A Middle Class Retrospective: a multi-media time capsule
Join Hudson Valley Playwrights and an amazing pool of local talent as we present the first of four new short plays as part of a larger installation depicting life for the average middle class family from the 1950s to present time. “A Middle Class Retrospective” is a multi-media art and theatre show complete with food, drinks, games, memorabilia, and more!
“Daddy’s Girl” by Nadeen Currie kicks off the four weekend event at the Morton Memorial Library & Community House located at 82 Kelly Street in Rhinecliff. Step back in time to the 1950s, and enjoy some old fashioned drinks, spam and more. Yes, spam!
Tickets are $12 a show or $40 for all 4 shows. Tickets sold at door and anyone wishing to buy tickets to all four shows can do so opening weekend. Proceeds to benefit the Morton Memorial Library and Community House.
Questions? Call 518-256-0714 or email hudsonvalleyplaywrights@gmail.com
UPCOMING SHOWS:
SHUTTLECOCK by Dana Page / April 7 & 8 (7-9pm)
Summer ushers in the 1970s and 80s, a time when disco balls, roller rinks and divorce dominate the lives of Starr and her best friend in this hilariously nostalgic reminder of the high times. By the 1980s, Starr is ready for college and can’t get away from her constantly bickering, embarrassing parents fast enough. *Adult situational comedy for mature audiences only.
LIVE FREE OR DIE by Elaine Fernandez / April 21 & 22 (7-9pm)
Fall is filled with the changes and challenges of the 1990s, from the dawn of the World Wide Web to the Cable News Network and the birth of NAFTA. Young Adam Conley comes home from college with big plans for his future, only to find that his dreams are not what his family had in mind for him.
THE NOTE by Marianna Boncek / April 28 & 29 (7-9pm)
Winter arrives, and a young woman accidentally discovers a suicide note written by someone she doesn’t know who is about to lose everything. Unsure of what to do, she decides to return the note to the author.
