Catskill Public Theater Announces Collaboration with Roscoe Fire Department
The Catskill Public Theater is proud to announce that we will be setting up our Mobile Theater for our premiere season at The Roscoe Fireman’s Field. We are honored and inspired to form this alliance with our local Volunteer Fire Department, and excited to be presenting our first production at this venue. The play entitled “Terror” will open on July 9, 2024, with performances Tuesdays thru Thursdays, continuing until July 25, 2024.
Please join our “Angel Supporters” by signing up here, to keep informed about our other plans for Summer 2024, including a “Recital” for the students in our Acting Academy for invited friends and family on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
Enrollment is now open for our first Acting Academy Sessions.
Have you dreamed of being an Actor?
Do you have some experience and are looking for a way to improve your skills and knowledge? Are you planning to apply for an advanced Actor training program and need some help perfecting an Audition piece? Would you like to work with The Catskill Public Theater in Summer 2024 for our initial season? These classes will be a great way to introduce yourself.
Consider joining our eight week, 16 class, Spring 2024 Acting Academy.
Starts on Monday, May 6, 2024, and meeting every Monday and Thursday from 6:30-8:00p, at the Livingston Manor consolidated school.
Ending on Thursday, June 27 with a recital of our Work for an invited audience of friends and family.
Only $5 per class. Pre purchase 16 classes for only $60 and receive a 25% discount. Perfect for Holiday gifting.
The the curriculum will include:
Improvisation and Theater Games in the “Spolin” Technique, used by the famous Second City troupe, where many important Actors have trained.
Introduction to breathing exercises, plus beginning voice and diction training.
Introduction to “The Method,” developed by Konstantin Stanislavsky, pioneered by the renowned Actor’s Studio, and originated by Lee Strasbourg in LA and NY.
Selection and rehearsal of scenes to be presented at our Class ending recital.
The class will be taught by the Founder and Managing Director of The Catskill Public Theater, Marshall Shnider. With extensive experience in Theater, Film and TV, Shnider trained at The Juillard School Drama Division in a class that included Robin Williams, William Hurt, Kelsey Grammer, among others. He appeard in eight seasons of The American Shakespeare Festival, the Soap Opera “The Doctors,” on Broadway in “The Love Cure” and “A Matter of Gravity,” (Katherine Hepburn’s last appearance on Broadway), and six Films including both parts of Superman, and Robert DeNiro’s first film, “Bang The Drum Slowly.” Shnider, and surprise Guest teachers, will supervise an exciting and instructive environment, for students to explore and maximize their talent and potential.
To enroll and purchase the discounted “Full Class” Package, fill out below form.
“Terror” by Ferdinand Van Schirak
It all begins with an idea.
With an original adaptation for The Catskill Public Theater
Opening: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The play presents a Military tribunal judging the action of a USAF Fighter pilot, that shoots down a commercial flight with 170 souls on board, in order to avoid a 9/11 style terrorist event at a Sport stadium.
Is the pilot guilty of murder?
OR…is the pilot a disciplined, professional warrior, following his oath of service to protect and defend the US?
In a highly theatrical twist, the Audience acts as the Jury, and during intermission, votes on the innocence or guilt of the Pilot.
The second act has two versions, depending on the vote of the audience jurors.
We are actively recruiting local leaders and personalities to play one of the three Tribunal Judges, and appear in one performance. Interested? Please fill out the below form and you will be contacted promptly.
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During our opening season, CPT will produce and present nine of our own performances. Stay informed on the future details about these exciting upcoming events. Fill out the below form to register for a particular play performance date and please donate $5 per person to reserve your seat(s). Looking forward to seeing you at the show.
Directed by J. Van Dyle
🎭 We are thrilled to reveal that the esteemed Leon J. Van Dyke will be directing our inaugural summer 2024 production of "Terror"! 🌟
🎬 About Leon J. Van Dyke:
A Versatile Career: Leon has chaired, taught, and directed in theatre departments across Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Virginia, and Alabama. His dynamic career has taken him through five states, each adding a unique chapter to his story.
Academic Excellence: As a visiting professor at San Francisco State’s Television Department and a collaborator with the United States Information Agency in Nigeria, Leon
***Our Visiting Judge Opportunity ***
The Catskill Public Theater is recruiting local personalities to play one of the roles in our premiere production of “Terror.”In the CPT adaptation of “Terror,” a “Special Judicial Process” established by order of The Secretary of the US Airforce, creates a panel of three Judges: The Commanding Officer of the Defendant, a Federal Judge selected by the Secretary, and a Guest Judge chosen from the local population where the Defendant is living. It is a merger of a Traditional Court Martial, and trial by “a jury of the Defendant’s Peers.”
We seek “local heroes” to play the part of the “Guest Judge” for a single performance.
The performances are: July 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25…2024.
Curtain will be at 7:30pm and the show will be about 90 minutes long.
We will ask these volunteers to arrive in the Afternoon of their selected performance for a short rehearsal before that evening’s performance. We have endeavored to make the role of the Guest Judge very simple. Those accepting this assignment will be able to wear suitable attire from their own closet. Most lines they will speak are very short. The exception is the reading of the Jury’s verdict, in this case the Audience, which is partially spoken by the Guest Judge. These lines will be provided in advance, and in performance the verdict can be read by the Guest Judge. The complete play can be provided in advance. We will also provide “Sides” that include the lines for the Guest Judge, and the cues to speak them.
This is a serious endeavor, with the compelling issue of whether it is permissible to kill a few, in order to save thousands. It will require a serious attitude, and is not a comedy sketch. Additionally, anyone that accepts the role of Guest Judge, on your performance date, must accept the commitment to ensure the show goes on. We ask that ample time be given in the event that one is unable to follow through on their chosen performance date.
Friends and family of the Guest Judge will have the opportunity to make special reservations for their performance, and will be seated in our treasured patron section of the audience. There will be a hospitality tent where they can get a snack and a glass of wine at intermission or before the Show. If you or someone you know, would be interested in being part of our Premiere production by playing the role of the “Guest Judge” at a single performance, please contact us at: CatskillPublicTheater@gmail.com