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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is welcomed back to the Spa Little Theater for its summer residency from June 16-August 18. Part of its year-round presence in Saratoga Springs, the six-concert series is under the direction of Wu Han and David Finkel and features numerous guest artists.
Shakespeare & Company presents Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, directed by Kate Kohler Amory, July 13 through August 18 outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. The Comedy of Errors takes over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor mainstage this summer – The Bard’s fast-paced and farcical story of mistaken identities that begins with two sets of twins separated by a storm at sea, and culminates in a raucous series of misunderstandings and mishaps.
Shakespeare & Company presents the World Premiere of Carey Crim's The Islanders, directed by Regge Life, July 25 through August 25 in the Tina Packer Playhouse. Anna lives an insular life on an underpopulated island in the Great Lakes. She has few friends and likes it that way. Her quiet, controlled world is turned upside down by the arrival of a charming but secretive new neighbor Dutch. For different reasons, Dutch and Anna have each retreated from mainstream society. Can their connection survive the revelations that must inevitably come with true intimacy?
Shakespeare & Company, in association with Great Barrington Public Theater, presents Flight of the Monarch by Jim Frangione, directed by Judy Braha, August 3 – 25 in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. Two siblings, Sheila and Thomas, were both born and raised in a small, New England fishing village where they still live. This darkly comic play explores how siblings’ lives are intertwined, what we owe to the people who know and love us best, and how family members’ needs and desires may push the boundaries of what we can be expected to do for others.
Our first musician is Mark Franklin performing from 12:30 - 1:20 pm Inspired and fueled by songwriters from the 60s and 70s. Mark has been writing and playing beautiful music since he was a teen. Performing from 1:30 – 2:30 pm will be Pete Apple and Kathy Garson They have been creating their unique blend of music for over 50 years!
Bring your acoustic instruments and join in, or just bring your ears. Traditional tunes jam including Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Rags and more ! All skill levels welcome. Fiddles, Mandolins, Bodhrans, Guitars, Banjos, Ukuleles, Harmonicas, whistles and any other instruments ARE welcome.
Shakespeare & Company presents Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale: An Enhanced Staged Reading, directed by Tina Packer, August 21 – 25 outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. The Winter’s Tale is an odyssey through a world where kingdoms collide, betrayal weaves its web, and love battles against all odds. Magic, mystery, and a man-eating bear feature as the story unfolds, examining the consequences of jealousy and the power of forgiveness.
Join the two most celebrated musicians of a generation, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax, as they make a rare duo performance in the wonderfully intimate, 500-seat Spa Little Theater. The longtime friends and collaborators will perform a selection of Beethoven Sonatas from their 2022 Album “Hope Amid Tears: Beethoven Cellos Sonatas” which garnered them a Grammy for best Chamber Music Performance. On performing the sonatas, Ax states “It has been a true privilege to live with this music for over 40 years. Each time that Yo-Yo and I have come back to work on these sonatas, we have
Shakespeare & Company presents the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri's Three Tall Persian Women, directed by Dalia Ashurina, August 30 through October 13 in the Elayne P. Berstein Theatre. Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing, and walks into hoards of family memorabilia that her grandmother Mamani has moved in with her. This comedic and touching play is about generational differences, grief, control, and learning to let go; but more than anything, it’s a love story to immigrant mothers.
Come join us for our newest music event at The Store at Five Corners on the 1st Thursday of every month from 7 - 8:30PM, it’s the “OK Chorale”, come sing along with others, no charge, no auditions, no performances, no experience necessary, just come sing along and have fun. Come early and grab a dinner at the Store and hang out. Hope to see (and hear) you there.
