Barbie Feature in the Albany Times Union
Bridge Street Theatre’s ‘I Am Barbie’ not of the same mold as film Joseph Dalton Aug. 27, 2023 Get tickets here Link to Online Article Offering a fresh and adult take on Barbie — the doll, the woman, the legend — Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill is proudly “piggybacking” on the blockbuster success of Greta […]
Read More...Business Subscriber Benefit Plan
JOIN THE BST SUBSCRIBER BENEFIT PLAN Dear Business Owner: We would like to invite you to participate in the 2023 Bridge Street Theatre Subscriber Benefit Plan. Bridge Street Theatre’s 2023 Season Subscription Pass will be available starting in early February for $125 each and include admission to our five regular season shows as well as […]
Read More...Capital Region Today Interview
On February 22 we were interviewed at Proctors for Captial Region Today. Here’s a link to our portion. And here’s the complete show.
Read More...Announcing Local Auditions for our 2023 Season
2023 Season Casting Bridge Street Theatre will be holding auditions for its 2023 Season on Sunday afternoon February 12 and Monday evening February 13. For auditions actors should prepare a brief monologue (under three minutes) from a contemporary play. Compensation for Equity actors is under a Special Appearance contract, currently $300/week, and for non-Equity actors […]
Read More...Holiday Fundraiser
Please give if you can, whatever you can, with a completely tax-deductible donation.
Read More...2022 Fall Season
Season Passes are available now for our 2022 Fall Season.
$60 ($30 for Students) gets you a Season Pass good for all three shows.
TOM JUDSON IS LOONEY: Songs About the Moon
Tom Judson has turned his obsession with the moon into a delightfully entertaining cabaret evening called TOM JUDSON IS LOONEY: Songs About the Moon”.
Read More...The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Our Summer Youth Musical featuring students and alums of Catskill High. Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor.
Read More...A Feature Article about Our 2022 Season
Catskill’s “Little Theatre That Can” Celebrates Survival In Its 2022 Season “To tell you the truth, I’m amazed we’re both still ambulatory at this point,” groans Steven Patterson, one of the co-founders of Bridge Street Theatre. Patterson and his partner John Sowle, who converted a once-derelict factory building in the Village of Catskill into an […]
Read More...Round the Bend Theatre
Round the Bend Theatre presents a staged reading of Anthony Leiner’s new comedy “Keeping Mary”
Read More...A Charles Turner Tasting
Bridge Street Theatre presents A CHARLES TURNER TASTING Live on “The Priscilla” Mainstage Sunday, February 27 @ 2:00pm
Read More...Requesting Submissions for our Spring Productions
Bridge Street Theatre is casting its two spring productions. Samuel D. Hunter’s CLARKSTON JAKE – male, early to mid-twenties CHRIS – male, early to mid-twenties TRISHA – Chris’s mother, early forties Rehearsals begin at the theatre in Catskill on April 12, 2022 Previews Thursday April 28 Opens Friday April 29 8 Performances, April 28 – […]
Read More...Announcing Auditions for Clarkston
Searching for AEA and non-AEA actors for the following rolls:
JAKE – early to mid-twenties, male, openly gay. Small, thin, nearly delicate.
CHRIS – early to mid-twenties, male, gay but not out. Tall, broad, but not movie-star attractive by any means.
TRISHA – Chris’s mother, early forties, female. Working as a waitress at the local Denny’s.
Yin Yue Dance Company
YYDC (Yin Yue Dance Company) is honored to be a part of Work and Process’ Launchpad at Bridge Street Theater. The residency gives ample time for Artistic Director, Yin Yue, to dive deeply into FoCo Technique (FolkContemporary) development, enhancement, and research with dancers from New York City and LA. In correlation with training and investigation, […]
Read More...2022 Winter Dance Residencies
January 3-11 TRIBE Black Hole 360° January 12-20 Gabe Stone Shayer January 24 – Feb 1 Gaby Cook and Nathan Bugh Jazz as Movement In Person Lindy Hop Event: Saturday, January 29, 7 pm CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS And more to come. Check back soon for details. TRIBE BLACK HOLE 360° merges art languages to […]
Read More...Lindy Hop Interactive
On January 29, please join Jazz as Movement for a discussion with the artists and showing of in process work crafted over their 10-day residency at the Bridge Street Theatre. Following the performance, the audience is invited to stage to learn the basics of Lindy Hop taught by the featured artists. Event is Free! Doors open […]
Read More...Our Very Late Fall Fundraiser
Here’s the letter we just sent out, which you may have received. We’d appreciate any 2021 tax-deductible donation to help us bring 2021 to a secure close and get us ready for amazing things in 2022. CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE or send a check to us at Bridge Street Theatre 44 W. Bridge Street Catskill, […]
Read More...Long Day’s Journey Times Union Article
Bridge Street Theatre opts for the full ‘Journey’ Eugene O’Neill’s intense family drama gets three-hour treatment Joseph Dalton Nov. 2, 2021 Christopher Joel Onken as Edmund, Roxanne Fay as Mary, Taylor Congdon as Cathleen, Christopher Patrick Mullen as Jamie, Steven Patterson as Tyrone in Bridge Theatre’s “Long Day Journey into Night.” (Photo: Lisa Wood) COVID […]
Read More...Charles Turner
Charles Turner presents a one-night only concert version of the project they’ve all been working on at Catwalk Institute, the very first airing of material from “Melanin; or, The In-Crowd”, an exciting new musical theatre piece in its nascent stages.
Read More...Archival Videos
In this time of crisis, what to do? Pull out some archival videos of shows that the founders of Bridge Street Theatre have done over the past 30+ years that we can legally post. We’ve been putting them on line as we can. Here’s what we have so far. Check back often for more.
Read More...Bridge Street Bedtime Stories
While we’re all hunkering down, Bridge Street Theatre is presenting a series of some of our favorite (and strange) stories for kids, read by Steven Patterson. Check back every week for more.
Read More...Bridge Street 2021 Winter Dance Residencies
Hudson Valley’s Bridge Street Theatre launches dance residency program in memory of Anh-Tuyet “AT” Nguyen Our Winter residencies have all completed. Visit our YouTube channel HERE for the videos. Next up are our Spring Dance Residencies. CLICK HERE for details. 2021 Winder Dance Residencies Featured Projects BABYLIFT by Anh Vo Jabu Graybeal work in process […]
Read More...John interviewed on EVERYTHING THEATER
John Sowle is interviewed by Benita Zahn and Ellen Cribbs on their podcast EVERYTHING THEATER! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN “Talk about Everything Theater! John Sowle, co-founder of Bridge Street Theatre, literally does everything theater! John shares stories from his fascinating life with us and chats about his thoughts on theater in the pandemic.”
Read More...Thrice to Mine Streaming Now for Shakespeare’s Birthday
We celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with this archival video of THRICE TO MINE, presented in 2019 at Bridge Street Theatre.
Read More...Viral Update as of April 1
To our Patrons and Friends John and Steven here, mostly hanging out at home and heading into the theatre every couple of days to pick up the mail to make sure everything’s OK there. It’s been sad and eerie to have our little gem of a theatre space sitting idle and empty, and we can’t […]
Read More...Announcing Performance Postponements and Cancellations
MOTHER JONES IN HEAVEN and DIRTY PAKI LINGERIE postponed until August.
Read More...Position Available – Full Time Operations Manager at Bridge Street Theatre
Bridge Street Theatre Operations Manager Bridge Street Theatre (BST) is a not-for-profit tax-exempt corporation whose mission is to provide an intimate and affordable venue for the production of new, newly-developed, and unjustly neglected works of theatre, as well as imaginative and adventurous re-interpretations of classic texts. This space at 44 W. Bridge Street in Catskill, […]
Read More...Business Advertising Opportunity
Business Advertising Opportunity Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre, two-time winner of “Best Theatre & Performance Space” at the annual Best of Greene County Awards, is about to embark on its seventh year of production. We’re calling our 2020 Season “American Roots” – five magnificent plays exploring the American experience and all the things that connect us […]
Read More...Announcing Local Auditions for BST’s 2020 Season
Local Auditions for Bridge Street Theatre’s 2020 Subscription Season
Read More...Looking for a Production Stage Manager for the 2020 Season
Position Available. Bridge Street Theatre is looking for a Production Stage Manager for its 2020 Season.
Read More...2019 Berkshire Critics Awards
Bridge Street Theatre Honored at 2019 Berkshire Theater Critics Awards
Read More...THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES – Reviews and Audience Responses
Official Reviews “Simply fascinating to watch … Hasn’t aged a bit in the 54 years since it first was seen in New York … Having seen the original on Broadway and cherishing much of what I could recall, I was hoping for a passing good show here, but Hayle and her actors have given me […]
Read More...Fall for 50 Fundraiser
Announcing our Fall Fundraising Campaign, “Fall for 50.” If we have your mailing address keep an eye on your mail for our fundraising letter. We really need your support to keep us in the black and help us get ready for a fabulous 2020 season. We’re hoping to raise $50,000 this year to meet that goal. Please give whatever you can. Read below for details.
Read More...BETTER Reviews and Responses
“The World Premiere of ‘Better’ by Michelle Carter as presented by Bridge Street Theatre is a fascinating, deeply impressive theatrical discovery”
Read More...Announcing Auditions for THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES
Seeking local AEA and non-union talent for: THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES by Frank D. Gilroy Theatre: Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge Street, Catskill, NY 12414 (bridgest.org) Director: Flo Hayle First rehearsal: October 1, 2019. Rehearsals Tuesdays through Sundays. Opening/Closing: October 17-27, 2019. Thursdays-Saturdays @ 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm An open call will be held […]
Read More...THE SHAGGS Reviews and Responses
Official Reviews “Bridge Street Theatre took on a beautiful, challenging, full scale musical that is rarely done, and deftly achieved a production that is not to be missed. It is refreshing to come in to the theater in anticipation of seeing work that is new and unfamiliar to even the most avid musical theater fan. […]
Read More...… And Every Tale Condemns Me for a Villain – Reviews and Responses
The show is getting raves from the small audiences who have discovered it. Please be among them! Roxanne Fay in THRICE TO MINE Steven Patterson in SHYLOCK “An astonishing tour-de-force accomplishment … It is a great gift to take another look at a familiar story and be so convincingly swayed with a bold, fearless interpretation […]
Read More...THE MOORS Reviews and Photos
Posting notices, reviews and production photos here for our production of THE MOORS by Jen Silverman. The Critics “Enthralling! … What defines the word ‘Outrageous?’ I think it is Jen Silverman’s play THE MOORS, now on stage at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY … This is, simply put, a delightful experience with something for […]
Read More...THE LETTERS: Reviews and Photos
Posting notices, reviews and production photos here for our world-premiere production of THE LETTERS by David Zellnik Production Photos “If you’re anywhere near Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY, take yourself, take a friend, take a lover, and run to see THE LETTERS! A World Premiere by David Zellnik. Beautifully written, acted and directed. Now […]
Read More...Auditions for JAMOT: Just a Matter of Time
Auditions for JAMOT: Just a Matter of Time, the Musical
Saturday, June 29, 10-2.
Auditions for The Shaggs Musical
Announcing Equity and Non-Equity local auditions for THE SHAGGS: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD.Saturday, April 13 from 10-3 at the Theatre, 44 W. Bridge Street, Catskill.
Read More...Announcing Auditions for Bridge Street Theatre
Seeking: Photo and resume submissions from AEA, EMC, and non-AEA actors for the first two plays in Bridge Street Theatre’s 2019 Season.
Read More...An Interview with Charles Busch
Entertainer Charles Busch looks back on his life in ‘Native New Yorker’ at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill
Read More...2019 Season Announcement Party
Come party with us! Tuesday, Dec 4 from 5 – 7 pm is our 2019 Season Announcement Party. Find out what we’re up to next year, get a 2019 Season Pass for yourself and get a few more to give away for the holidays. Free snacks and drinks and great company.
Read More...Reviews of Casse Noisette
“Casse Noisette” wins my heart … because the people are perfectly who they are intended to be thanks to five fine actors, an intensely visionary director and a superbly talented playwright.” – J. Peter Bergman, BerkshireBrightFocus.com
Read More...Reviews of There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
Review by Barbara Waldinger in Berkshire On Stage “Fascinatingly unpredictable … Imagine a play about the poetry of William Blake, one of the most complex writers ever known, written in rhymed couplets (like Blake’s poems), featuring a pair of actors portraying university professors who have been lecturing on this poet for the past fifteen years. […]
Read More...BST Announces Auditions for Casse Noisette
Photo/Resume Request for the world premiere production of Michael Whistler’s CASSE NOISETTE Submissions from Equity, EMC, and non-Equity actors are currently being accepted by Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY for its world premiere production of Michael Whistler’s CASSE NOISETTE. Equity actors cast will be employed under a Special Appearance contract at $254/wk. No work […]
Read More...BST is looking for a Production Stage Manager
Just Announced Bridge Street Theatre is looking for a Production Stage Manager for the final four months of its 2018 Season, including the productions of There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, Driving Miss Daisy and Casse Noisette. Click here for job description and instructions for applying.
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