A Distant Country Called Youth

by Steve Lawson
Adapted from the early letters of Tennessee Williams
Directed by Linda Shirey

with Patrick White
Stage Managed by Kathryn Capalbo

Tickets can be purchased by clicking here

Location:
The Mopco Improv Theatre
10 N Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305


Performance Dates
April 24, 25, 25, May 1, 2, 3
Fri & Sat 7:30 PM • Sun 2:00 PM

Preview
Thu, April 23 7:30 PM

Spanning the twenty-five years from boyhood to the opening of The Glass Menagerie, this one man show evokes the evolution of an American genius through his extraordinary correspondence with family, friends, lovers and other writers. Hilarious, raunchy and poetic in turn, the piece spotlights these fairly obscure years in William's life. Here is a young Thomas Lanier Williams growing up, exploring and finding his artistic voice as Tennessee Williams.

HARBINGER ‘26 SEASON

Ladies’ Day

By Amanda Whittington
Directed by Rachel Stewart

James Meader Little Theatre

6/12-6/19

Life is one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. But their fortunes are set to change when they head to Ladies Day at the races. Factory hairnets make way for fascinators as the four friends hit the races for an unforgettable day out.

Secrets are spilled with the champagne and friendships are tested to the limit. Yet as the day unfolds and tempers fray, their accumulator bet keeps quietly winning. If their luck and their nerve holds, the ladies could hit the jackpot – and more.

“Whittington's characters are untouchable when they keep their white stilettos firmly on the ground.”-The Guardian

Downstate 

By Bruce Norris
Directed by Patrick White

Albany Barn

9/17-9/26

In downstate Illinois, four men convicted of sex crimes against minors share a group home where they live out their lives in the shadow of the crimes they committed. A man shows up to confront his childhood abuser—but does he want closure or retribution? This gripping and provocative new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning Bruce Norris (“Clybourne Park”) zeroes in on the limits of our compassion as it questions what happens when society deems anyone beyond forgiveness.

“Downstate fulfills art's profound function of making you look and think hard about complex, difficult moral issues that society has a tendency of solving with superficial solutions. It is not a comfortable evening, but it is a vital one.”-What’s On Stage?


Best We Could (a family tragedy)

By Emily Feldman
Directed by Chris Foster

Sand Lake Center for the Arts

11/13-11/22

A daughter’s road trip with her father becomes a theatrical journey across more than just state lines as both of their pasts rise to the surface, revealing difficult truths.

“The Best We Could makes us hyperaware of its theatricality, but the premise isn't fantastical. It's painfully plausible. It takes emotions and experiences we as humans champion - connection, family, integrity - and flips them on their head.”-New York Theatre Guide

Acting Class With Patrick White is Moving Uptown!

Acting Class Winter Session starts Saturday, 1/10. Classes are 10-1 at Madison Theatre (1036 Madison Ave). There are 10 classes for $300 which includes a free Scene Night on 3/16 and professional headshots and scene photography by the phenomenal Andrew Elder of Best Frame Forward.

Class is filled with a great mix of veterans local actors, first timers, retirees who have been waiting to have enough time and young people looking to contribute to the Capital Region theater scene. 

Class consists of warmups, exercises, games, audition prep and scene work looking to make you a stronger, more confident actor who is able to leave class, bag roles and have the best time creating in plays and musicals on the 100 stages throughout the Capital Region.

To register, the $300 fee must be submitted by Venmo (@patrick-white-229) or check to 709 Myrtle Ave, Albany, NY 12208 by 1/4.

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Four tickets to any show are available for $50!! Use them all for a party to see one show or treat yourself to four plays you’ve never seen before for perhaps the lowest price you’ve paid in years for live theater!

$50 Subscriptions payments can be submitted to Venmo @HarbingerTheatre or by mailing a check to 709 Myrtle Ave, Albany, NY 12208.

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