[Capdist-announce] Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre Announces Casting For Its 2023 Spring Productions

[Steven Patterson]

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:

Eric Hissom’s RUDE MECHANICS
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. bridgest.org/rude-mechanics/

Hannah Moscovitch’s EAST OF BERLIN
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. bridgest.org/east-of-berlin/

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.

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 bridgest.org/2023-season/ and follow the links you find
there.

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.


*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.*

Photo: Bridge Street Theatre’s 2023 Season “A Holiday for Misfits”

Artwork by Dina Bursztyn (“Deer Dreaming”)
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