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WE'VE GOT REALLY BIG NEWS!
It's April and we're moving, shaking and flying in new directions! We have so much good news to tell you we decided to change our newsletter format. We're keeping this simple, to the point and on message. We're taking Murder Cafe and Theatre on the Road to new heights, and we invite you to take the journey with us. Read on!
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Theatre on the Road and Murder Cafe find a home.
RED HOOK, NY: Murder Cafe and Theatre on the Road, will now be housed under one big roof. Effective immediately we'll be operating out of The Chocolate Factory at 52 Elizabeth Street in Red Hook. Less than 15 minutes from Kingston and minutes from Rhinebeck, our new space will be shared with Monica Lewin and her music studio, Music Portal. We'll have 1800 square feet on the ground floor of this beautifully restored factory building, with easy access and plenty of parking.
We're still going to be "on the road" but we will now have a permanent home for storage and rehearsal and performance space. Yes, I said performance space! In addition to the year-round shows we bring to area restaurants, historic sites, schools and community centers, we'll be scheduling monthly events and workshops at the Chocolate Factory...in a room that can comfortably seat up to 100 people.
We're planning an open house, with live music, performances, refreshments and special guests on April 15th. We look forward to showing you our new space and what we have planned for it.
Collaborations are important to us so we're open to any and all ideas for the use of the space as long as they're related to music and theatre.
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Theatre on the Road produces an original play to benefit Bannerman Island.
Help the Bannerman Castle Trust save the walls on Bannerman Island and open the family residence as an educational visitors center, and to promote our new presentation for schools and organizations.
Come to the Falcon Rock and Roll Music Hall in Marlboro, NY, and join The Bannerman Castle Trust and Theatre on the Road as we kick off the 2016 Bannerman Tours and Events with a brunch featuring a special premier presentation of Bannerman Island Voices- Whispers from the Castle Keep, opening band Sheila Dee and the Dazzlers will play. The event will feature a Silent Auction featuring paintings of Bannerman Island and the Hudson Valley, including paintings by Jane Bannerman. The event takes place at The Falcon, a premier Rock and Roll Music venue in Marlboro, NY, just 10 minutes north from the Newburgh /Beacon Bridge on Rt. 9W.
Premier
Bannerman Island Voices- Whispers From the Castle Keep
Directed by Frank Marquette of Theatre on the Road
Conceived by Neil Caplan
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Music and Lyrics by Tom Herman
and additional songs by Neil Caplan
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Bannerman Castle Trust and Theatre on the Road
will be partnering to bring Bannerman Island Voices---Whispers from the Castle Keep, a multi-media, readers' theatre play, based on interviews from Bannerman family members and employees who lived and worked on Bannerman Island. The play was presented in 1998 at the Cunneen Hackett Cultural Center in Poughkeepsie. The show is being developed for school and public presentations.
SHEILA DEE and the DAZZLERS
Sheila Dee Songwriting, Ukulele & Vocals. Sheila Dee grew up in a family of musicians, singing three part harmonies with her sisters. After living in New York City and Los Angeles, she calls Rosendale, NY, home, and her music features the beauty & power of vocal harmony. Sheila Dee writes evocative songs, crafting catchy melodies that grab your ear and get you dancing. Sheila Dee & The Dazzlers perform original rock music, jazz standards, and soul across New York, selling out venues and captivating fans young and old.
INCLUDES:
- Brunch prepared by THE FALCON
- Open Cash Bar
- Silent Auction featuring paintings including paintings by the late Jane Campbell Bannerman
- Sheila Dee and the Dazzlers, opening music act
- Performance of Bannerman Island Voices-Whispers from the Castle Keep
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By popular demand, Murder at the Mansion returns!
For the second year in a row Theatre on the Road takes you back to 1890, the Vanderbilts dominated Hudson Valley society.
Your evening begins when Frederick and Mrs. Vanderbilt host a summer garden party; you'll mingle with their wealthy neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. John Astor IV, as well as Vassar professor Percy Longfellow. You'll be fussed over by loyal butler, Horace, and fortune-hunting maid, Charlene. Katherine Kerry, a reporter on the scene, observes much more than glitz and gaiety when she witnesses a murder.
Written and directed by Anika Krempl for Theatre on the Road, Murder at the Mansion just sold out at Weed Orchards & Winery in Marlboro and the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck. There are two dinner show performances left and you can catch one at one of the following venues:
- The Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mountain, NY: Friday, April 22nd at 7 PM. For reservations call 845-876-2741 ext. 1000.
- Joseph's Steakhouse, Hyde Park, NY: Sunday, May 1st at 3 PM. For reservations call 845-473-2333.
Each performance will feature live music by classical pianist, Monica Lewin and the acting talents
of Frank Marquette, Anika Krempl, Bernadette Pikul, Andrew Woltman, Jerry Wintrob, Tess Boris-Schacter, Thomas Netter and Lydia Pidulsky.
Kristen Marquette will provide her hand-made, period costumes.
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Theatre on the Road premiers, A TASTE OF SHAKESPEARE, an original, interactive play hosted by William Shakespeare himself.
On Saturday, May 7th at the Arts Center at Columbia Greene Community College in Hudson, New York Theatre on the Road will premier their original production, A Taste of Shakespeare. Written for Theatre on the Road by James Stokes and Anika Krempl who also directs, audience members will be greeted by William Shakespeare. Performing as The Bard, actor Zach Gibson will introduce "sweet servings of four classic scenes". He'll present a taste of the lightest of his comedies and the darkest of his tragedies in an intimate, cabaret setting. You'll meet star-crossed lovers, an ambitious Lord and his Lady, a couple engaged in a battle of wits, and fools, fairies and a King.
The cast includes professional Shakespearean actors Dorothy Luongo, Julia Szabo and John Adair and troupe members David Inge, Amber Neilson and Malcolm Thrapp.
In addition to Columbia Greene, A Taste of Shakespeare will be staged in intimate settings, dinner theater style, at The Old Drovers Inn in Dover Plains, Weed Orchards & Winery in Marlboro and the Vanderbilt House in Philmont.
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AUDITION NOTICE - SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, April 12
Wednesday, April 13
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Chocolate Factory
54 Elizabeth Street, Suite 2, Red Hook, NY 12571
We're looking for male and female actors, between 21-91, who can play a variety of character roles. Request a copy of the script by emailing us at
[email protected].
AMERICAN MOMENTS - Six Slices of the Pie
Produced by East Coker Features and Theatre on the Road
Written by Bill Duncan
Directed by Frank Marquette
American Moments consists of six original sort plays by award-winning playwright Bill Duncan. Framed by a stage manager who speaks directly to the audience, the plays offer slices of comedy seasoned by dashes of drama. Performances will be July 22, 23 and 24 at THE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AT RHINEBECK.
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