December
Theatre Highlights
HROUGH
12/23—HALF MOON THEATRE PRESENTS THE SANTALAND DIARIES, BY
DAVID SEDARIS, COACH HOUSE PLAYERS (KINGSTON), POUGHKEEPSIE DAY
SCHOOL (POUGHKEEPSIE)—With his wry and witty recounting of
his experiences as a yuletide elf at Macy’s on NPR, David
Sedaris began what has become a successful career with The Santaland
Diaries, now adapted as a stage play. Subsequent best-sellers Barrel
Fever, Holidays On Ice, Naked, and Me Talk Pretty One Day, as well
as several plays co-written with his sister Amy Sedaris (produced
at the Lincoln Center and the Drama Department in NYC), contributed
to his being named by Time magazine as “Humorist Of The Year”
in 2001. Directed by Margo Whitcomb, this production features local
favorite Tom Ford. www.halfmoontheatre.org, 845.235.9885. Coach
House Players, 12 Augusta Street, Kingston: Th-Su 12/13-16, 8 PM
(Sa/Su also 3 PM); James Earl Jones Theater, Poughkeepsie Day School,
260 Boardman Rd., Poughkeepsie: Th-Sa 12/20-23, 8 PM; Su 12/24,
7 PM (Sa/Su also 3 PM)
SA/Su
12/15,16; tu 1/1, Su 1/6—METROPOLITAN OPERA: ROMEO ET JULIETTE,
HANSEL AND GRETEL AT TIME AND SPACE LIMITED, HUDSON—Well,
not EXACTLY the Met at TSL, but the next best thing. TSL gives you
the full surround-sound experience of an HD transmission, live (with
encores) from New York. On 12/15,16 Gounod’s Roméo
et Juliette, conducted by Plácido Domingo and featuring soprano
Anna Netrebko, brings a sensuality to the Shakespeare classic. On
1/1,6 it’s Hansel and Gretel, by Engelbert Humperdinck, in
a new English language production, featuring tenor Philip Langridge
as the Witch. Opera lovers should rejoice at the high-fidelity and
excellent view—those who have never experienced the potent
pleasures of this grand European tradition might find this a suitable
introduction. Coming up next month: Verdi’s Macbeth and Puccini’s
Manon Lescaut. Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson,
www.timeandspace.org,
518.822.8448. Roméo et Juliette: 12/15,16, 1 PM. Hansel and
Gretel: Tu 1/1, Su 1/6, 1 PM
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