Event Calendar
Plays in Progress
Short Play Benefit
IDENTITY CRISIS!
Saturday, May 11, 7pm
$10 donation
An evening of short plays by Jesse Waldinger, Byron Nilsson, Steven Somkin, Mary Foskett, Kim Sykes, Andrew Joffe, Kate McLeod, and Lucile Lichtblau. Plays In Progress (PIP) is a collaborative of more than 25 professional playwrights, actors, directors and designers that meets regularly at the Hudson Opera House to provide an early stage forum to read, discuss and develop new work in progress by member playwrights. It is led by playwrights Lucile Lichtblau and Jesse Waldinger.
What I Thought I Knew
Alice Eve Cohen
Saturday, May 18, 8pm
$16, $13 Advance | $18, $15 Day of
Alice is happy for the first time in years. After a difficult divorce, she has a new love in her life, she is raising a beloved adopted daughter, and her career is blossoming. Then, she starts experiencing mysterious symptoms. After months of tests, X-rays, and inconclusive diagnoses, she is sent for an emergency CAT scan that revealed the truth: she is six months pregnant. At age 44, with no prenatal care and no insurance coverage for a high-risk pregnancy, Alice is besieged by opinions from doctors and friends about what is ethical, loving, and right. What I Thought I Knew is a dark comedy, performed by one actress playing 40 roles. The play grapples with complex issues—including women’s reproductive rights and our country’s healthcare system—in a deeply personal and non-polemical way. It strikes a powerful cord with audience members, inspiring public engagement and conversation across the political spectrum. A riveting odyssey through doubt, a broken medical system, and the complex terrain of motherhood and parenting, What I Thought I Knew is adapted from Cohen’s acclaimed memoir — one of Oprah Magazine’s “25 Best Books of Summer” and winner of Elle Lettres Grand Prix for Nonfiction.
Armen Donelain Trio
Saturday, June 15, 8pm
$12, $10 Advance
$15, $12
Day of
An eclectic musician who has appeared internationally as a pianist, composer and bandleader since 1975, Armen Donelian has worked with jazz luminaries including Sonny Rollins, Mongo Santamaria and Chet Baker. Donelian's piano playing reveals a masterful command rooted in classical and jazz studies, clean articulation, a deft, swinging touch, access to a broad dynamic spectrum, a virtuosic harmonic vocabulary and a boundless source of creative ideas. At HOH, Donelian performs with David Clark on bass and George Schuller on drums.
The DownTown Ensemble
Saturday, June 22, 8pm
$12, $10 Advance
$15, $12 Day of
The DownTown Ensemble returns to HOH with a program featuring works by poets George Quasha and Jackson Mac Low and performances by members of the DT Ensemble.
The Persephone Project
http: hudson teen theatre project
Performances
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, June 27, 28 & 29, at 8pm
The hudson teen theatre project ensemble presents a free performance for all ages. Please call HOH 518-822-1438 for more information or contact theatre director Carol Rusoff at paprikash@earthlink.net.