[Capdist-announce] Star-Cross "Constellations" at Ancram Center for the Arts Aug. 16-25

[Lauren Letellier]

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

*Aug. 9, 2024*



*Star-Crossed “Constellations” at Ancram Center for the Arts*



British playwright Nick Payne’s award-winning* Constellations *(Best Play,
2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards) follows the romantic relationship of
Roland, a beekeeper, and Marianne, a physicist. This love story winds
across a quantum universe, in which every outcome is equally possible. *The
New Yorker* called Constellations “A singular astonishment.”



Stars and real-life married couple Andrus Nichols and Drew Ledbetter shine
as the only two characters in this non-linear drama, which you can see at
Ancram Center for the Arts from August 16-25. Tickets are available at
ancramcenter.org.

"Drew and I have never acted together before, which is unusual for a couple
who are both actors," Nichols said. Not only that, their lives strangely
parallel the play's plot. "When we finally met, we realized that there were
so many moments in our lives when our paths almost crossed, and didn't,"
Nichols explained. "When I lived in San Francisco I played Hamlet and
Drew’s best friend was Horatio, but Drew, who also lived there, didn't see
our production because he was in another play. When I moved to New York
City, Drew and I had the same manager – who had a tiny, tiny roster of
clients. Yet we never met.” After a series of near misses, the couple
finally connected at Theatre Row in Manhattan in 2016.

Both have long Off-Broadway, TV and film resumes but when COVID hit they
moved full time to Sharon, Connecticut where they are “busier than ever.”
They co-directed "Our Town" at the Sharon Playhouse in 2023. To prepare for
their roles in "Constellations," Nichols is studying string theory online,
and Ledbetter is spending time in an apiary.

Ancram Center for the Arts is an award-winning theater located in New
York's Hudson Valley. Housed in an historic Grange Hall, Ancram Center has
since 2016 presented groundbreaking theater and musical performances by
nationally recognized theater artists. Ancram Center for the Arts 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 www.ancramcenter.org*.*

Please contact Lauren Letellier for review comps at pr at ancramcenter.org, or
laurenletellier at gmail.com.



*Performances: *

Friday, Aug. 16, 7:30pm

Saturday, Aug. 17, 7:30pm

Sunday, Aug. 18, 3:00pm

Thursday, Aug. 22, 7:30pm

Friday, Aug. 23, 7:30pm

Saturday, Aug. 24, 7:30pm

Sunday, Aug. 25, 3:00pm


*Location:*

Ancram Center for the Arts

1330 County Route 7

Ancram, NY


[image: Andrus Nichols.Drew Ledbetter.Constellations at Ancram Center for
the Arts.Photo by B. Docktor.jpeg]

Left: Andrus Nichols. Right: Drew Ledbetter

Photo Credit: B. Docktor
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