<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b>Ancram Opera House Announces 2023 Fall Season</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">In announcing its slate of productions for fall 2023, Ancram Opera House has extended its commitment to presenting new theatrical work cultivated in the Hudson Valley.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>The season kicks off Saturday, Sept. 23 with “<b>Crystal Radio Sessions.</b>” A longtime<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>AOH<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>audience favorite, “Crystal Radio Sessions” is modeled after NPR’s “Selected Shorts” series and features the best<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>of short<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>fiction from writers in the Hudson Valley and Berkshires,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>read aloud by professional actors. This performance will feature Arthur Boyle’s “<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Angela Lives,” where a woman's apartment takes on a life of its own; and</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Pamela Ryder’s<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">“The Tintype of Billy the Kid,” where an itinerant tin typist makes his living taking portraits of the dead.</span> The series is curated by Ashley Mayne,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40)">author of the novels<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Mankiller</i><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(2014), and<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Tiger</i><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(2015).<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">After being workshopped in Ancram in May, “<b>You Don’t Know the Lonely One</b>”<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>returns in October for seven performances. Acclaimed theater artists David Cale (Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Dael Orlandersmith (Finalist, 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Matthew Dean Marsh (2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award, Best New Musical), and director Robert Falls (Tony, Obie, Drama Desk Awards; Artistic Director, Chicago’s Goodman Theatre) have created a fully staged production of their poignant story and song cycle that draws influence from paintings and albums to create a collaborative portrait of aloneness in an ever-shifting world. Performances are Oct. 20, 22 & Oct. 26 - 29 – Thu-Sat at 7pm; Sun at 2pm. A special benefit opening night performance and party will be held Saturday October 21; visit <a href="http://ancramoperahouse.org">ancramoperahouse.org</a> for details.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>“‘You Don’t Know the Lonely One’ evolved during COVID as a portrait of isolation, but its focus expanded to embrace stories of individuals living on their own and attempting to navigate the vicissitudes of a changing world with bravery, humor, and compassion,” said Jeffrey Mousseau, Co-Director of Ancram Opera House. “’We are so honored to support this all-star team of artists and their process to create this beautiful, redemptive new work that will surely find its way to theaters across the country."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Next up, on Saturday, Nov. 4^th<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>at 2pm, is “<b>Taconic Hills Real People Real Stories</b>,” AOH’s annual celebration of elementary school storytellers. AOH Co-Director Paul Ricciardi works with 4^th, 5^th<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>and 6^th<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>graders from Taconic Hills Central School during the school year to coach them in storytelling technique and help them shape the stories they want to tell. You won’t want to miss these kids sharing their often hilarious, frequently touching, and always authentic tales from the AOH stage! Admission is free.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">On Sunday, November 12 at 2pm, “Real People, Real Stories” returns to the Ancram Opera House stage. <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>A staple of every season since 2016, “Real People, Real Stories”<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">features residents from across the region sharing personal narratives about life, death, adventure, transformation, discovery, and (often!) encounters with wildlife. Among Ancram Opera House’s most popular offerings, RPRS is proof that everyone has a story to tell.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">And finally, after a three-year COVID delay, it's the return of Ancram Opera House's <b>COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE </b>on Saturday, November 25, from 2 to 5PM.  Join your friends, neighbors, and the AOH team to kick-of the holiday season in a family-friendly get-together with special pop-up performances, hors d'oeuvres, and beverages for all to enjoy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(87,87,87);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ancram Opera House is an award-winning theater located in New York's Hudson Valley. Housed in an historic Grange Hall, AOH has since 2016 presented groundbreaking theater and musical performances by nationally recognized theater artists. AOH receives significant annual support from the New York State Council on the Arts and in 2023 was awarded a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. For tickets and information visit <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://www.ancramoperahouse.org/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="color:black">www.ancramoperahouse.org</span></a>.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Crystal Radio Sessions</b>: Sept. 23, 7pm, Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, NY 12502<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>You Don’t Know the Lonely One:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>October 20 & 22 & October 26 - 29 – Thu-Sat at 7pm; Sun at 2pm. A special benefit opening night performance and party will be held Saturday October 21; visit <a href="http://ancramoperahouse.org">ancramoperahouse.org</a> for details. Ancram Opera House,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">1330 County Route 7</span>,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">Ancram, NY 12502</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Taconic Hills Real People Real Stories:</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, November 4^th<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>at 2pm, Ancram Opera House,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">1330 County Route 7</span>,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">Ancram, NY 12502</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">Real People, Real Stories:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Sunday, November 12 at 2pm, Ancram Opera House,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">1330 County Route 7</span>,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">Ancram, NY 12502</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">Community Open House:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Saturday, November 25, 2-5pm, Ancram Opera House,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">1330 County Route 7</span>,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">Ancram, NY 12502</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="color:rgb(87,87,87);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="color:rgb(87,87,87);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="color:rgb(87,87,87);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="color:rgb(87,87,87);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b> </b></p></div>