Patricia Buckley News

Franklin Stage Company presents their inventive season opener, Bitter Banquet, composed and performed by Annie Lewandowski. Weaving compelling visual animation with lush music, Bitter Banquet, an original staged song cycle, explores iconic moments from the ancient tragedies of Euripides. Although written millennia ago, the themes in these unflinching examinations of human suffering continue to resonate, and the intense emotional lives of the poet's characters are richly brought to life. Directed by Samuel Buggeln, the hour-long piece also features percussionist Sarah Hennies and the immersive animated projections of Benjy Brooke. 

The Franklin Stage Company, Delaware County's renowned classical summer theater, announces the roster for their 22nd season, presenting and producing performances from July 4 weekend through Labor Day.

Franklin Stage Company, in Franklin, NY is honored to announce that they have been awarded a $40,000 workforce investment grant from the NYS Regional Economic Development Council (REDC). The funds will support wages for executive leadership for one year. The grant will be administered through the NY State Council for the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Franklin Stage Company presents Arthur Miller's compelling family drama The Price, opening Today, August 18th, and running Wednesdays - Sundays through September 3rd. A preview performance will be open to the public Thursday, August 17th.

Franklin Stage Company presents Arthur Miller's compelling family drama The Price, opening Friday, August 18th, and running Wednesdays - Sundays through September 3rd. A preview performance will be open to the public Thursday, August 17th.

Franklin Stage Company is pleased to present actress and playwright Erin Layton in her searing solo show Magdalen, August 10 - 13, at Chapel Hall in Franklin, NY. The piece, written by Ms. Layton and developed and directed by Julie Kline, is a fictional exploration of the women and children who passed through the real-life Magdalene Laundries as slave laborers in twentieth century Ireland, and of the complicity of church and government officials in hiding their tragic stories.

Franklin Stage Company is pleased to present the highly acclaimed Orson Welles/Shylock, written and directed by Matt Chiorini, July 27 - 30 and  August 3 - 6.

Franklin Stage Company is delighted to present Doktor Kaboom: Look Out! Science is Coming!, July 21-23 at Chapel Hall in Franklin, NY.  Billed as a science comedy, Doktor Kaboom uses inquiry, curiosity and live on-stage experiments to empower, inspire and entertain young and old alike.

Franklin Stage Company is delighted to present Doktor Kaboom: Look Out! Science is Coming!, July 21-23 at Chapel Hall in Franklin, NY.  Billed as a science comedy, Doktor Kaboom uses inquiry, curiosity and live on-stage experiments to empower, inspire and entertain young and old alike.

Franklin Stage Company will present a staged reading with music of Oded Gross' raucous adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector, July 12 - 16 at Chapel Hall in Franklin, NY.

Franklin Stage Company will present a staged reading with music of Oded Gross' raucous adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector, July 12 - 16 at Chapel Hall in Franklin, NY.

Franklin Stage Company has announced its 21st Season in the historic Chapel Hall. Audiences are in for a summer of exciting, professional, admission-free theater!

Franklin Stage Company is pleased to present actor and US Army veteran Stephan Wolfert in his one-man tour de force Cry Havoc! July 7, 8, 9 at Chapel Hall. The show, written by Mr. Wolfert and directed by Eric Tucker, is a unique piece that artfully weaves some of Shakespeare's best known war speeches into a visceral and deeply personal account of war, trauma and healing.

Franklin Stage Company has announced its 21st Season in the historic Chapel Hall. Audiences are in for a summer of exciting, professional, admission-free theater!

The Franklin Stage Company, Delaware County's renowned classical summer theater, announces the departure of longtime Executive Artistic Director, Carmela Marner.  Ms. Marner, whose parents, Gene and Carole Marner, were among the original founders of FSC in 1997, notified supporters of her decision in a recent letter: 'It has been my great honor to steer FSC and fulfill its dual mission to provide innovative professional theater and to restore and maintain our extraordinary home, Chapel Hall.'

Over Labor Day Weekend, the Franklin Stage Company is delighted to welcome back writer-actress Patricia Buckley with her solo play 'Evolution.' With a story that blends the lives of two sisters, their mother, and the unique evolution of whales, 'Evolution' is a deeply moving, often wildly funny tale of how human beings endure, evolve and move on. Buckley performed an earlier version of 'Evolution' to sold-out houses at FSC at the start of the 2015 season, and patrons have clamored ever since for its return.

The Franklin Stage Company continues its 20th season of admission-free professional theatre with a three week run of 'We 3,' a bold and buoyant adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 'The Three Sisters.'

New York-based theatre company Diverging Elements Theatre Co. will present HEROINES IN HISTORY, an evening of three original productions, ANNE FRANK: MY SECRET LIFE, A LETTER TO AUNTIE ROSA, and INEZ: THE SUFFRAGE HERALD, as part of RADD Fest Off-Broadway.

New York-based theatre company Diverging Elements Theatre Co. will present HEROINES IN HISTORY, an evening of three original productions, ANNE FRANK: MY SECRET LIFE, A LETTER TO AUNTIE ROSA, and INEZ: THE SUFFRAGE HERALD, as part of RADD Fest Off-Broadway.

Portland Stage's latest production of Aaron Posner's 2014 adaptation of Chaim Potok's novel, My Name Is Asher Lev, is a touching account of a young Jewish man's quest to become an artist and to reconcile his vocation with the traditions and expectations of his Orthodox family and community. Portland Stage has produced the three-character work in a stylish ninety-minute production that moves with subtlety and restraint toward Asher Lev's coming of age as an artist and a son.