Hudson Valley Shakespeare

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVS) is a critically acclaimed, professional, non-profit theater company based in Garrison, NY, one-hour north of New York City.
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05/30/2026

🌟Join us for a fun and creative afternoon as we come together to make beautiful lanterns for the 5th annual HIGHLAND LIGHTS ASSEMBLY: A PROCESSION OF AMERICAN LUMINARIES. Co-created by PROCESSIONAL ARTS WORKSHOP, with an original choral score by HEATHER CHRISTIAN.

🎨Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crafter, everyone is welcome. All materials will be provided, and participation in the HIGHLAND LIGHTS LANTERN WORKSHOPS are completely free.

✨ Build papier-mâché lanterns
✨ Transforming simple materials into glowing works of art
✨ Meet your neighbors
✨ Family-friendly activity
✨ No experience needed

🎇LANTERN-MAKING WORKSHOPS

Sat, May 30 I Sun, May 31
Sat, June 6 I Sun, June 7
Sat, June 13 I Sun, June 14
Sat, June 20 I Sun, June 21

📍The Atrium, Hudson Valley Shakespeare

✏️ To sign up for a workshop, visit hvshakespeare.org/highland-lights

📽️ Sophia Michahelles (Processional Arts Workshop)
📸 Photos by Jeff Mikkelson

✨A new theater. A new stage. New stories to share.⏰ In less than two weeks, we’ll open our doors for the very first publ...
05/27/2026

✨A new theater. A new stage. New stories to share.

⏰ In less than two weeks, we’ll open our doors for the very first public performance at Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s new permanent home: the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center.

🎭Thank you for being part of this journey with us. We can’t wait to see you at first preview on Wednesday, June 10th.

🎟️Buy Now: hvshakespeare.org

📸 Photo by Jason O'Rear

✨HIGHLAND LIGHTS returns for a fifth year with its illuminated community-built procession. Through light, movement, and ...
05/23/2026

✨HIGHLAND LIGHTS returns for a fifth year with its illuminated community-built procession. Through light, movement, and voice, HIGHLAND LIGHTS: ASSEMBLY will celebrate July 4 with an ambulatory performance that reflects on 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honors revolutionary figures from the distant and recent past.

HIGHLAND LIGHTS ASSEMBLY: A PROCESSION OF AMERICAN LUMINARIES
Co-created by PROCESSIONAL ARTS WORKSHOP
With a choral score by HEATHER CHRISTIAN

Over the coming months, Assembly will take shape through a community conversations and a series of free hands-on lantern-making workshops. All ages and backgrounds are invited to participate. Join us for one event—or be part of the entire journey. Then, on July 4, audience members become active participants, carrying small lanterns and joining in choral refrains as the procession unfolds.


🎇LANTERN-MAKING WORKSHOPS
Step behind-the-scenes and help build the spectacular illuminated lanterns that will anchor the July 4 procession. You’ll collaborate with professional artists and neighbors alike to shape wire forms, layer decoupage, and install LED lighting, transforming simple materials into glowing works of art.

Sat, May 30 I Sun, May 31
Sat, June 6 I Sun, June 7
Sat, June 13 I Sun, June 14
Sat, June 20 I Sun, June 21

📍The Atrium, Hudson Valley Shakespeare

✏️ To sign up for a workshop, visit hvshakespeare.org/highland-lights

📸 Photos by Jeff Mikkelson

05/21/2026

✨🎥 We sit down with real-life couple and HVS veterans, Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson, as they discuss taking the stage together in KING LEAR as Lear and the Fool — a relationship built on love, loyalty, truth and unwavering devotion.

🎟️ Experience KING LEAR like you’ve never seen it before. Get your tickets now ➡️ hvshakespeare.org

William Shakespeare’s
KING LEAR
June 12 – September 18, 2026
Directed by Artistic Director Davis McCallum+
Featuring Kurt Rhoads as King Lear

CAST
KING LEAR
(in alphabetical order by last name)
Eric Berryman*
Helen Cespedes*
Aamar-Malik Culbreth
Zack Fine*
Lucas Hakoshima
Katie Hartke*
Carl Howell*
Melissa Mahoney*
Sean McNall*
Keshav Moodliar*
Anand Nagraj*
Howard W. Overshown*
Mateo Parodi
Kurt Rhoads*
Ronald Sopyla
Caroline Santiago Turner
Nance Williamson*

CREATIVE TEAM
Costume Design by Elizabeth Hope Clancy**
Sound Design by Darron L West**
Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter**
Props Design by Buffy Cardoza
Movement by Susannah Millonzi
Fight Choreographer by Luis Quintero*
Voice & Speech by Alithea Phillips
Movement Captain: Caroline Santiago Turner
Production Stage Manager: Janelle Caso*
Asst Stage Manager: Dailee Morrone*
Production Assistant: Molly Emmens

*denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
** denotes a member of United Scenic Artists, the labor union representing Designers and Scenic Artists in the United States
+denotes a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the national labor union representing professional stage directors and choreographers across the United States

🎬 Rehearsal B-Roll filmed by Rob Featherstone (Whirligig Pictures)
🎬 Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center time-lapse courtesy of Consigli Construction Co, Inc.
🎬 Interview filmed and edited by Sarah Cronk (Hudson Valley Shakespeare)

05/18/2026

🎉 A dream years in the making is now a reality. Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s new home, the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, is officially open!🎭

On May 14 , following a joyful ribbon cutting ceremony in Garrison, NY, Hudson Valley Shakespeare celebrated the culmination of a seven-year journey to create the company’s very first permanent home and theater.

Artistic Director Davis McCallum, Managing Director Kendra Ekelund, members of the Board, staff, and the 2026 Acting Company were joined by an extraordinary community of supporters, artists, civic leaders, and partners who helped bring this vision to life. Guests included representatives from the Samuel H. Scripps Foundation and the Scripps family, New York State Council on the Arts, and regional leaders, the teams from Studio Gang, Consigli Construction, Nelson Byrd Woltz, About The Work, and so many members of the design and planning team, and our extended artistic family.

The celebration included remarks from project leaders and supporters, and a special excerpt from As You Like It, the very first performance in the new theater.

This moment marks not just the opening of a building, but the beginning of a new chapter for Hudson Valley Shakespeare: a permanent home for storytelling, community, and transformative theater in the Hudson Valley for generations to come.

🎥 Whirligig

🎉 Community Day is today! Be among the first to experience the Hudson Valley Shakespeare's brand-new home: the Samuel H....
05/17/2026

🎉 Community Day is today! Be among the first to experience the Hudson Valley Shakespeare's brand-new home: the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center.

🎭 Enjoy free theater tours, live music, a lively talkback, and even meet a lovable rescue pup as we celebrate opening our doors to the community for the very first time.

📍 Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, 2015 US-9, Garrison, NY 10524
📅 Sunday, May 17
⏰ 1:00pm - 4:00pm
🎟️ FREE & open to the public. No RSVP required.

📸 Photo by Jason O'Rear

HVS's annual community-built procession returns on July 4 and will feature a choral score composed by Heather, alongside...
05/14/2026

HVS's annual community-built procession returns on July 4 and will feature a choral score composed by Heather, alongside towering illuminated lanterns. Curious how YOU can be part of it? Join us for an engaging conversation at 3:30pm to find out more.

This is YOUR opportunity to explore, take tours of the new theater center, sample some of the new pre-show programming, and get a first taste of what it’ll feel like to enjoy a live performance from the new seats.

🎭Community Day is free and open to the public. No RSVP required! For a full schedule of events, visit hvshakespeare.org/community-day

📸 Photo credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

05/09/2026

🌿 Step into the Forest of Arden with us! 🎬 We sit down with the actors playing Orlando and Rosalind in AS YOU LIKE IT to talk about this incredible ensemble of actors and singers bringing Shakespeare’s charming, witty comedy to life.

🎟️ Don't delay! Buy now ➡️ hvshakespeare.org

William Shakespeare’s
AS YOU LIKE IT
June 10 – September 18, 2026
Directed by Miriam Laube+
Original Music by Amanda Dehnert

CAST
AS YOU LIKE IT
(in alphabetical order by last name)
Eric Berryman*
Helen Cespedes*
Zack Fine*
Kiara Geolina
Lucas Hakoshima
Safiya Harris*
Katie Hartke*
Carl Howell*
Denis Lambert*
Melissa Mahoney*
Maya Mays
Sean McNall*
Keshav Moodliar*
Howard W. Overshown*
Mateo Parodi
Luis Quintero*
Kurt Rhoads*
Ronald Sopyla
Christian David Tinajero

CREATIVE TEAM
Costume Design by Herin Kaputkin
Sound Design by Charles Coes**
Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter**
Props Design by Buffy Cardoza
Music Supervisor: Carl Howell*
Fight Choreographer & Movement: Luis Quintero*
Voice & Speech by Alithea Phillips
Production Stage Manager: Daniel Vaughn*
Asst Stage Manager: Dailee Morrone*
Production Assistant: Molly Emmens

*denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
** denotes a member of United Scenic Artists, the labor union representing Designers and Scenic Artists in the United States
+ denotes a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the national labor union representing professional stage directors and choreographers across the United States

🎬 Rehearsal B-Roll filmed by Rob Featherstone (Whirligig Pictures)
🎬 Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center time-lapse courtesy of Consigli Construction Co, Inc.
🎬 Interview filmed and edited by Sarah Cronk (Hudson Valley Shakespeare)

🎭✨ You’re Invited to Community Day! ✨🎶 Join us as we open the doors to our brand-new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center fo...
05/07/2026

🎭✨ You’re Invited to Community Day! ✨🎶 Join us as we open the doors to our brand-new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center for a FREE day of celebration, connection, and creativity!

Come explore the new space with behind-the-scenes theater tours, enjoy live music by Salt Cracker Crazies, meet an adorable rescue pup with ARF Beacon and take part in an engaging talk back with Processional Arts Workshop.

Whether you’re a longtime theater lover or just curious to see what’s new, there’s something for everyone.

📍 Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, 2015 US-9, Garrison, NY 10524
📅 Sunday, May 17
⏰ 1:00pm - 4:00pm
🎟️ FREE & open to the public. No RSVP required.

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