[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: Ancram Opera House Presents AN EVENING WITH THE BENGSONS July 30

[Gail Burns]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 22, 2022

CONTACT: gburns35 at gmail.com

PHOTOS: https://tinyurl.com/y857mfbh


ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH THE BENGSONS

July 30 at 6 pm at the Circa 1799 Barn in Ancramdale

ANCRAM, NY [July 22, 2022] - Ancram Opera House presents AN EVENING WITH
THE BENGSONS  at the Circa 1799 Barn in Ancramdale. This special evening
with the award-winning singer/songwriter couple begins at 6 pm on Saturday,
July 30 (rain date July 31 at 6 pm), and features a live ASL interpreter.

Abigail and Shaun Bengson are a married composing and performing duo based
in New York City  and Vermont who have performed across the country and
around the world. They have received the Jonathan Larson and Richard Rogers
Awards and nominations for the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel
Awards. Their video for “The Keep Going Song” has been viewed over 4
million times.

Their theater work includes the acclaimed off-Broadway musicals HUNDRED
DAYS (La Jolla Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, US Tour) and THE LUCKY
ONES (Ars Nova). WHERE THE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA, which was commissioned
by and premiered in the 2020 Humana Festival of New American Plays at
Actors Theatre of Louisville, makes its off-Broadway bow this fall at the
Manhattan Theatre Club.

AN EVENING WITH THE BENGSONS will feature a live American Sign Language
interpreter. Carter Beers will provide access services for Deaf and hard of
hearing patrons. AOH hopes that this is just the beginning of providing
more accessibility and inclusivity in their events. If you would like
access to reserved seating in view of the interpreter, contact
info at ancramoperahouse.org or call the box office at (518) 329-0114.


The Circa 1799 Barn is located at 105 Simons Road in Ancramdale. Tickets
are $35 each, available at www.ancramoperahouse.org or by calling (518)
329-0114

AT-A-GLANCE

AN EVENING WITH THE BENGSONS

(with live American Sign Language interpretation)

Saturday, July 30 at 6 pm

(Rain Date: Sunday, July 31st at 6pm)

at the Circa 1799 Barn

105 Simons Road, Ancramdale, NY 12503

Tickets are $35 available at ancramoperahouse.org
<https://www.ancramoperahouse.org/>

About The Bengsons

Abigail and Shaun Bengson are a married composing and performing duo based
in NYC and VT who have performed across the country and around the world.
Their video for “The Keep Going Song” has been viewed over 4 million times.
Three of their singles have been featured on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
(FOX). Their theater work includes THE KEEP GOING SONG (Actor’s Theatre of
Louisville), MY JOY IS HEAVY (Arena Stage), HUNDRED DAYS (La Jolla
Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, US Tour), THE LUCKY ONES (Ars Nova),
WHERE THE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA (ATL’s Humana Festival), ANYTHING THAT
GIVES OFF LIGHT (Edinburgh Theatre Festival),YOU’LL STILL CALL ME BY NAME
(New York Live Arts, Jacob's Pillow), and IPHIGENIA IN AULIS (Classic Stage
Company). They have received the Jonathan Larson and Richard Rogers Awards
and nominations for the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards.

About the ASL Interpreter

Carter Beers studied ASL interpretation at the National Technical Institute
for the Deaf at RIT. He has a background in theatre and performance, and is
now working as an interpreter professionally with Sorenson Communications,
with upcoming performance interpretation events at Powerhouse Theatre at
Vassar.

2022 SPONSORS

The 2022 season at the Ancram Opera House is made possible by the New York
State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor
and the New York State Legislature.

where audiences can connect with performers in immersive, immediate ways.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ancram Center is located on unceded,  ancestral lands of the
Muh-he-con-ne-ok,  the Peoples of the Waters That Are Never  Still, and
overlooks the Roeliff Jansen Kill,  which was once called the Sonkippog
(cooling water). We pay tribute to and honor the  history of those who
precede us here.

ABOUT THE ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE

Located in southern Columbia County, the Ancram Opera House presents a mix
of contemporary theatre, alternative cabaret, and community programs.
Located in a converted former grange hall, AOH offers audiences a unique
opportunity to directly engage, up close, with visionary theatre artists at
the top of their field who are rarely seen in our region. For more
information visit www.ancramoperahouse.org.


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