Theatre

Theatre

The play is the destination
Jul
11
2017
I met with a longtime Depot Theatre person to discuss the new 2017 season. Beth Glover has an excellent vantage point to view all the upcoming productions.This busy actress appears in local venues, on and off Broadway, and on the West Coast. Theater, small films, and television provide a varied backdrop for her work, even from backstage, such as serving as a stage manager for Depot Theatre's production of "SHOUT! The Mod Musical."What to love"I...
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Author:Pamela Merritt
Topics:Theatre, Summer, Events, Champlain Valley, Arts
Ben Model Makes Silent Movies Sing in Willsboro
Oct
28
2013
This is my first silent movie with a live accompanist and I know for a fact that it won’t be my last. This evening’s event finds me at Willsboro School where the Champlain Valley Film Society (CVFS) is hosting renowned pianist/organist/film historian Ben Model and two Charlie Chaplin movies: “A Dog’s Life” and “The Kid.”Ben Model is one of the USA's leading silent film accompanists, and has been playing piano and organ for silent movies at the...
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Author:Kathy Recchia
Topics:Theatre, Music, Events, Arts, Adirondacks
Love and Laughs Abound at The Depot's Production of Boeing-Boeing
Jul
21
2013
It must be summer in the Adirondacks because everywhere I turn there is another arts event going on. So much is packed into our summers that it’s impossible to get to everything.My passion is of course, is theatre, so it’s hard to pass up an opportunity to not only see a great play but get to listen to the actors talk about the play and their roles afterwards.That’s why today I am back at The Depot Theatre in Westport, this time to see their...
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Author:Kathy Recchia
Topics:Theatre, Events, Arts
World Premiere Musical Opens Depot Theatre's 35th Season in Westport
Jul
01
2013
It’s opening night of the 35th annual season of the Depot Theatre in Westport and the lobby is a buzz. Tonight we will be treated to a world premiere of a new musical and the writers themselves, are among the excited audience members. We are told this by the Depot Managing Director, Angel Wuellner, in her curtain speech to us before the show begins.The show we will premiere is “Route 66” which has been advertised as a new romantic musical comedy...
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Author:Kathy Recchia
Topics:Theatre, Events, Attractions, Arts
Much Ado Revisited in Essex this July
Jun
10
2013
The Essex Theatre Company (ETC) in Essex, New York, is gearing up for another summer season of theatre.This week, I had the opportunity to speak with Emily Madan, director of the first show this season,"Much Ado About Nothing."Emily has been acting since 2001 and started directing when she was in college at SUNY Plattsburgh. This is her fifth production as director. She was recently seen on the stage at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts in the...
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Author:Kathy Recchia
Topics:Theatre, Music, Events, Arts