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APRIL 4th EDGAR WILSON
by Katherine Ambrosio, directed by Beth Ryan Troxell
A gifted boy, struggling with the brain injury caused by his abusive father, seeks the meaning of life, and a best friend. He and his Gypsy mother soldier through as they encounter trials as well as mystical happenings.
Katherine Ambrosio has authored numerous full-length, one-act and ten-minute plays which have been produced off-off Broadway as well as in upstate New York, notably by The New York State Theater Institute, Hubbard Hall, StageWorks, the Glimmer Globe Theater and ACT. She is the recipient of an Individual Artist’s Grant, funded by the NYS Council of the Arts, which supported the creation of the Docu-Drama, Cracked Pieces, which was produced in New York City as well as in venues around the Capital Region. She wrote the screenplay for the short film, The Train to Moscow, which won First Place, Best in Festival at The Lake Placid Film Festival. Katherine is a graduate of Webster University’s Theatre Arts Conservatory.
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APRIL 11th GARDEN of MEMORIES
by Jessica Bashline, directed by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga
Homes have memory–1982 and 2018 mix and mingle on the same stage, with the young parents moving through their adult aged children as secrets are revealed.
Jessica Bashline is an Assistant Professor of Theater at the University of Miami. She was the Artistic Director and co-founder of Strange Sun Theater and the Consulting Artistic Director of the Sheen Center, curating a full season for 2 theaters. Jessica’s plays include: Ann and Me, Wickedest Woman, a finalist in the Scrap Mettle Arts Playwrights Festival, published with Next Stage Press. Garden of Memories, Runner Up W. Keith Hedrick Award at HRC Showcase Theater and Semi-Finalist, Trustus New Playwrights Festival 2016. Favorite credits include: Loving Repeating (NYC Premiere), Life of the Party (NYU-Premiere Production of Larry O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin’s new musical), at NYU Steinhardt Gypsy, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, with Strange Sun Closer Than You Think (World Premiere), The Drowning Girls (NYC Premiere).
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APRIL 18th THE HARDEST CUT
by Catherine Berg, directed by Beth Ryan Troxell
This Lake house dramedy explores the memories and truths that binds a family as everyone must move on.
Catherine Berg is thrilled to be working with RTB again after last year’s readings of River of Possession(s). In 2023, her play Landis and the Bear was a Top 30 (out of 850) selection for the 48th Annual Samuel French Off Off-Broadway Short Play Festival and performed at the Vineyard’s Dimson Theatre in NYC. Cate’s work has also been produced by Omaha Magic Theatre, Wisconsin Public Radio, and Seattle’s Stone Soup Theatre. Cate holds an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and lives in Kingston, NY, with her partner Pat and their spoiled pets. For more info: www.cateberg.com
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All performances: 7:30pm
Venue: BETHANY HALL, 272 Wall Street, Kingston, NY
Tickets: $15