<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">The award-winning Bridge
Street Theatre, one of the most exciting and adventurous small theater
companies in the Hudson Valley region, is delighted to announce casting for the
first two productions in its upcoming 2023 Mainstage Season “A Holiday for
Misfits” – five provocative and innovative plays celebrating all those who
don’t quite fit in. Coming this Spring to BST’s Priscilla Mainstage, located at
44 West Bridge Street in the Village of Catskill, are:<br>
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Eric Hissom’s RUDE MECHANICS<br>
Nope, it’s not about grease monkeys in a rural upstate NY garage. Instead, this
hilarious new comedy transports audiences to a London theatre in the palace of
James I in January 1612. On a night fraught with political (and romantic)
intrigue, a spear-carrier in Shakespeare’s acting troupe is forced to step into
a major role at the last minute and frantically rehearses for an imminent
performance before the King. A fast, funny, slyly anachronistic, and scarily
relevant period comedy about the insanity (and the wonder) of trying to create
theatre during a time of plague. Sound familiar? Featured in the cast are Jack
Rento as Julian Crosse, Em Whitworth as Rosemary Bassanio, Andrew Goehring as
Henry Worthy (all making their BST debuts), as well as Bridge Street co-founder
Steven Patterson in the triple role of Lord Philip Strayte, William
Shakespeare, and the Ghost of Queen Elizabeth I. This world premiere production
will be directed by the playwright himself, and will play Thursdays through
Sundays April 20-30. <a href="http://bridgest.org/rude-mechanics/" target="_blank">bridgest.org/rude-mechanics/</a><br>
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Hannah Moscovitch’s EAST OF BERLIN <br>
When the son of an escaped Nazi war criminal (still alive and living in
Paraguay) and the American daughter of an Auschwitz survivor meet and fall in
love in Berlin, what they chose to reveal to and conceal from one another
brings the past crashing down on them. Love, guilt, betrayal, and
recriminations mix in this theatrical gut-punch from the author of last
season’s gripping BST U.S. premiere of “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle
Classes”. Featured in the cast will be Orlando Grant as Rudi, JD Scalzo as Hermann,
and Kara Arena as Sarah, all directed by Margo Whitcomb. This regional premiere
will be presented Thursdays through Sundays May 25-June 4.
<a href="http://bridgest.org/east-of-berlin/" target="_blank">bridgest.org/east-of-berlin/</a><br>
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Three additional productions will fill out the Season this coming Autumn – the regional
premieres of Walton Beacham’s I AM BARBIE (August 31-September 10) and Lanford
Wilson’s SYMPATHETIC MAGIC (November 9-19), and Tennessee Williams’ American classic
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (October 5-15). And the entire 2023 season at BST is being sponsored
by generous donations from Mary E. Barrett and Ted and Mary Neumann in Memory
of Helmut and Emily Neumann.<br>
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Tickets for individual shows in Bridge Street Theatre’s “Misfits” Season will
be sold at the door for $30, or online in advance for $28 – this year, no
additional service charge will be added to any online ticket purchase. However,
a full Season Subscription Pass, good for admission to all five Mainstage shows,
is available for just $125. Subscribers will also receive a laminated
membership card good for added discounts on virtually every other event BST
presents during the year plus discounts and special offers from a host of local
businesses. And tickets for Students ages 18 and under are priced at only $15
per show. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="http://bridgest.org/2023-season/" target="_blank">bridgest.org/2023-season/</a>
and follow the links you find there.<br>
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If you love live theatre that goes straight to your heart without bypassing
your brain, you won’t want to miss out on any of the extraordinary experiences
in store for you at this five-time consecutive winner of “Best
Theatre/Performance Space” at the annual Best of Greene County Awards. For further
details, visit the theatre’s website at BridgeStreetTheatre.org.</span></span><div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%"><br>
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</span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:105%">Events at Bridge Street Theatre are supported in
part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor
of New York and the New York State Legislature and by Public Funds from the
Greene County Legislature.</span></i></span><div><span style="line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><i><br></i></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Photo: Bridge Street Theatre’s 2023 Season “A Holiday for Misfits”</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Artwork by Dina Bursztyn (“Deer Dreaming”)</span></p>
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