<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Thursday, April 17th – Sunday, April 27th, 2025 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">BRIDGE STREET THEATRE presents...</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">A hilarious and fiery satire on art, money and power  —  </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" size="6">“POLISHING SHAKESPEARE”</font></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><font size="4" color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:start;margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Catskill, NY – April 17-27, 2025</span></span><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> – Bridge Street Theatre is thrilled to present </span></span><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Polishing Shakespeare</span></span><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, a razor-sharp, high-stakes battle between art and commerce, penned by acclaimed playwright Brian Dykstra and directed by Bridge Street Theatre Artistic Director, John Sowle. This critically lauded satire—delivered entirely in iambic pentameter—will </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">be setting fire to the stage</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> from April 17-27, 2025, at 44 W. Bridge Street, Catskill, NY. Performances will be held Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, with Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></font></p></div><div style="text-align:start;margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">A dot-com billionaire offers a struggling theatre company a massive financial windfall—but only if they agree to “translate” Shakespeare’s plays into more accessible, modern English. What follows is a fiercely funny and whip-smart three-way verbal showdown between an idealistic playwright drowning in debt, a pragmatic artistic director fighting to keep the doors open, and a billionaire convinced that he knows what the audience really wants.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></font></p></div><div style="text-align:start;margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Packed with rapid-fire wit, dazzling wordplay, and searing social commentary, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Polishing Shakespeare</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:18.4px;f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,sans-serif;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>Tickets:<br></b>Online in advance: $30<br>Ages 18 and under: $16<br></span><a href="https://bridgest.org/polishing-shakespeare-tickets/" style="font-size:11pt">https://bridgest.org/polishing-shakespeare-tickets/</a><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span><br style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Director: John Sowle</span><br style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Assistant Director: Timothy Dakin-Dunn</span><br style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Sets and Sound: Carmen Borgia</span><br style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Lights: Eric Leary</span><br style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Costumes: Michelle Rogers</span><br style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:normal;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Stage Manager: Hannarose Manning</span></font></span></p><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><u><font size="4">Cast</font></u></strong><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Steven Patterson as Grant</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif">Yvonne Perry* as Ms. Branch</span></div><div style="text-align:start;margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">Angelique Archer as Janet</span><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Raleway, sans-serif"><b><u><font size="4">Actor Bios:</font></u></b><br></font></span><br></span><font size="4" style="font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"><strong style="white-space:normal">Yvonne Perry</strong><span style="white-space:normal">* (Ms. Branch) is a Capital Region and NYC-based actress making her Bridge Street Theatre debut. Known for her role as Rosanna Cabot on<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">As the World Turns</em><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Soap Opera Award), her TV credits also include<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Law & Order</em><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(CI & SVU),<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Guiding Light</em><span style="white-space:normal">, and<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">All My Children</em><span style="white-space:normal">. A frequent performer at Capital Rep and other regional theatres, she’s also appeared Off-Broadway and in indie film. Yvonne teaches, directs, choreographs intimacy, and is a certified Consent Forward Artist. Member: AEA, SAG-AFTRA.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a rel="noopener" class="gmail-" href="http://www.yvonneperry.com/" style="white-space:normal">www.yvonneperry.com</a><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>– For Maggie.</span><strong style="white-space:normal"><br></strong></font></font></span></p><p style="font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4" color="#000000"><strong style="white-space:normal">Steven Patterson</strong><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Grant) has performed Off- and Off-Off-Broadway and at regional theatres nationwide. He toured internationally with his solo show<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Beauty</em><span style="white-space:normal">, inspired by Jean Genet. A co-founder of Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY, Steven has appeared in over 20 BST productions, including<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Uncle Vanya</em><span style="white-space:normal">,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Frankie & Johnny</em><span style="white-space:normal">,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">The Lion in Winter</em><span style="white-space:normal">, and<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Miss Gulch Returns!</em><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(</span><em style="white-space:normal">2021 Berkie</em><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Award for Best Solo Performance), and has directed<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">The Glass Menagerie</em><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>and more. Favorite past roles include Lear in<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">King Lear</em><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>and David in<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Poor Super Man</em><span style="white-space:normal">.</span></font></span></p><p style="font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4" color="#000000"><strong style="white-space:normal">Angelique Archer</strong><span style="white-space:normal"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Janet) is thrilled to make her Bridge Street Theatre debut, blending her love of poetry and contemporary work in<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Polishing Shakespeare!</em><span style="white-space:normal"> An actor, intimacy director, and teaching artist, she has performed at regional theatres nationwide, including Cincinnati Playhouse, Clarence Brown Theatre, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. Favorite roles include the Narrator in<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Every Brilliant Thing</em><span style="white-space:normal">, Jessica in<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">The Guest</em><span style="white-space:normal">, and Jane Bennet in<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Pride and Prejudice</em><span style="white-space:normal">. She’s performed in 12 of Shakespeare’s plays (and happily debates the canon). Film:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="white-space:normal">Monica</em><span style="white-space:normal">. <a href="http://angeliquearcher.com">angeliquearcher.com</a> | @angelique.i.archer</span><span style="white-space:normal"><br></span></font></span></p><p style="font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br></span></span></font></span></p><p style="text-align:right;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Thank you! Hope to see you at the theatre soon!</span></span></font></span></p><p style="text-align:right;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><font size="4">Timothy Dakin-Dunn, Assistant Artistic Director</font></span></span></span></p><p style="font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"></p><div style="text-align:right"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bridge Street Theatre</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span></div><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="text-align:right"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">44 W. Bridge Street, Catskill, NY 12414</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align:right"><a href="http://www.bridgest.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:underline;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">www.bridgest.o</span></span></a><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a href="http://www.bridgest.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:underline;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">rg</span></span></a><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span></div><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><div style="text-align:right"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Office Phone: 518-943-3894</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span></div></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><div style="text-align:right"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Box Office: 518-943-3818</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px"> </span></div></span></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align:start;margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif"><p style="text-align:right;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:italic;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">To contact Bridge Street Theatre directly for features and interviews or to reserve press</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:italic;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sa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