2019 Season

Bridge Street Theatre announces its 2019 season: Five fascinating plays including two World Premieres, a Victorian comedy, an American classic and an astounding musical about The Shaggs. Season Subscriptions are now available.

Contemporary and classical music from a renowned saxophone quartet.

Actor/playwright/cabaret entertainer, Tony nominee and two-time MAC Award winner Charles Busch appears in a musical entertainment that gets to the essence of this legendary theatrical figure. Through an eclectic songbook from the seventies and early eighties, Busch unfolds an outrageously comic yet also poignant tale of his early years striving to find a place for himself in show business. He will be joined by his longtime musical director Tom Judson. The performance will be followed by a reception with the performers.

Charles Busch IS Lucille Ball in a Gala Benefit Concert Staging of I LOVED LUCY by Lee Tannen also starring Lee Tannen as … Himself and featuring Tom Judson. Directed by Carl Andress

A Concert of Classical Music by Garfield Moore, Cello and James Fitzwilliam, Piano

Come see Sean perform his comedy family magic show as he weaves his story of going from a novice magician to his first stage show.

On Sunday afternoon April 7th, a Catskill institution returns to Bridge Street Theatre for yet another “farewell” performance. Flo Hayle’s previous cabaret shows for BST – “I Feel Some Songs Comin’ On”, “No Biz Like Show Biz”, and “Encores!” – have raised the roof and packed the house with their combination of old songs, new … Read more

The World Premiere of a new play by David Zellnik

Monday night May 6th, join us for a FREE showing of KING KONG, the classic 1933 version starring Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, and Robert Armstrong. On the big screen (as it was MEANT to be seen). No charge – just show up and enjoy! Doors open at 7:00, movie starts at 7:30.

A mysterious, menacing, and savagely funny mash-up – as though the Brönte Sisters had been dropped into a comedic production of a play by Samuel Beckett.

June 15 through August 31.
Doors open at 9:45am, film starts at 10:00am.

THE SHAGGS: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD. Our first Summer Musical. Thursdays – Sundays July 11-21.

An evening of classical Indian music with the renowned sitarist Ustad Shafaat Khan.

THRICE TO MINE. Performer/Playwright Roxanne Fay presents a new solo show based on the historical figure we know as Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth.

Steven Patterson stars in this solo show about Shakespeare’s controversial Jewish moneylender from THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, the history of anti-Semitism, and how the role of Shylock has been re-interpreted in wildly varying ways since its creation. In rotating rep with Roxanne Fay’s THRICE TO MINE as part of BST’s “… And Every Tale Condemns Me For a Villain”

KING LEAR, a film by Grigori Kozintsev Monday, August 19 @ 7:00pm
In conjunction with our August 15-25 presentation of …AND EVERY TALE CONDEMNS ME FOR A VILLAIN (two Shakespearean solo shows in rotating rep), BST presents a free screening of Russian filmmaker Grigori Kozintsev’s epic 1971 film version of Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy KING LEAR.

A shooting. A séance. Fondue. Bridge Street presents the world premiere of a brand-new comedy – this one by Michelle Carter, whose HOW TO PRAY was a big audience favorite during our 2017 Season.

The Work Project created by Luis Macia. Work experiences expressed through visual art and oral histories. Show Opening and light reception to precede the performance. Tickets are free.

The Village of Catskill Climate Smart Committee invites you to attend Poetry to Protect the Planet, an event that explores environmental issues through verse at the Bridge Street Theater on Sunday, September 29 at 2:00 pm.  This event is free and all are encouraged to attend.

An American classic. When Timmy Cleary returns home from World War II, he finds himself in the middle of another war. His parents are mired in unresolved marital issues and each wants to enlist him as an ally in their battle against the other. A quietly devastating drama of family conflict – and love. Winner of the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the Tony and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best Play.

RIVER OF DREAMS is a musical by Frank Cuthbert, based on the book by Hudson Talbott, that celebrates the Hudson River as a source of inspiration and a means of livelihood to all who have lived along its shores. It pays homage to the river that shares its author’s name in a gorgeously presented, fascinating account of the river’s history.

What happens “when Time disappears?” You’ll find out in this hilarious romp through a fantasy world that may be more real than anyone could imagine.

PACKRAT is a new multi-media puppetry play that contemplates humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Inspired by the classic survival and adventure novel, “Watership Down,” PACKRAT follows one peculiar rodent on his vivacious journey to discover the interconnectedness of life.  

Join us for an amazing concert of works for Saxophone and Piano by master Saxophonist Robin Lacey and pianist Dan Chien