ Engauge Film Festival’s recent archives and evoke landscapes near and far, internal and surrounding. In early 2025, Goldston traveled through Europe with this special collaboration, performing in London, Bristol, Bologna, Rome, Milan, Brussels, and Bremen before coming to Tivoli to share with Kaatsbaan audiences.
Lori Goldston plays written, traditional, and spontaneous work on cello, and works as a composer, sound artist, and widely varied collaborator. Goldston was the touring cellist for Nirvana from 1993–1994 and appears on their live album MTV Unplugged in New York. Her voice as a cellist is singular, deeply textured and original, investigating thresholds, instability, and connections between far-flung modes of thought.
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Lori Goldston with Melanie Dyer and Gwen Laster
Feedback Sonata
String trio concert with Melanie Dyer (violist), Lori Goldston (cello), and Gwen Laster (violinist)
Saturday Sept 27 at 7pm
Meadow stage (outdoors)
$45 General Admission | $25 Students with ID
Feedback Sonata is the newest work by composer/cellist Lori Goldston for string trio, written to be performed with violist Melanie Dyer and violinist Gwen Laster. Performing together for the first time for this bespoke concert, these three powerhouse musicians combine to embody the essential convergence of jazz, classical, folk, and experimental music. Their collective histories include performing with and recording credits spanning Sun Ra Arkestra, Aretha Franklin, Nirvana, Harlem Arts Ensemble, David Byrne, Rihanna, Tyler the Creator, Earth, Jon Batiste, and so so so many more.
Lori Goldston plays written, traditional, and spontaneous work on cello, and works as a composer, sound artist, and widely varied collaborator. Goldston was the touring cellist for Nirvana from 1993–1994 and appears on their live album MTV Unplugged in New York. Her voice as a cellist is singular, deeply textured and original, investigating thresholds, instability, and connections between far-flung modes of thought.
Melanie Dyer is a violist/composer who finds freedom in multiple artistic disciplines as means of exploring sonic language and possibility, reflecting and responding to lived experience in the 21st-century zeitgeist. Her body of work includes viola performance, music composition, theater, poetry/prose, and visual arts.
Gwen Laster is an adventurous composer, arranger, and orchestrator, and was just awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship. Laster is a classically-trained artist/violinist with a deep appreciation for America’s musical history and a scholar of African-American musical heritage, plus a socially conscious activist and educator who understands the power of music to reach and touch everyday people. Her playing is poignant, descriptive, and always relevant.
MAKERS’ CORNER
Deborah Hay’s Performance Club
Friday, September 12 at 1pm
Saturday, September 13 at 1pm
Studio Complex (indoors)
Free
“How I may see our universe, acknowledging its infinitude as I dance, is my survival.”
— Deborah Hay
Performance Club is modeled on library etiquette. It is conceived as a timed research experiment for artists and individual audience members. At Kaatsbaan, Deborah Hay has 15 minutes to experience a work-in-progress in the presence of the audience. As an audience member, you have 45 minutes to process any reciprocal responses to the live event you just experienced. It may be writing, drawing, dancing, sleeping, meditating, etc. No one imposes their research onto anyone else. Performance Club is an opportunity to have space and time to notice how performer and audience are both influenced/inspired by one another, a rarely acknowledged outcome of live performance. Outstanding is the absence of verbal exchange of any kind during the one hour. Afterwards, yes.
PERFORMANCE LENDING LIBRARY
Two audio-guided physical experiences adapted for Kaatsbaan’s campus, each under 30 minutes. Bring a blanket, your smart phone/tablet (data streaming required) and earbuds/headphones, and be led into a range of embodied performance practices with your imagination as the site of the artwork.
While created as a solo practice, you can synchronize doing it with friends as a group or simply go off on a solitary journey. Set up a spot anywhere on the Kaatsbaan campus, alongside a visual art sculpture or a tree, blend into the landscape at the edge of the forest or out in the middle of an open field, and begin at your own pace.
At Kaatsbaan, you can find the Lending Library QR codes inside the Studio Complex lobby and at Concessions. Individuals and groups can contact 845-757-5106 x117 or boxoffice@kaatsbaan.org for more information and support. When onsite for the festival, Box Office staff can offer suggestions for places to anchor your trip and answer any questions you may have.
An Absurdist Archive of Isolation: a full body workout radio play (Bridget Fiske (AUS/UK), Joseph Lau (AUS/UK), Stelios Manousakis (NL), and Stephanie Pan (NL))
TRT: 26 minutes
Free
An immersive participatory radio play for solo audiences that unfolds and transforms your environment through music, your movement, and text. There will be time to move with fury and collapse into the folds of time. It is all as you choose.
Resisting Extinction: dying and decomposing practice (BodyCartography Project (NO))
TRT: 25 minutes
Free
Resisting Extinction offers practices for living and dying together on, in, and with a damaged Earth. A meditative and low-impact experience, dying and decomposing practice is an excerpt of a larger performance work and is an invitation to prepare for potential climate realities.
ONGOING
2025 Visual Arts Exhibition
Open Mondays to Fridays, 9:00 am–5:00 pm and two hours before festival events
Lobby Gallery + Grounds (indoors and outdoors)
Free
Curated by Hilary Greene and includes contemporary works by regional artists: Neil Enggist, Freeda Electra Handelsman, Daisuke Kiyomiya, Heidi Lanino, Ian McMahon, Portia Munson, Aurora Robson, and Jennifer Zackin, as well as two, newly installed bronze works by world-renowned, 20th-century sculptor, Gaston Lachaise.
The 2025 Annual Festival is made possible, in part, through funding of individual programs by the following entities and partners:
For more contact info@kaatsbaan.org
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Ballet Hispánico School 2025-26 School Year Programming:
Los Pasitos: Early Dance, Big Discovery
September 15, 2025 to May 22, 2026
Early Childhood Dance (Ages 2-5)
Every child’s first movement matters. At Ballet Hispánico’s Los Pasitos program, children ages 2–5 discover the joy of dance in a warm, welcoming space that celebrates culture, builds coordination, and sparks imagination. Our toddler-to-kindergarten classes blend music, storytelling, and age-appropriate technique—all guided by expert teachers who nurture creativity and curiosity every step of the way.
- Pasitos Age 2
Your child will discover the joy of dance alongside an adult. Through the use of cultural imagery, songs, and games, this class fosters each student’s coordination, control, and musicality in partnership with their parent or caregiver. As students gain confidence and independence with the material, the teacher will encourage the students to do more of the class independently.
*Please note: ONE adult is required to attend each class with their 2 year old and is expected to participate alongside them as instructed by the teacher. No additional adults or children will be allowed in the studios, this includes siblings of any age.
- Pasitos Ages 3 & 4
Your child will explore shapes and develop basic locomotor movements, while learning dance etiquette and foundational technique. Each class enhances coordination, musicality, and movement dynamics with an emphasis on creative expression and building confidence.
- Hablando y Bailando Ages 4 & 5
This creative movement dance class flows naturally between English and Spanish instruction, and is a great opportunity to strengthen your child's technique and their knowledge of both languages. Children will continue developing coordination, musicality, and movement dynamics through this rich, artistic, and cultural experience. No prior Spanish language knowledge is required. This class creates a strong foundation for our Encuentros Ages 6 & 7 classes.
- Pasitos Rhythms Ages 4 & 5
Children are introduced to a world of rhythms as they learn the fundamentals of tap, flamenco, and folklorico, strengthening musicality and coordination. This fun and challenging class immerses your child in the history and culture of the dance forms through their dynamic rhythms.
- Pasitos Pre-Ballet Age 5
Creativity and technique are fused into one fun class that refines musicality, flexibility, and control. Your child will study foundational ballet concepts through classic stories and cultural music, while continuing to hone their creative expression.
Registration is available here.
Encuentros: Real Dance Classes That Kids Love
September 15, 2025 to June 12, 2026
Open Class Program (Ages 6-18)
Whether your child is trying dance for the first time or training with ambition, Encuentros offers a place to thrive. With flexible scheduling and expert instruction, students can choose just one class—or build a full week of movement, rhythm, and growth.
Our classes support all levels, from curious beginners to committed dancers. From Ballet and Flamenco to Hip-Hop, Salsa, Tap, and Contemporary, each genre is taught with cultural depth and professional artistry—helping students discover their own voice in dance.
- Afro Caribbean
Through complex rhythms, vivid stories, and rich history, students develop dance fundamentals while exploring the artistry of Afro Caribbean traditions. Drawing from modern, contemporary, and Afrocentric dance practices, this class develops core dance principles such as balance and coordination while introducing students to intricate rhythms and vibrant expressivity. Afro Caribbean prepares students for ongoing studies in a wide range of dance forms including modern, contemporary, and African based styles.
- Ballet
The ballet program encourages students to enjoy the challenges and practices of learning ballet technique. Students work with experienced teachers that focus on ballet fundamentals emphasizing placement, execution, precision, clarity of line, dynamic movement, musicality, and freedom of artistic expression. Students will feel a sense of accomplishment through the discipline and mastery of technical skills, while enjoying moving to music, all in an inclusive and nurturing environment.
- Pre-Pointe/Pointe
Pre-Pointe/Pointe is for the beginner pointe dancer. This class will focus on strengthening the muscles of the legs, feet, ankles, and core in order to support pointe work. When the dancer is ready, they will start working on pointe, facing the barre. Students must have a solid foundation in ballet technique (intermediate level proficiency) and approval from the Program Advisor to register. Students aspiring to go on pointe are highly encouraged to take this class in addition to their ballet class(es) with flat shoes for pre-pointe training.
- Contemporary Dance
Contemporary dance centers self-expression, creative freedom, and the conveyance of emotion through movement. Literally meaning “dance of today,” this is a genre grounded in expression and experimentation. Students draw from ballet, modern, jazz, and hip-hop to create movement that’s personal, physical, and full of feeling. Great for building strength, confidence, and creativity.
- Flamenco
A Ballet Hispánico legacy since 1970. Students learn flamenco technique, history, and musical structure through powerful footwork, rhythmic clapping, and expressive upper body movement—all within a cultural framework.
- Hip-Hop
Explore the culture, history, and evolution of hip-hop. Students learn various styles, including locking, popping, house, breaking, and freestyle; building their strength, skill, and technique. Classes pay homage to the hip-hop pioneers, creating a safe learning space and a sense of community for students to engage in this social dance form.
- Jazz
The fundamentals of jazz technique build strong body alignment, increased flexibility, and muscle awareness through its form and style. Students develop musicality and retention skills as they perform combinations and learn the artistry of various jazz repertoire. Stretch and conditioning is an important element of the class structure, along with the exploration of historical jazz roots.
- Latin Rhythms & Salsa
Designed to teach students the history, culture, and social etiquette of Latin dances, these classes sharpen skills in musicality, dance terminology, footwork, body actions, arm styling, floor craft, and partnering. Classes increase in complexity throughout the year, with ¡mucho sabor!
- Modern Fundamentals
Modern Fundamentals introduces students to movement principles from modern dance masters such as José Limón and Martha Graham. Classes focus on developing core dance concepts, such as strength, balance, and coordination, while exploring diverse movement principles such as opposition, spiraling, fall & recovery. The curriculum includes work on spinal articulation, floorwork, movement dynamics, use of weight, and complex rhythms.
- Tap
Students will learn tap fundamentals as they develop footwork precision, movement coordination, balance & weight shifts, and rhythmic accuracy. Emphasis is placed on developing the students’ artistry and improvisational skills alongside the history of the artform.
*Int and Adv classes require approval to register.
To learn more, see scheduling, and register, visit www.ballethispanico.org/
La Academia/The Academy: Pre & Professional Program
September 16, 2025 to June 13, 2026
For Dancers Ages 7-23
AUDITIONS NOW OPEN
Ballet Hispánico’s La Academia is a pre-professional training program for high school and college-aged dancers who want to take their technique—and their artistry—to the next level. Our dancers are known for their versatility, depth, and bold presence across classical ballet, contemporary forms, and Spanish Dance.
We offer a nurturing, high-caliber environment where dancers are challenged, supported, and seen. Whether you're working toward a performing arts high school, conservatory, university program, or professional career, La Academia gives you the tools and confidence to stand out.
Students in Level 5B and above may choose to follow the full curriculum or focus their training in one of three tracks: Ballet, Spanish Dance, or Contemporary.
Auditions are required to pre-register and are accepted on a rolling basis. To submit a digital audition, visit www.ballethispanico.org/
Tuition assistance and merit scholarships are available for all Encuentros and La Academia classes. Visit www.ballethispanico.org/
Pa’lante Scholarship Program
September 4, 2025 to May 23, 2026
For Dancers Ages 15+
AUDITIONS NOW OPEN
The Pa’lante Program is Ballet Hispánico School’s premier full-time training experience for aspiring professional dancers ages 15 and up. Designed for artists ready to commit, grow, and perform, this immersive daytime program offers advanced training in ballet, contemporary, and Ballet Hispánico repertory—led by acclaimed faculty and guest choreographers.
Pa’lante is a powerful bridge between pre-professional training and the professional artist. Dancers train more hours, receive deeper mentorship, and take on performance opportunities across the tri-state area—gaining the tools, experience, and exposure needed to step confidently into a dance career.
Scholarships are available across all tracks, with select dancers accepted into the Pa’lante Scholars track receiving full-tuition awards. Apprentices and Trainees benefit from partial scholarships and financial aid, making this level of access possible for dedicated dancers of all backgrounds.
Pa’lante dancers train intensively, perform frequently, and grow in a supportive, elite environment. This is where technique becomes artistry—and where careers begin.
Only dancers 18+ will be considered for the Scholars Level. Dancers under 18 years of age may audition and will be considered for the Apprentice & Trainee Level. Commitment to the full academic year is required.
Digital auditions are accepted on a rolling basis. In-person NYC auditions are on August 23. To learn more and submit a digital audition, visit www.ballethispanico.org/
8) Queens Theatre
Queens Theatre (QT) announced its 2025–2026 Season, an eclectic mix of dance, theater, family programming, and special events that celebrate the best of Queens and the world. Audiences can expect thrilling world-class performances from companies such as Parsons Dance, Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, and Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, and engaging productions for all ages from TheaterWorksUSA.
Schedule at a Glance
DANCE
Queensboro Dance Festival Tour Finale
Saturday, September 13th, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Tickets $27/show or $66 Passport to all 3 shows
Celebrate Queens’ cultural diversity with 21 local dance companies performing styles from around the world in this vibrant season finale.
KHAṄKHAṆĀ:the sound of dancing feet
Saturday, October 18th, 8:00 PM
Sunday, October 19th, 2:00 PM (Audio Described)
Tickets start at $35 including ticket fees
The internationally acclaimed Nrityagram Dance Ensemble brings India’s ancient Odissi tradition to Queens in a performance blending ritual, storytelling, and artistry.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s Día de Muertos
Friday, October 24th, 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 25th, 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 26, 2:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Tickets start at $35 including ticket fees
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s beloved celebration of love, memory, and tradition returns with breathtaking dance-theatre.
Parsons Dance
Saturday, December 6th, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 7th, 3:00 PM
Tickets start at $35 including ticket fees
Known for athleticism, artistry, and joy, Parsons Dance brings its signature works and holiday spirit to the Queens Theatre stage.
FAMILY
TheaterWorksUSA’s Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical
Sunday, October 12th, 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Tickets start at $25 including ticket fees
Based on Dav Pilkey’s bestselling series, this playful musical bursts with creativity and laughs.
WQXR Classical Kids Fair
Sunday, November 9th, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Free
A hands-on day of music discovery with live performances, workshops, and instrument exploration for kids ages 4–12.
Hare & Tortoise, a Tutti Frutti Production
Sunday, February 1st, 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Tickets start at $25 including ticket fees
A lively, music-filled retelling of Aesop’s fable about friendship, patience, and heart.
TheaterWorksUSA’s The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Sunday, April 19th, 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Tickets start at $25 including ticket fees
Join Ms. Frizzle and the class for an interstellar musical field trip where teamwork saves the day.
THEATER
Chicken & Biscuits: A Homegrown Hit Turns Five
Written by Douglas Lyons
Directed by Zhailon Levingston
Monday, November 24th, 7:00 PM
Tickets $50 including ticket fees
For one night only, Douglas Lyons’ hit Broadway comedy Chicken & Biscuits returns to the stage where it all began with a special staged reading. Proceeds from this event will support future play development at Queens Theatre. Your help ensures Queens Theatre remains a vibrant home for bold new voices.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a production by The Acting Company
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Risa Brainin
Thursday, February 26th, 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 1st, 3:00 PM (ASL provided)
Tickets start at $35
The Acting Company’s fresh, fast-paced take on Shakespeare’s classic blends magic, music, and mischief.
Great Expectations, a production by The Acting Company
Written by Nikki Massoud
Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens
Directed by Devin Brain
Saturday, February 28th, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM (ASL provided)
Tickets start at $35
Dickens’ coming-of-age tale is reimagined with humor and heart by The Acting Company.
Accessibility
Queens Theatre is dedicated to ensuring that our programming is accessible. Queens
Theatre’s entrance, all three performance spaces, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Parking is located directly next to Queens Theatre’s building, and Access-A-Ride drops off and picks up patrons at the front entrance. ASL Interpretation, Audio Description and Open Captioning is frequently offered at performances – information is on our website.
For more details or questions, email: Access@QueensTheatre.org.
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D) Tickets on Sale
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9) Fathom Entertainment Presents
Bernadette of Lourdes the Musical
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of St. Bernadette of Lourdes’ beatification, this internationally acclaimed, stage-to-screen musical illuminates the extraordinary resilience and spiritual journey of the 19th-century French visionary. Directed by renowned Canadian stage director Serge Denoncourt, the much-anticipated pro-shot was first performed as a musical theater event in Lourdes, France, in 2019. The original French show is coming exclusively to theatres with English and Spanish subtitles (Spanish subtitles subject to availability at participating theatres).
9/28 & 9/29
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Fathom Entertainment
10) SPECIAL ONE NIGHT ENGAGEMENT OF
MY FIRST EX-HUSBAND
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY JOY BEHAR
FEATURING
JOY BEHAR, SHERRI SHEPHERD,
AND VEANNE COX
THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 2025, AT 7:30PM
George Street Playhouse (Christopher J. Bailey, Scott Goldman, and Laiona Michelle, Artistic Producing Triumvirate & Edgar Herrera, Managing Director) announced today a one-night-only presentation of My First Ex-Husband, written and performed by Joy Behar. Directed by Randal Myler, My First Ex-Husband will be presented Thursday August 28, 2025, at 7:30PM at George Street Playhouse (9 Livingston Avenue at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901). Tickets are on sale now at secure.georgestreetplayhouse.
The cast of My First Ex-Husband will include Behar, Sherri Shepherd (“Sherri”), and Tony Award nominee Veanne Cox (An American in Paris).
My First Ex-Husband is a bold and heartfelt adaptation of true stories by the legendary Joy Behar, comedienne and co-host of “The View.” With razor-sharp wit and no filters, it explores the messy, hilarious truths of love, sex, and relationships. Whether you’re happily coupled, cautiously committed, or considering changing the locks, relationships are complicated—and universally relatable. These stories are your stories, only funnier. Each weekend, a cast of four stars from theatre, television, and film join the show, bringing their unique personalities to tell these tales that may be eerily familiar. Outrageous yet deeply relatable, this show will resonate with anyone who has navigated the turbulent and often titillating seas of love.
Tickets to My First Ex-Husband begin at $55 and are available for purchase at secure.georgestreetplayhouse.
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Led by Broadway, Film, and Television veteran Michael Blevins, the YPW Summer Intensive Workshop is a 5-week intensive musical theatre workshop designed to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate, and advanced performers ages 8 - 18 interested in working in the theatre. With an emphasis on discipline, self-worth and the development of communication skills, this hands-on program is one of the few in the nation to utilize both formal classroom training in theatre arts and real-world practical production experience for young people. In the classroom, YPW students participate in a wide variety of subjects ranging from Acting to Tap, Theatre Dance to Voice, and everything in between. A variety of elective classes are offered based upon availability and can include stage combat, stage make-up, improv, radio production, stage management / technical theatre, audition technique, among various other areas of discipline all taught by industry professionals. The session culminates in a festival of shows featuring the presentation of full-scale musical productions. All registered students are guaranteed a part in at least one production.
For more information, or to schedule a YPW Fall Workshop interview visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.
12) VIRTUAL STAGE LAB LAUNCHES
The revolutionary new company at the intersection of film and theatre, Virtual Stage Lab (VSL), is officially launching this summer after two years of building theatrical new media content behind the scenes. A Tony-Nominated composer, a Broadway lyricist, and a National Touring performer walk into a lab and out comes an industry disruptor. VSL captures brand-new musicals and plays on film—beautifully staged, professionally shot, and streaming anytime, anywhere, for free. That’s right: free.
Founded by Tony nominee Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre), Broadway bookwriter David Goldsmith (Motown The Musical), and digital-savvy performer-producer Melody Munitz (The Addams Family National Tour), Virtual Stage Lab is on a mission to democratize the creation and presentation of new theatrical works, upending the costly, exclusive development process that has long kept new voices waiting in the wings.
Each VSL project is a proof of concept, both for the new show itself and for the model overall: that theatrical work can be born on camera, live online forever, and catalyze future live productions. VSL offers a radical new blueprint for creating, presenting, and sharing new theatre in the 21st century.
To date, Virtual Stage Lab has produced five films, including Ribbit, recently acquired by Uproar Theatricals for licensing; My Improbable Sisters, starring 2025 Tony Nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP! The Musical); the pandemic-era musical dramedy Five Women At An Airport; and the immersive short-play collection Grief Dialogues.
Website: www.VirtualStageLab.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@
Instagram: www.instagram.com/
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13) Bucks County Playhouse Invites Community to
“Write a Love Letter to Bucks County”
Initiative celebrates the current production
of She Loves Me running through September 14
In celebration of Bucks County Playhouse’s production of the classic Broadway romantic comedy “She Loves Me”, running now through Sept. 14, the Playhouse and the Bucks County Herald are inviting community members to share their affection for the region in a special “Love Letter to Bucks County” initiative.
Inspired by “She Loves Me” — the charming musical that was the basis for the blockbuster film You’ve Got Mail — the campaign encourages participants to express what they love most about Bucks County. In the show, two feuding clerks exchange a series of anonymous love letters without realizing they are writing to each other. In this local twist, the Playhouse is asking the community to skip the anonymity and write heartfelt tributes to the people, places and experiences that make Bucks County so special.
“Bucks County is filled with beauty, culture and history,” says Nicole Hackmann, Bucks County Playhouse Executive Director. “This project is a chance for residents and visitors to share their personal connections to our region and celebrate what makes it truly unique.”
Participants are invited to write about anything they cherish in Bucks County — from iconic landmarks like Bucks County Playhouse, the Michener Museum and Fonthill Castle to favorite restaurants, parks, trails and hidden gems. Selected letters will be featured online, on social media and compiled into a special “Love Letter to Bucks County” collection.
As a bonus, everyone who submits a letter will be entered into a drawing to win a Bucks County Playhouse Package for Two, including tickets to a future Playhouse production, dinner at The Deck and more. The drawing will be held on the closing night of “She Loves Me,” Sunday, September 14.
To submit your love letter, visit buckscountyplayhouse.org/she-
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14) A FAMILY FOR ZOYA: THE TRUE STORY OF AN ENDANGERED CUB TURNS THE TALE OF THE ZOO'S LIFE SAVING EFFORTS INTO A CHILDREN'S BOOK
Proceeds from the Book Support Wildlife Conservation
for Tigers Around the World
Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the release of the new, nonfiction children’s book “A Family For Zoya: The True Story of an Endangered Cub,” which tells the tale of an Amur tiger given a second chance at life thanks to the experts at Philadelphia Zoo, Oklahoma City Zoo, and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The book captures the inspiring, true story of how a days-old tiger cub, the lone survivor of her litter and rejected by her mother, was cared for by Philadelphia Zoo’s animal care and veterinary teams before being driven across the country to Oklahoma City Zoo to see if she could be adopted into a Sumatran tiger family - something that had never been done before. The beautifully illustrated story introduces young readers to courage, connection, and the importance of wildlife conservation. Philadelphia Zoo will host a special meet and greet, book signing and tiger feeding with author Debra Kim Wolf on Wednesday, August 27th at 11:00am. The event is open to the public and media, and it is included in the price of Zoo admission. The book is available for purchase at the Zoo’s Main Gift Shop located at North Gate Plaza daily from 9:30am to 5:00pm and the Trading Post next to Big Cat Falls from 11:00am to 3:00pm. It is also available for purchase on the Zoo’s website. The book’s author, Debra Kim Wolf, is donating 100% of her pro fits to the Tiger Conservation Campaign.
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| Courtesy of Fathom Entertainment 16) The CW Network Brings Romance to Primetime With Six Original Movies Inspired By Harlequin Bestsellers
Montana Mavericks, Starring Katherine McNamara from The CW’s “Walker: Independence,” to Hit the Big Screen First in Exclusive Partnership with Fathom Entertainment August 26-27 |
When vintage fashion devotee Caro Cartwright (Katharine King So, “Transplant”) agrees to harbor her childhood nemesis turned couture heiress Philippa Levreaux (Kathryn Gallagher, “Gossip Girl”), fireworks explode. Despite—or perhaps because of—their differences, these two women help each other wrangle the challenges around them to find a way forward, be their best selves, and fulfill their dreams. This tale of style and moxie proves that opposites not only attract but can enrich the lives of anyone willing to take a chance on themselves and on true love.
Gemma (Danielle Panabaker, “The Flash”) is a successful event planner with a full life. She has pretty much given up on dating until a fortune teller mysteriously shows up at one of her perfectly planned parties and predicts that Gemma is one last horrible date away from true love. When Gemma goes on what she hopes is her last blind date with Nick (Corey Sevier, “Immortals”), anything and everything goes wrong, including crashing her car into a handsome wealthy stranger, Enzo (Brendan Morgan, “The Handmaid’s Tale”). When the fortune teller’s predictions start to materialize, once cynical Gemma is ready to take a leap of faith. But is Gemma misreading the signs? Only fate knows what’s in store for her. Jocelyn Chugg (“Me and Mr. Christmas”) and Ari Rombough (“The Last of Us”) also star.
17) OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED FOR
“KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN”
STARRING DIEGO LUNA, TONATIUH, AND JENNIFER LOPEZ
IN THEATERS ON OCTOBER 10TH
The upcoming Kiss of the Spider Woman film today released its hotly-anticipated first full trailer. Directed by Academy Award winner Bill Condon and starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, and Jennifer Lopez, Kiss of the Spider Woman will be released in theaters by Roadside Attractions on October 10.
The trailer can now be viewed on YouTube at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez).
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