March, 2010
Dear Actors & Writers supporters,
This is truly a season of change. The Odd Fellows Shokan Lodge, which has made its stage
available to us for nearly 20 years, has closed its doors. This means the building is no
longer available for Actors & Writers performances.
But don't panic. The newly formed Rosendale Theatre Collective has invited Actors &
Writers to become a resident company and our first performance, a night of Mary Louise Wilson's work, was a smashing success. The Maverick Theater in Woodstock has opened its doors to us on July 3rd to do a reading of the play MILK starring Melissa Leo. In addition, we may appear at The Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock
and we will continue to do occasional performances at New Paltz's Unison Arts and other area venues.
But next is the latest incarnation of Denny
Dillon's comedy without a net, Improv Nation. Saturday June 26th, 8pm at the Rosendale Theater. Come join us!
The company's mailing address will remain Actors & Writers, P.O. Box 624, Stone Ridge, NY, 12484. Donations to help cover transition expenses will be gratefully accepted, and
all checks made out to Actors & Writers of Ulster County, Inc. are tax-deductible.
We will all miss our artistic home at 'The Odds,' but there are definite advantages to
performing in a venue with more seating capacity, better sight lines, and an adjacent
parking lot (no more flashlights and falling in ditches!). And the heart of our company
isn't the space, but our talented members and generous audience. Since 1991, we've
provided our community with more than 100 free staged readings performed by professional
actors. We look forward to bringing the A&W magic to Rosendale and beyond. Hope to see
you there!
Sincerely,
Actors & Writers
The company: Katherine Burger, Mark Chmiel, Sarah Chodoff, Siri Crane, Laura Shaine
Cunningham, Denny Dillon, Jason Downs, Mary Gallagher, Davis Hall, Sigrid Heath, Mikhail Horowitz, Adam LeFevre, Melissa Leo, Brian MacReady, Carol Morley, Ron Nyswaner, Nicole
Quinn, Sophia Raab-Downs, John Seidman, Nina Shengold, David Smilow, Joe White, Lori Wilner, Mary Louise Wilson, Shelley Wyant
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