Category Archives: Theater

I Won’t Bite You is a mystery, a love story, a nightmare, a political crime drama, a memoir, a portrait of a sweet demented soul. The gripping saga of Dorothea Farber (aka Dodie) moves like a freight train carrying volatile cargo set to go off. The story slowly … Continue reading →

The 32nd AsburyShort Film Concert, New York City’s longest running short film exhibition, returns to the historic Rosendale Theatre on Saturday, June 8th at 7:30pm. This acclaimed touring program of international award winning films will be presented by Asbury Shorts … Continue reading →

“The Columnist,” by David Auburn, author of “Proof,” is Performing Arts of Woodstock’s latest production. The play, in the air-​​​​conditioned, newly renovated Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street, will open on May 31 and play June 1, 2, 7,8,9, 14, … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, January 15, The Rosendale Theatre presents Seven Samuri, from Japanese master director Akira Kurosawa. The film is part of the theatre’s ongoing Views From The Edge series. Showtime is at 7:15 PM. Hailed as the greatest film in the history … Continue reading →

The Maker – a personage ROLL readers might recognize from my previous pieces, or can find in the magazine’s recent archives – has been kind to me during the past six months. She has never been unkind to me, it’s true, over the past sixty-​​​​odd … Continue reading →

The Department of Theatre Arts Mainstage Productions at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents a progressive adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The play, directed by Paul Kassel, will be performed on Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1, 6, … Continue reading →

This is a bad year for Ebenezer Scrooge. The outpouring of generosity in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is teaching the miser a lesson. Nonetheless, the humbug man is scheduled to make an appearance with his trio of Christmas ghosts at the … Continue reading →

Performing Arts of Woodstock will present “2 X Pinter,” an evening of early Harold Pinter plays, opening Thursday, November 29 at 8 P.M. at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church Hall ( the A-​​​​frame church), 2578 Route 212, Woodstock. Harold Pinter, a prolific writer, director … Continue reading →