February
Theatre & Cinema Highlights
2/14 through 2/24- THE YELLOW BOAT, by David
Saar, presented by Half Moon Theatre at the James Earl Jones
Theater, Poughkeepsie Day School, Poughkeepsie. Half Moon
Theatre presents the East Coast premiere of David Saars’
The Yellow Boat, an inspirational story about Benjamin, a
young and gifted visual artist with congenital hemophilia
who is able to channel his physical and emotional pain into
his imaginative art. Based on a true story, this extensively
produced play touches on difficult subject matter such as
isolation and AIDS, while affirming life and the power of
the imagination. Directed by Marge Whitcomb and starring Neil
Worden and Stefanie Salzmann, this also features interactive
projection work by Matthew Slaats, presenting the inner world
of Benjamin. James Earl Jones Theater, Poughkeepsie Day School,
260 Boardman Rd., Poughkeepsie, www.halfmoontheatre.org,
845.235.9885. Th-Sa 7:30 PM, Sa & Su 3 PM
2/14 through 2/24- A RAISIN IN THE SUN, by Lorraine Hansberry,
presented by Passing the Torch Through the Arts at ASK Arts
Center, Kingston. Michael Monasterial’s Passing the
Torch Through the Arts company celebrates Black History Month
with this classic, which also celebrates it’s 50th anniversary.
As part of their youth outreach program, all young people
under 18 are admitted free. Monasterial takes his mission
seriously, which is to use the arts to help counter the increasing
rate of racially motivated crime in Ulster County, and RAISIN
IN THE SUN, with it’s message of family and courage
fighting bigotry still has resonance. PTTA also is throwing
a fundraiser Su 2/24 at Mariner’s Harbor (in the Rondout),
with a package including dinner, live jazz, and a matinee
ticket. ASK Arts Center, 97 Broadway, Kingston, www.passingthetorchthroughthearts.com,
845.790.0400. Th-Sa 8 PM, Su 2 PM
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