Current Season
The War of the Worlds
Howard Koch
Directed by David Baecker
10am: October 5, 10-12, 17-19
2pm: October 14
8pm: Sept. 28-29; October 5, 9, 12-13
Grades 6-12
Main Stage Production
Schacht Theater
The Halloween radio broadcast that terrified audiences of 1938 is coming to haunt the Theatre Institute at Sage. Drawing on traditions of old radio, an ensemble of actors and special effect artists will theatrically recreate the event for a new generation.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Edward Albee
Directed by David Baecker
10am: November 1-2
2pm: November 4,11
8pm: November 2-3,9-10
Grades 6-12
Second Stage Production
Meader Little Theater
The bare-knuckled classic that pits two couples in a long night of vicious games, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF turns fifty this year with a blended student and faculty staging in the Meader Little Theater. Starring David Bunce and Leigh Strimbeck.
Willy Wonka the Musical
Book by Roald Dahl
Score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Directed by Michael Musial
10am: November 30, December 4-7,12-14
10:30am: December 11
2pm: December 1-2, 8-9
7pm: December 7
Grades Pre-K to 5
Main Stage Production
Schacht Theater
Roald Dahl's WILLY WONKA, featuring a memorable score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up withthese tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory--or suffer the consequences.
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Adapted by Nigel Williams
Directed by David Bunce
10am: February 6-7, 13-15
2pm: February 10,17
8pm: February 8-9, 15-16
[PLEASE NOTE: Public performances on Friday, Feb. 8, Saturday, Feb. 9, and Sunday, Feb. 10 have been CANCELLED due to the weather.]
Grades 6-12
Main Stage Production
Schacht Theater
Years after publishing the novel, Lord of the Flies, author William Golding said writing the book was, “like lamenting the lost childhood of the world”.
One of the most compelling stories of the twentieth century and a continued mainstay of school curriculum, Lord of the Flies is a perfect fit for the stage. It is a story of struggle, power, ritual and ultimately humanity in all of its best and worst aspects. This adaptation from British playwright, Nigel Williams, captures the vivid detail of Golding’s timeless classic.
The Trojan Women
NYC Tour
The Phoenix Theatre Ensemble’s First Stories Festival The Wild Project
Saturday March 9, 4:30PM
Sunday March 10, 6PM & 8PM
The Berkshire Festival of Women Writers Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Friday, March 22, 7PM
Adapted and Directed by Leigh Strimbeck
Thursday, February 28, 10AM, 7PM
Friday, March 1, 2PM & 8PM
Saturday, March 2, 8PM
Sunday, March 3, 2PM
$10 Adults, $8 Students and Seniors
Grades 6-12
Second Stage Production
Meader Little Theater
Euripides' play follows the fates of a group of women after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and any remaining family members doomed to enslavement. In this new steampunk, dystopian adaptation, the women of Troy are living in the aftermath of war in a refugee camp abandoned by protection and authority. As their conquerors send missives about death sentences for their children, the women must decide whether to listen to the raving Cassandra, or take matters into their own hands as they lament the loss of the land that reared them: the city of Troy.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
A Musical by Rupert Holmes
Directed by Michael Musial
10am: April 11-12, 19
2pm: April 14, 21
8pm: April 12-13, 19-20
Grades 6-12
Second Stage Production
Meader Little Theater
'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' is the fifteenth novel by Charles Dickens. During October of 1869, at Gad's Hill Place, Dickens began work on the novel and in April of 1870 publication of Drood commenced. On June the eighth Dickens spent the day working on the novel and after a long and exhausting day he retired to seek some well deserved rest. That evening during dinner he collapsed. June the ninth, 1870 only halfway through 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood', Dickens died. And now members of the Theatre Royale Music Hall Company pick up where the unfortunate writer left off. Set against a back drop of the Great British traditions of music hall and pantomime they will attempt to complete the story of Edwin Drood for the delectation of you, the audience!
James and the Giant Peach
Stage Adaptation by David Wood
Book by Roald Dahl
10am: May 31, June 5-7, 12-14
10:30am: June 4, 11
2pm: June 1-2, June 8-9
7pm: June 7
Grades Pre K-6
Main Stage Production
Schacht Theater
Wizzpopping wonder and fruit filled fun abound in this stage adaption of Roald Dahl's greatest adventure story. James is a lonely young boy, who is forced to work like a slave for the most revolting aunts in England. One day a mystical old man gives him a bag of magic. When he accidentally spills it near the old peach tree, the most incredible things happen!
The Theatre Institute at Sage presents:
FAQ: A Circus Collective
Friday July 12 - 12:00pm and 7:00pm
Saturday July 13 - 1:00pm and 7:00pm
Suitable for ALL AGES
Main Stage Production
Schacht Theatre
Rounding out our season and following our June production of James and the Giant Peach, the Theatre Institute at Sage announces the debut production of the summer 2013 tour of Frequently Asked Questions: A Circus Collective.
Straight from Montreal, a hub of the circus world, comes a one of a kind American Contemporary Circus Collective. Frequently Asked Questions is a company made up of circus friends, classmates and co-workers who share the dream of creating a new American circus company. Each member is a first generation circus artist and each has their own unique story of how they came to the circus. They share an undying passion for their art and a respect for both the traditional and contemporary styles of circus, both of which can be seen in their debut creation. The show combines acrobatics, aerials, juggling, and clowning to tell the story of friends doing what they love to do best.
Following Troy, Frequently Asked Questions: A Circus Collective will play St. Louis, Missouri and Arlington, Massachusetts. Also as part of their summer tour, FAQ will be playing one evening only as part of the summer stage series by City Parks Foundation (New York City) and with Circus Now, an American circus advocacy group.
For more information on the current tour schedule and FAQ visit the website at: www.FAQCircus.com
Photos by: Renald Laurin
Price:
Adults $10
Students and Seniors $8
Place:
Schacht Fine Arts Center, Russell Sage College, 5 Division Street, Troy, NY 12180
For Tickets and Information:
tickets.sage.edu
518-244-2248