Elmwood Playhouse Presents The Cake
2022-11-11 - 2022-12-04 | Elmwood Playhouse,10 Park St, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Elmwood Playhouse
10 Park Street, Nyack, NY
Friday, Nov 11 – Saturday, Dec 3
Written by Bekah Brunstetter and directed by Melinda Pinto, Frosting will fly in this topical, multilayered, sweet comedy. Della, a Christian conservative, faces a crisis of conscience when asked to make a wedding cake for the same sex wedding of her late friend’s daughter. This charming and heartfelt play calls to mind the playwright’s Emmy nominated work on TV’s award-winning show “This Is Us.”
FOR PRIDE CENTER EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS: Get $27 tickets for $20 when purchasing through the box office (845-353-1313) by using code: PRIDE

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Presents Women Rock III
2022-12-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Black Parakeetz Paint, Swig, and Sing, 298 Main Street, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
5 short plays written by 5 talented and gifted Rockland writers on the theme of
The Unexpected Guest
Performed impromptu by courageous actors who have roles assigned on -the-spot by drawing an actor’s name from hat #1 and character description from hat#2 regardless of age or gender . Actors are then handed the script (unseen prior to this moment) and are given 5 minutes to prepare to present a fully staged performance. A hilariously fun evening of theatre…
Join us at 6:30 for a meet and mingle with the artists — Drinks and Food available for purchase
Black Parakeetz is dedicated to bringing art-based entertainment to Nyack, NY and its surrounding communities featuring an eclectic bar that boasts the best Martini and Manhattan outside of Manhattan. And ask about the “The Phoenix” — PTE’s Signature Cocktail.
Performance begins at 7pm sharp. Seating is limited.
All proceeds benefit Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, Phoenix Festival and our Artists
Featuring: Bea Pohl, Bethany Ball, Diana Green, Jennie Redling, Julie Goldberg, and
“An Unexpected Guest”

The Lifespan of a Fact @ Elmwood Playhouse
2023-01-13 - 2023-02-05 | Elmwood Community Playhouse, Inc., 10 Park St, Nyack, NY 10960, United States
written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal
directed by Claudia Stefany
Friday January 13th 2023 — Saturday February 4th 2023
This comedy of deliberate errors asks an age-old question: Why let the truth get in the way of a good story? Based on actual events, the screwball antics and quick-witted dialogue provide a thought-provoking examination of the relationship between “truth” and “accuracy.”
Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing.

Once Upon a Time @ Elmwood Playhouse
2023-01-29 19:00 | Elmwood Community Playhouse, Inc., 10 Park St, Nyack, NY 10960, United States
January 29th at 7PM
ONCE UPON A TIME
Elmwood Playhouse brings back the acclaimed Sundays @7 series with a joyous evening of stories told through song: “Once Upon a Time.” Join us for a warm winter evening’s showcase of students from the Vocal Studio of Michelle Dawson
TICKETS: $15

Haven - Safe Houses of the Hudson Valley
2023-02-16 - 2023-02-18 | NY
The Hudson Valley was a key route on the Underground Railroad, with many
churches, storefronts and homes created as safe houses for slaves seeking
freedom in Canada. Haven is Part One in a series on these important links
to freedom.
Starring – Dameon Reilly-Maiysha Jones Reilly-Donna James-Steve Allen-Scott
Schneider-Brian Bagot-Michelle Evans
Costumes – Zacha Liz
Sponsored by: Gordon Center for Black Culture and Arts and Rockland Center
for the Arts
info@wctheater.org mailto:info@wctheater.org – 914.263.4953
information – www.shadesrep.com
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– 845.458.6694
Additional Performance – February 18 @ 8p.m.
Rockland Center for the Arts
27 Greenbush Road, West Nyack, N.Y.
info@rocklandartcenter.org mailto:info@rocklandartcenter.org – 845.358.0877
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Haven: Safe Houses of the Hudson Valley
2023-02-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Rockland Center for the Arts,27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
Saturday, February 18 at 8:00pm
Rockland Center for the Arts
27 South Greenbush Road West Nyack, NY
Registration is required and begins Feb. 4th.
Free of charge or by donation.
Masks encouraged.
This play is sponsored in collaboration with The Gordon Center for Black
Culture and the Arts and Shades Repertory Theater.
In Celebration of African American History Month, Shades Repertory Theater
continues on its ongoing journey to bring the rich history of the Black
experience to the stage. Haven is Part One in a series on the Underground
Railroad Safe Houses in the Hudson Valley in the 1860s. Rockland and
Westchester Villages were key routes along the Hudson River, with many
churches, homes and storefronts serving as safe havens for slaves seeking
freedom in Canada. Haven is written and directed by award-winning
playwright Samuel Harps, and stars; Dameon Reilly-Maiysha
Jones-Reilly-Steve Allen-Donna James-Michelle Evans-Brian Bagot and Scott
Schneider with customs designed by Zacha Liz.
RoCA’s programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York
State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and
the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by ASG of
Connecticut.

Haven: A play by Samuel Harps
2023-02-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, 10994
Haven
A Play by Samuel Harps
Part One: Safe Houses of the Hudson Valley
Saturday, February 18 at 8:00pm
Rockland Center for the Arts
27 South Greenbush Road West Nyack, NY
Registration is required and begins Feb. 4th.
Free of charge or by donation.
Masks encouraged.
This play is sponsored in collaboration with The Gordon Center for Black Culture and the Arts and Shades Repertory Theater.
In Celebration of African American History Month, Shades Repertory Theater continues on its ongoing journey to bring the rich history of the Black experience to the stage. Haven is Part One in a series on the Underground Railroad Safe Houses in the Hudson Valley in the 1860s. Rockland and Westchester Villages were key routes along the Hudson River, with many churches, homes and storefronts serving as safe havens for slaves seeking freedom in Canada. Haven is written and directed by award-winning playwright Samuel Harps, and stars; Dameon Reilly-Maiysha Jones-Reilly-Steve Allen-Donna James-Michelle Evans-Brian Bagot and Scott Schneider with customs designed by Zacha Liz.
For more information or to register call RoCA at 845-358-0877.

Reflections from the Shallow End of the Dating Pool
2023-02-21 18:30 | Black Parakeetz Paint, Swig, and Sing, 298 Main Street, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
REFLECTIONS FROM THE SHALLOW END OF THE DATING POOL
2/21 at 6:30pm
What happens when a woman turns 50 and decides to enter the murky waters of online dating? She finds herself turning to social media to keep her laughing about the ridiculousness of it all, and discovers a sisterhood in shared experiences. Born out of a desire to find solid ground through humor, Debbi Hobson’s Reflections from the Shallow End of the Dating Pool shines a light on the farcical experience of midlife dating.
Black Parakeetz in Nyack
298 Main St, Nyack, NY 10960

Bubblemania featuring Casey Carle
2023-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Rittenhausen Theater at BOCES 131 North Midland Avenue Nyack, NY
Sunday, April 2nd at 2:00pm EST
Theater at Old Nyack High School
131 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY
Tickets: Child $12 / Adult $20 / Family Four Pack $50
Bubbles! Big Bubbles! Thousands of Bubbles! An extremely unique program fusing high-energy entertainment, highly crafted showmanship and artistic achievement. Casey’s show is loaded with in-the-moment improvisation, quick wit, big band swing music, a bit of audience participation and the untamed, often unbelievable qualities of spherical liquids. Part Science, All Fun! The show includes fog-filled bubble art forms and jazz inspired, choreographed routines to eventually “trapping” people inside bubbles!

Pride and Prejudice Opens at Elmwood Playhouse
2023-03-10 20:00 - 22:30 | Nyack, NY, USA
Elmwood Playhouse opens Kate Hamill’s riotously irreverent adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice on Friday March 10 in Nyack, NY. Complimentary mocktails will be served before the show to celebrate opening night. The show runs through April 1, with an open-captioned performance on March 30.
Directed by Alison Costello and featuring Rick Apicella, Darren Carfano, Dana Duff, Katie Schmidt Feder, Ken Hatlee, Sierra Lidén, Aaron Newcome, and Emma Ruck, Elmwood’s production of Pride and Prejudice delivers this classic story with edge and energy. It’s fun and funny and full of surprises– definitely not your grandmother’s Austen!
Performances begin March 10 and continue through April 1. Curtain is at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 2 pm on Sundays, and 8 pm for the open-captioned performance on Thursday March 30. Tickets are on sale now: $27; seniors/youth/military are $24.
Elmwood Community Playhouse is the 2022 winner of Broadway World’s “Favorite Local Theatre,” as well as a dozen other awards for individual productions, directors, actors, and designers this season.
Tickets and information at elmwoodplayhouse.com 845 353 1313

Pride and Prejudice at Elmwood Playhouse
2023-03-11 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-03-12 14:00 - 16:30 | Nyack, NY, USA
Elmwood Playhouse opens Kate Hamill’s riotously irreverent adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice on Friday March 10 in Nyack, NY. The show runs through April 1, with an open-captioned performance on March 30.
Directed by Alison Costello and featuring Rick Apicella, Darren Carfano, Dana Duff, Katie Schmidt Feder, Ken Hatlee, Sierra Lidén, Aaron Newcome, and Emma Ruck, Elmwood’s production of Pride and Prejudice delivers this classic story with edge and energy. It’s fun and funny and full of surprises– definitely not your grandmother’s Austen!
Performances begin March 10 and continue through April 1. Curtain is at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 2 pm on Sundays, and 8 pm for the open-captioned performance on Thursday March 30. Tickets are on sale now: $27; seniors/youth/military are $24.
Elmwood Community Playhouse is the 2022 winner of Broadway World’s “Favorite Local Theatre,” as well as a dozen other awards for individual productions, directors, actors, and designers this season.
Tickets and information at elmwoodplayhouse.com 845 353 1313

Pride & Prejudice @ Elmwood Playhouse
2023-03-13 - 2023-04-02 | Elmwood Community Playhouse, Inc., 10 Park St, Nyack, NY 10960, United States
written by Jane Austen, adapted by Kate Hamill
directed by Alison Costello
Friday March 10th 2023 — Saturday April 1st 2023
The classic story, adapted with edge and energy for a new era, explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life.
Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing

James Webb Telescope Images Set to Music Birth of the Universe Featured Guest from the Space Telescope Science Institute
2023-04-20 20:00 | Rittenhausen Theater at BOCES 131 North Midland Avenue Nyack, NY
Thursday, April 20, 2023
James Webb Telescope Images Set to Music
Birth of the Universe
Featured Guest from the Space Telescope Science Institute
Time: 8:00pm EST
Old Nyack High School
151 N Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY
Tickets: $20
For the first time anywhere, spectacular new images from the JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE will be seen on BIG SCREEN set to music. These new images far surpass what scientists previously received from the Hubble Telescope. Award-winning director, producer, Elliott Forrest has set these out-of-this-world images to music. Special guests will be on hand to explain the images.

INSPIRED! 2023, a benefit for Rivertown Film
2023-04-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Rivertown Film at the Nyack Center,58 Depew Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960, USA, entrance on South Broadway
People who create are inspirations to us all. But what inspires them? Find
out at Rivertown Film’s 8th Inspired! on Friday, April 21 at Nyack Center,
when fifteen local artists in varied disciplines share the sources of their
inspiration, each using ten slides and twenty seconds per slide to explain
them. Join us for a fast-paced night of creativity and enjoy the many ways
that artists find inspiration. The program starts at 8:00, but arrive early
for complementary hors d’oeuvres and to look over our silent auction items
and raffles. After the presentation, additional hors d’oeuvres, desserts
and beverages will be available as you mingle with the artists. Our food
donors include Bolzano’s Restaurant-Congers, Hudson House, Otto’s Full
Service in Piermont, BJ’s, Prohibition River, Olde Village Inne, Dolce
Vita, Turiellos, Stop & Shop Orangeburg and Boxer Donuts. Tickets are $35
or $25 for members of Rivertown Film.
Taking part this year are:
Event MC: GLEN SCHLOSS, Performer, Producer, Remixer and
Multi-Instrumentalist
The 2023 Inspired! Honorees:
DRU PLUHOWSKI, Choral director
ELLIOTT FORREST, Broadcaster, Director/Producer/Designer/Filmmaker
ELENA MELENER SCHLOSS, Voice Actor, Writer, Director and Content Creator
TREY BOHNAM SCHLOSS, Drummer and Singer
RAY LEVIER, Drummer / Composer / Producer
KIM CROSS, Actor
DOROTHY GILLESPIE, Sculptor represented posthumously by her son Gary Israel
SUSAN HILLARY (aka SHAPIRO), Filmmaker & Painter
KIMBERLY FENNELL, Social Media Content Creator
HERNZ LAGUERRE, JR., Journalist / Video Storyteller
CHARU KRISHAN, Hindi Storyteller / Writer and Translator
J. FAITH ALMIRON, Cultural Studies Scholar and Critic
PETER ARTIN, Sculptor
OSCAR GONZÁLEZ-BARRETO, Scholar /Teacher / Playwright / Radio Host
DAVID SHIRE: Composer

The Shape of Things @ Elmwood Playhouse
2023-05-12 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-13 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-14 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-18 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-19 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-20 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-21 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-25 20:00 - 22:30 and 5 more dates | Elmwood Community Playhouse, Inc., 10 Park St, Nyack, NY 10960, United States
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
MAY 12 – JUNE 3, 2023
Written by NEILl LaBUTE
Directed by OMAR KOZARSKY
Is the relationship between an unassuming college student and his new artistic girlfriend all that it seems? This modern love story follows the intensifying relationship between Adam and Evelyn, and raises unsettling questions about the boundaries between creation and destruction.
Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
TICKETS: $27
Senior/Youth/Military: $24

Harvey Fierstein: In conversation with Elliott Forrest
2023-06-03 20:00 | Nyack High School, 360 Christian Herald Rd, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
HARVEY FIERSTEIN
In conversation with Elliott Forrest
Saturday, June 3, 2023 8PM
Nyack High School Auditorium
TICKETS: General Seating:
$35 Premium Seating: $60
Fierstein Memoir, Signed: $25
Pre-show Party: $100
(Mr. Fierstein not in attendance)
Tix & Info: ArtsRock.org
In partnership with Pride Center of Rockland
Harvey Fierstein, four-time Tony Award-winning actor, playwright and screenwriter comes to Nyack to talk about his life and work. The star of Hairspray, Mrs. Doubtfire and Independence Day, and the author of Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, Kinky Boots, Casa Valentina and Newsies shares stories from his new memoir, I Was Better Last Night. His book, including a signed bookplate, will be available for sale.
Elliott Forrest is a Peabody Award-winning WQXR broadcaster and producer and the Executive Artistic Director of ArtsRock.
A portion of the proceeds benefit the Pride Center of Rockland County
