Wait Until Dark (Opening Weekend!)
May
3
to May 5

Wait Until Dark (Opening Weekend!)

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of the thriller

Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

Wait Until Dark is a classic thriller complete with murders, disguises and jump scares. Briefly: three criminals run a con game on a blind woman who’s only assistance in fighting back comes from a pre-teen girl who lives upstairs. The play is set in 1944.

Directed By Michael Koegel

Starring:

WIL ANDERSON

REBECCA BROWN ADELMAN

DORA LOPES

COLIN PHILLIPS

DAVID SMILOW

OVI VARGAS

Friday, May 3rd

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday May 4th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday May 5th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

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Wait Until Dark
May
10
to May 12

Wait Until Dark

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of the thriller

Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

Wait Until Dark is a classic thriller complete with murders, disguises and jump scares. Briefly: three criminals run a con game on a blind woman who’s only assistance in fighting back comes from a pre-teen girl who lives upstairs. The play is set in 1944.

Directed By Michael Koegel

Starring:

WIL ANDERSON

REBECCA BROWN ADELMAN

DORA LOPES

COLIN PHILLIPS

DAVID SMILOW

OVI VARGAS

Friday, May 10th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday May 11th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday May 12th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

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Wait Until Dark (Closing Weekend)
May
17
to May 19

Wait Until Dark (Closing Weekend)

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of the thriller

Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

Wait Until Dark is a classic thriller complete with murders, disguises and jump scares. Briefly: three criminals run a con game on a blind woman who’s only assistance in fighting back comes from a pre-teen girl who lives upstairs. The play is set in 1944.

Directed By Michael Koegel

Starring:

WIL ANDERSON

REBECCA BROWN ADELMAN

DORA LOPES

COLIN PHILLIPS

DAVID SMILOW

OVI VARGAS

Friday, May 17th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday May 18th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday May 19th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

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DOCUMENTARY FILM: Go On, Be Brave (ALS Awareness Film)
Jun
22
7:00 PM19:00

DOCUMENTARY FILM: Go On, Be Brave (ALS Awareness Film)

Phoenicia Playhouse is proud to present a very special screening of

Go On, Be Brave

The award winning documentary Go On, Be Brave follows one woman's race against time, a diagnosis of ALS and an attempt at the impossible, to become the first person with ALS to complete a marathon in all 50 states. Coming to theaters in the US this fall, don't miss Andrea Lytle Peet's incredible story as she inspires others to go on and be brave. 

www.GoOnBeBrave.com

A film by Fly Squirrel Films

Directed by Miriam McSpadden and Brian Beckman

Producers Peyote Perryman and Annalisa Shoemaker

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtO5VuKl20Q

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Brothers Keeper: Written and Performed by Wallace Norman
Jun
28
to Jun 29

Brothers Keeper: Written and Performed by Wallace Norman

Brother's Keeper Written and Performed by Wallace Norman Hudson Valley based Playwright, Actor and Director 

Presented on the Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (June 28, 1969). The riots are widely considered the watershed event that transformed the gay liberation movement and the twentieth-century fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.

BROTHER’S KEEPER by Wallace Norman, is a gripping solo play about courageous survival and the delicacy of friendship. Playing 13 characters Norman shares the journey of two young boys who are abused by a member of the Catholic clergy. Norman shifts between the two main characters as they grow up and apart.  One does not survive the trauma. The other bravely confronts his abuser. This cathartic act leads to healing, love and a kind of peace.

About the Performer/Playwright

WALLACE NORMAN is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of Woodstock Fringe. Beginning in 2002 and for more than a decade. Woodstock Fringe produced the annual Woodstock Fringe Festival of Theatre and Song. Wallace is a playwright, director, actor and singer. He has appeared in more than sixty-five productions in Off-Broadway, Regional, Stock and Hudson Valley theaters. Wallace has been a soloist at Carnegie Recital Hall and participated as a singer in the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference Cabaret Symposium. For years prior to moving to Woodstock, Wallace was a denizen of the Off-Off Broadway arena in New York City. In his city days Wallace produced over 30 works for the stage. He was a founder of The Gilgamesh Theatre Group, part of the “At The Beckett Theatre Campaign" on 42nd Street in NYC. Norman also has enjoyed a long and artistically rich association with Golden Fleece, The Composer Chamber Theatre. At the beginning of his theatrical career he was mentored by Lou Rodgers, Artistic Director of Golden Fleece both as a performer and theatre producer.
Wallace trained extensively at the Herbert Berghoff Studio in NYC and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He taught acting at Nassau Community College.

**** Norman is a magnificent Actor and Powerful Writer ****

Four Stars! The Scotsman, The Edinburgh Fringe

 

Dates:

June 28th, 2024 Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:00pm

June 29th, 2024 Doors: 1:30 Show: 2:00pm

Watch The Trailer!

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)


Cultural Context - LGBTQ+

​The themes and events of Brother’s Keeper are very much informed by the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community. 65% of middle school LGBTQ+ youth report that they have been bullied. For transgender youth some studies show that 80% suffer the abuse of bullies both in person and online. The trauma of bullying can be devastating and deadly. It leads to suicides. Equally, or perhaps more profound, is the damage done to the young and powerless by adult sexual predators. This play was completed just before the news broke this fall reporting that priests and others involved in the French Catholic Church sexually abused more than 330,000 children over a period of some years. My central character William grew up to be gay. When younger he anguished: “I felt that there was something about me, something wrong about me that made Brother James do it.” The feeling of defectiveness and shame for victims of sexual abuse is scarring. For many the wounds never fully heal. Brother’s Keeper is William’s personal journey. I believe my play also sheds light on the toxic, hateful and contemptuous culture that the LGBTQ+ community, my community, continues to live in. Some perish. And others, like William, courageously survive.

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Jul
11
to Jul 14

The Wizard Of Oz (Opening Weekend!)

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of

The Wizard Of Oz

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.

Directed By Ovi Vargas

Thursday, July 11th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Friday, July 12th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday, July 13th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday July 14th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

TICKET LINK COMING SOON…

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Jul
18
to Jul 21

The Wizard Of Oz

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of

The Wizard Of Oz

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.

Directed By Ovi Vargas

Thursday, July 18th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Friday, July 19th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday, July 20th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday July 21st

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

TICKET LINK COMING SOON…

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Jul
25
to Jul 28

The Wizard Of Oz (Closing Weekend)

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of

The Wizard Of Oz

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.

Directed By Ovi Vargas

Thursday, July 25th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Friday, July 26th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday, July 27th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday July 28th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

TICKET LINK COMING SOON…

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Sep
27
to Sep 29

Always...Patsy Cline

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of

Always…Patsy Cline

Based on the true story of a pen-pal friendship set to the soundtrack of country’s most vibrant voice

Always…Patsy Cline is a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her untimely death in a plane crash. The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were consistently signed “Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline.” Tales of Patsy’s life on the road are told with down-home country humor and brought to vibrant life through her music. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous— “Anytime”, “Walkin’ After Midnight”, “She’s Got You”, “Sweet Dreams”, and “Crazy” — to name a few.

Directed By, Ovi Vargas

Friday, September 27th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday, September 29th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday September 30th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

TICKET LINK COMING SOON…

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Oct
4
to Oct 6

Always...Patsy Cline

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of

Always…Patsy Cline

Based on the true story of a pen-pal friendship set to the soundtrack of country’s most vibrant voice

Always…Patsy Cline is a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her untimely death in a plane crash. The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were consistently signed “Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline.” Tales of Patsy’s life on the road are told with down-home country humor and brought to vibrant life through her music. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous— “Anytime”, “Walkin’ After Midnight”, “She’s Got You”, “Sweet Dreams”, and “Crazy” — to name a few.

Directed By, Ovi Vargas

Friday, October 4th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday, October 5th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday, October 6th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

TICKET LINK COMING SOON…

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Oct
11
to Oct 13

Always...Patsy Cline

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE production of

Always…Patsy Cline

Based on the true story of a pen-pal friendship set to the soundtrack of country’s most vibrant voice

Always…Patsy Cline is a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her untimely death in a plane crash. The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were consistently signed “Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline.” Tales of Patsy’s life on the road are told with down-home country humor and brought to vibrant life through her music. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous— “Anytime”, “Walkin’ After Midnight”, “She’s Got You”, “Sweet Dreams”, and “Crazy” — to name a few.

Directed By, Ovi Vargas

Friday, October 11th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Saturday, October 12th

Doors: 6:30pm / Showtime: 7:00pm

Sunday, October 13th

Doors: 1:30pm / Showtime: 2:00pm (matinee)

TICKETS:

$18 (seniors / students / veterans)

$20 (General Admission)

TICKET LINK COMING SOON…

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Oct
26
to Oct 27

FILMS: Asbury Shorts 2024

Phoenicia Playhouse Presents

Asbury Shorts

Asbury Shorts is New York City's longest running exhibition of award-winning short films and producer Doug LeClaire brings the World's Best Short Films back the to Algonquin. Produced as a fast-paced event in a "Short Film Concert" format, the program features the best in comedy, drama and animation by combining classic shorts with new international festival winners. A rare opportunity to see world-class short films on the big screen in a theatrical setting.

Saturday October 26th

Doors: 6:30pm

Showtime: 7:00pm

Tickets: $15

TICKET LINK COMING SOON…

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SHORT FILMS: Earth Day (short films) Sponsored by the Shandaken Conservation Advisory Committee
Apr
21
3:00 PM15:00

SHORT FILMS: Earth Day (short films) Sponsored by the Shandaken Conservation Advisory Committee

FILMS: Earth Day Short Film Series

Sponsored by the Shandaken Conservation Advisory Committee

FREE Community Event

3:00pm - 5:00pm

SHORT #1: Solutions are Are Around us (3:48)

SHORT #2: The Energy of Hawaii - A Little Legacy (3:34)

SHORT #3: Carbon Farming; Harnessing the Power of Soil (5:21)

SHORT #4: How Gen Z is Making Business Sustainable (4:00)

Come join us for short films to celebrate Earth Day!

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DOCUMENTARY FILM: Deep Water 'Building the Catskill Water System' with filmmaker Q&A Session
Apr
13
7:00 PM19:00

DOCUMENTARY FILM: Deep Water 'Building the Catskill Water System' with filmmaker Q&A Session

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Deep Water: Building the Catskill Water System

Screening and Q&A Session after the film with the filmmaker, Tobe Carey

The building of the Catskill Water System is the tale of heroism and heartbreak, political maneuvering, lost villages, brilliant engineering and a power struggle between New York City and the Catskills. Completed in stages between 1915 and 1926, the Ashokan and Schoharie Reservoirs were built by thousands of stone cutters, bridge builders, railroad workers, tunnel diggers and mule drivers.

It is the story of a city desperate for pure water and the reluctant rural area that was forced to provide it.

Today, the Watershed provides billions of gallons of pure water to New York City. In the time when the world faces severe water shortages, the Catskill system remains one of the most successful water projects of our time.

Hundreds of vintage photographs, rare films and interviews with historians and residents make "Deep Water" a compelling and moving documentary.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/deepwaterashokan/615410941

Doors: 6:30pm

Showtime: 7:00pm

Tickets: $10

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AUDITIONS: Wizard Of OZ (All parts)
Apr
8
to Apr 10

AUDITIONS: Wizard Of OZ (All parts)

PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION

The Wizard of Oz

Phoenicia Playhouse Musicals are always a highlight of the season, we hope to see you at Auditions!

Directed by, Ovi Vargas

MAIN STAGE MUSICAL OPEN AUDITIONS

Monday April 8th 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Wednesday April 10th 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Held at: Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St Phoenicia, NY

MATERIALS:

  1. Please come prepared with an audition song and sheet music

  2. For sides in advance visit: https://phoeniciaplayhouse.com/actorsides

PERFORMANCE DATES:

July 11th (THUR), 12th (FRI), 13th (SAT), 14th (SUN) (opening weekend)

July 18th (THUR),19th (FRI), 20th (SAT), 21st (SUN)

July 25th (THUR), 26th (FRI), 27th (SAT), 28th (SUN) (closing weekend)

Wizard of Oz Synopsis:

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.

SEEKING:

Dorothy

Glinda

Uncle Henry/Emerald City Guard

Cowardly Lion/Zeke

Tinman/Hickory

Scarecrow/Hunk

The Wicked Witch/Miss Gulch

The Wizard of Oz/Professor Marvel

Ensemble Roles for:

Citizens of Munchkinland

Flying Monkeys

Winkies (Soldiers)

Citizens of Oz

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDITIONING

Please reach out to Ovi Vargas: Ovi@phoeniciaplayhouse.com

ACTOR SIDES AVAILABLE HERE: https://phoeniciaplayhouse.com/actorsides

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DOCUMENTARY FILM: Unlikely Looters (with filmmaker Q&A)
Apr
6
7:00 PM19:00

DOCUMENTARY FILM: Unlikely Looters (with filmmaker Q&A)

DOCUMENTARY FILM:

Unlikely Looters

Screening and Q&A Session after the film with the filmmaker and the star of the movie.

This documentary by filmmaker, Hilary Leitner,  is an intimate portrait that captures the essence of Nick Della Penna, the 82 year old artist and creative force behind the Rock Star Meadow located in Woodstock, NY.  Working consistently for over 35 years, with the support of his wife Lorraine, Nick and his collaborating partner Estelle Ross poured their hearts and soul into this magical stone phenomenon that arose out of hurt, anger and the desire to smack back at all of life’s horrors and perceived snubs and judgements. For the first time, Nick is willing to bring others into his world of “make-believe”. Stone after stone, this documentary reveals the complexity that drives Nick to work on his art every single day without need of public affirmation or accolades. Rock Star Meadow is a cathartic artistic manifestation, catapulted by anger transformed into love.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xTbKBrkzN0

Doors: 6:30pm

Showtime: 7:00pm

Tickets: $10 advance

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'Tis The Season To Close The Season: Holiday Variety Show & Closing Party
Dec
16
7:00 PM19:00

'Tis The Season To Close The Season: Holiday Variety Show & Closing Party

Join us for a night of music & Stories

Holiday songs performed by two amazing musical acts:

Critter Bonus Trio Featuring Keenan O'Meara, Megan Lui, & Hannah Cohen

The Esopus Quartet  Featuring Roman Pietrs, James Kopp, David Allan, & Allen Vella

Fantastic Winter Stories

Improv (with audience participation…for those who dare)

Your Host: Roman Peitrs 

Storyteller: Ovi Vargas

Special Guests:  Brooke Harrison, Lucas Yonnetti, Ginger McMahon, Everett Amitin, Jed Zaeb and more!

Join us for this wonderful holiday show and a gathering afterwards to celebrate our amazing 2023 season!

Tickets: $20

*If you were a volunteer actor or apart of the production crew in a Phoenicia Playhouse 2023 Production please reach out to us for your free ticket code at manager@phoeniciaplayhouse.com*

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Winter Open House!
Dec
2
2:00 PM14:00

Winter Open House!

FREE EVENT Open to the community of Phoenicia and beyond!

Please join us before the Phoenicia Miracle on Main Street Tree Lighting Ceremony, for classic holiday films, warm drinks, treats, and community!

MOVIES:

Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936) animated short produced by Fleischer Studios

Scrooge (1935) The British fantasy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Seymour Hicks

Spend the day in Phoenicia with us at the 2023 Miracle On Main Street event!

2:00pm - Cider, Movies and Popcorn at the Playhouse

4:00pm - Line up for the parade of lights that starts at the Phoenicia Elementary School.

5:00 - Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Ice Cream Depot

5:30 - 8pm - Parish Hall Holiday Gathering

Tickets: Free


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Classic Horror Films: Double Feature
Oct
29
2:00 PM14:00

Classic Horror Films: Double Feature

Boo!

Join us for two creepy classic Halloween films at the Phoenicia Playhouse, Sunday 10/29!

First up at 2pm: House on Haunted Hill (1959), starring Vincent Price.

And then at 3:30: Little Shop of Horrors (1960), featuring a young Jack Nicholson.

Suggest donation: $10

All Ages welcome based on parental comfort and consent

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Oct
6
to Oct 22

What Would Esther Williams Do in a Situation Like This?

Phoenicia Playhouse presents award-winning playwright Ovi Vargas’s comedy, What Would Esther Williams Do in a Situation Like This?

Based on a true story.

What Would Esther Williams Do In A Situation Like This? tells the hilarious story of the eccentric Sparks family, whose clamming business has been devastated by World War II.

When the war ends, Walter, the youngest of the Sparks' clan, comes home from the Pacific with dreams to pursue, only to discover that the money he has been socking away for the last three years has been spent by his family in an effort to keep the clam shack from closing down. High jinks ensue as the family confronts the lost dreams that they themselves have long since given up on. All seems lost until a miracle finds its way to their doorstep.

Esther Williams: Info and Tickets

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Sep
30
8:00 PM20:00

Chelsea Hotel - New Works Reading

A reading of The Chelsea Hotel written by Timothy Doherty, with direction by Thomas Cot'e.

The action takes place inside a ramshackle room at the historic Chelsea Hotel in the fall of 1993, rented by aspiring young writer, Terrence. Infamous guests from the past appear and disappear through the walls, visiting him throughout that fateful day and night.

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Sep
21
7:30 PM19:30

Asbury Shorts: Some of the world's best short films!

Asbury Shorts USA, New York City’s longest running short film exhibition and touring showcase, will present their nationally recognized “42nd Short Film Concert” at the Phoenicia Playhouse for one night only on Thursday, September 21, 2023. The first film blasting on to the screen promptly at 7:30pm.

An exciting and eclectic screening of globally honored short films from the past and present, the Asbury Short Film Concert is recommended for ages 16 and way above.

Asbury Shorts USA combines award-winning films from past years with new festival circuit honorees, creating a rare opportunity for audiences to see world-class short films on a real cinema screen as opposed to YouTube, computers or smart phones. Academy Award nominated director Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, JUNO, Up in the Air, Thank You for Smoking and Young Adult) calls Asbury Shorts: “The best short film show I’ve ever seen.” An Asbury Short Film Concert will mix Oscar nominees & winners with US domestic film festival “Best of Show” awardees and global honorees in one 2 hour sitting.

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Sep
16
7:00 PM19:00

Auditioning for Eternity - New Works Reading

A reading of Auditioning for Eternity, written by Coni Koepfinger & Dan Carter, with direction by Liz Piccoli.

Closest of friends in their salad days, actors Vera Coyle and Hope Diamond have been estranged for half a century. In her deathbed fever dream, Vera conjures up the recently deceased Hope to find closure and make a peaceful transition. Along the way, Hope encounters Edwin Booth and Helen Hayes who tantalize her with the possibility of a vibrant afterlife.

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Sep
8
7:00 PM19:00

"Being an Artist" documentary of Gary Mayer by filmmaker Bill Lynch

Discover what "Being an Artist" in the 21st century involves through an intimate encounter with artist Gary Mayer as seen through the lense of documentary film maker, Bill Lynch.

View "The Artist As Subject" self-portrait series and participate in Gary's open dialogue with his audience as part of the September 8th event at the Phoenicia Playhouse starting at 7pm. 

Click here for tickets

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Sep
2
2:00 PM14:00

Sam's Point - New Works Reading

A reading of Sam’s Point, written by Sybil Rosen with direction by Marnie Andrews. Set in Summer, 1934 at Sam's Point, the southernmost point of the Shawangunk Mountains.

Twelve-year-old Winslow Countryman is a huckleberry picker at Sam's Point in Ulster County during the Great Depression. His life is turned upside down when a runaway Jewish girl who calls herself "The Empress" introduces him to Shakespeare. In the midst of a summer of drought, fire, mountain spirits, and the longings of first love, Winslow finds himself drawn to the world beyond the mountain. 

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Aug
6
2:00 PM14:00

Phoenicia Festival of the Arts

A literary panel of publishers, authors, poets and bards share their insights and experiences with a live audience with a Q&A after. Participants include Suzan Saxman author of “The Reluctant Psychic”, Sparrow X. Carter poet and author, Shiv Mirabito publisher of several Chapbooks of note by diverse authors, poet activist Amy King, author Abigail Thomas and publisher James Conrad of Golden Notebook Press. The panel and discussion is followed by Moth Radio Hour awardee Heather Dell'Amore who hosts a personal journal podcast in its second season called "That Wasn't Supposed to Happen" presenting guests who have experienced a fork-in-the-road event that changes the course of their lives. Dell'Amore's show "No Hope For Oz" is a series of monologues/stories from different life-defining and changing moments on topics ranging from childhood enchantment to the desire to run away from it all.  After the overwhelming response to a story about breastfeeding twins that unexpectedly won a Moth StorySlam “No Hope for Oz” was drawn like a moth to a flame toward wrestling topics Dell’Amore never wanted to wrestle.  This event is free.


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Aug
5
7:00 PM19:00

Phoenicia Festival of the Arts

Hudson Valley Improv troupe opens with a 40 minute set, and then founder and award-winning actor and improviser Samantha Jones performs her one woman production, "Butterfly Suicide". Hudson Valley Improv is the premiere improv training center in the region. Jones’s fiercely funny characters are a culmination of her solo performance career and comedic collaboration with co-writer and sister Rebecca Lally. Jones explores the cracking facade of mid-life by portraying wild creatures with the fearless comedic abandon for which she is known. The event is free.

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