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Play transports Cornwall to Maine, almost

November 10, 2017 Editorial Staff

One of the most often produced high school plays in the United States is hitting the Walter Reade, Jr. Theatre this weekend.

Cast overcomes ‘Addams Family’ gloom

August 11, 2017 Editorial Staff

The Addams family is described as creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky, so it only seems appropriate for the Step it up Summer Stage production of the musical comedy to have been met with doom and gloom since the beginning of the two-week program.

‘Beauty and the Beast, Jr.’ on Friday

July 28, 2017 Jason Kaplan

With “Beauty and the Beast’s” success on Broadway and the cinematic release earlier this year, it only made sense for Riverlight Theatre Arts to choose the fairy tale for its summer performance.

Rice reprises role in ‘Into the Woods’

July 7, 2017 Jason Kaplan

A veteran cast will take the stage, this weekend, for Step it up Summer Stage’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” The musical also stars a young woman reprising a role she played 10 years ago.

Time is right for “Joseph” to return

March 24, 2017 Editorial Staff

Marietta Moulton has happy memories of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.” It was the first show that she directed at the middle school.

Lee Roaders like “dogging it” on stage

January 13, 2017 Ken Cashman

The cast of “Peter Pan Jr.” was at Cornwall High School on Saturday morning. There were kids in the aisles, waiting to march down to the front of the auditorium.

Empty seats expected for H.S. show

October 28, 2016 Ken Cashman

The seats in the high school auditorium will be empty for the performances of “12 Angry Jurors” and “12 Angry Women.” That’s because the audience will be sitting on the stage.

Carina getting to play someone good in ‘The Wiz’

April 1, 2016 Ken Cashman

“When my mother found out, she was over the moon.”

Audience wins while Yanks stumble

March 11, 2016 Ken Cashman

These kids may not be able to hit a curve ball (or maybe they can, who knows?), but they can sing and dance, and they look great in their uniforms.

Summer groups stage holiday shows

December 18, 2015 Ken Cashman

The warm weather that surprised Cornwall and the rest of the Hudson Valley last weekend wasn’t the only remnant of a different season. Two summer theater groups are back in action.