[Capdist-announce] “Lewiston” Comes to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre October 7 - 17

[Steven Patterson]

The limitless frontier once explored by Meriwether Lewis has dwindled for
one of his descendants to a tiny sliver of Idaho land in Samuel D. Hunter’s
funny, touching, and deeply resonant new play “Lewiston” coming to
Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre for eight performances only October 7 -
17, 2021.



Alice is on the verge of selling a developer the last 20 acres of land she
owns (and which has been in her family since the 1850s) in exchange for a
condo with a pool. She’s broke, running a laughably unprofitable fireworks
stand with her 53-year-old gay (but not out) roommate, Connor, who works
part-time at Walgreens to help make ends meet, and he and Alice subsist
mostly on a diet of Michelob Light and reheated Tater Tots. Then Alice’s
estranged granddaughter Marnie turns up – young, earnest, and
self-righteous – having run from the urban farm in Seattle she dropped out
of college to found, intending to buy the last of the family land from her
grandmother. Both women are haunted by Marnie’s mother’s death – she killed
herself when her daughter was 8, after hiking the Lewis and Clark trail –
and Marnie can’t bring herself to tell her grandmother the real reason
she’s left Seattle, looking for a home and a tiny patch of land where
something new could grow.



This regional premiere is directed by Sara Lampert Hoover, with sets by
John Sowle, lighting by Nicholas Hawrylko, and costumes by Michelle Rogers.
Featured in the cast are Leigh Strimbeck, Daniel Hall Kuhn, and Montana
Lampert Hoover (with a special audio appearance by Molly Parker Myers).
Production Stage Manager is Liz Powers. Bridge Street Theatre’s entire Fall
2021 “American Roots Re-Awakened” Season is sponsored by Nina Matis and
Alan Gosule, and production of “Lewiston” has been funded in part by a
Restart NY Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts.



For the safety of both audiences and artists, Bridge Street Theatre follows
union and state guidelines for indoor entertainment venues. All attendees
will need to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative test for
COVID at the door prior to entry. In addition, masks will need to be worn
at all times while in the theatre building. For more detailed information
on the theatre’s safety precautions and attendance requirements, visit
bridgest.org/covid-safety-rules-at-bst/.



“Lewiston” will be performed Thursdays – Sundays, October 7 – 17, 2021, on
Bridge Street Theatre’s “Priscilla” Mainstage, located at 44 West Bridge
Street in the Village of Catskill. The show is recommended for audiences
ages 12 and over. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm,
with Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. Admission at the door is $25, Students and
Children ages 18 and under are only $10. Discounted advance tickets (highly
recommended) are available for $22/$10 (+ a small service fee) at
lewiston21.brownpapertickets.com. In addition, the Thursday October 7
preview and Sunday October 10 matinee will each be bargain
“Pay-What-You-Will” performances.



For further information on “Lewiston” and other upcoming events at Bridge
Street Theatre, check the theatre’s website at bridgest.org. Live theatre
is back! Don’t miss this moving and deeply American play in its upstate
premiere.





*Performance Calendar: *

Bridge Street Theatre presents

Show #2 in its 2021 “American Roots Re-Awakened” Season

*LEWISTON*

by MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Award Winner Samuel D. Hunter

with Montana Lampert Hoover, Daniel Hall Kuhn, and Leigh Strimbeck

Directed by Sara Lampert Hoover

Set Design by John Sowle

Lighting Design by Nicholas Hawrylko

Costumes by Michelle Rogers

Production Stage Manager: Liz Powers

October 7 - 17, 2021

Bridge Street Theatre’s “Priscilla” Mainstage

44 West Bridge Street, Catskill, NY



Thursday October 7 @ 7:30pm (“Pay What You Will” preview)

Friday October 8 @ 7:30pm (Opening Night)

Saturday October 9 @ 7:30pm

Sunday October 10 @ 2:00pm (“Pay What You Will” performance)

Thursday October 14 @ 7:30pm

Friday October 15 @ 7:30pm

Saturday October 16 @ 7:30pm

Sunday October 17 @ 2:00pm (Closing performance)



*Tickets:*

Advance tickets available at https://lewiston21.brownpapertickets.com

General Admission $22, $10 for Students and Children ages 18 and under

Tickets can also be purchased at the door prior to each performance (on a
space available basis) for $25, $10 for Students ages 18 & under.
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