Calendar 2024

April 6 & 7, 2pm - 5pm - Auditions ONCE, IN THE TIME OF TROLLS at The Open Eye Theater

April 21 at 2pm - Catskill Mountain Shakespeare’s touring production of “The Tempest”
Story Synopsis: The story begins with a sea storm and a shipwreck. Prospero and his teenage daughter Miranda live on an isolated island, with a creature called Caliban and a sprite called Ariel. Old foes and family rivals reunite and must face the truth of the past. Meanwhile, young love looms and clowns run amok.
Audience: Students 3rd grade and up and adults
Tickets: https://www.theopeneyetheater.org/events-tickets/the-tempest-2024

May 9-19, Thursdays – Saturdays at 7pm; Sundays at 3pm:
”ONCE, IN THE TIME OF TROLLS,” a radio play, by Sandra Fenichel Asher.
Based on Norwegian folk tales with live sound effects.
General Audience.
Director: Michelle Macau
Members Enjoy a 20% Discount! 

June 1 - July 17 ( times TBD) - Auditions and Rehearsals for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

July 18 - July 28, Thursdays – Saturdays at 7pm; Sundays at 3pm:
”The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds” by Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Zindel
General Audience.
Director: Michelle Macau, Set design by David Hill
Members Enjoy a 20% Discount! 

July 22 through August 30 at 3-6pm as called. Rehearsals for “The Hundred Acre Wood”

July 22 through August 14 at 10am-6pm and/or 6pm-9pm as called. Final casting and rehearsals for “Summer Shortcuts XIV”

August 3 at 12:00 Noon
“The Hundred Acre Wood” - Theater for Young Audiences
Story TBD (a different story will be performed each Saturday)
In this immersive and interactive theater experience based on A. A. Milne’s characters and E. H. Shepard’s illustrations from the stories of Winnie the Pooh, children and their adult friends enter The Hundred Acre Wood, meet Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Rabbit and Owl, hear and see their stories, and create stories of their own.
Best for Children ages 3-8, and their adult friends.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway

August 10 at 12:00 Noon
“The Hundred Acre Wood” - Theater for Young Audiences
Story TBD (a different story will be performed each Saturday)
In this immersive and interactive theater experience based on A. A. Milne’s characters and E. H. Shepard’s illustrations from the stories of Winnie the Pooh, children and their adult friends enter The Hundred Acre Wood, meet Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Rabbit and Owl, hear and see their stories, and create stories of their own.
Best for Children ages 3-8, and their adult friends.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway

August 15 - August 25, Thursdays – Saturdays at 7pm; Sundays at 3pm:
“Summer Shortcuts XIV”
Eight sizzling new ten-minute plays selected from hundreds of submissions--comedies and dramas revealing many facets of the human condition.
Members Enjoy a 20% Discount!

August 17 at 12:00 Noon
“The Hundred Acre Wood” - Theater for Young Audiences
Story TBD (a different story will be performed each Saturday)
In this immersive and interactive theater experience based on A. A. Milne’s characters and E. H. Shepard’s illustrations from the stories of Winnie the Pooh, children and their adult friends enter The Hundred Acre Wood, meet Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Rabbit and Owl, hear and see their stories, and create stories of their own.
Best for Children ages 3-8, and their adult friends.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway

August 24 at 12:00 Noon
“The Hundred Acre Wood” - Theater for Young Audiences
Story TBD (a different story will be performed each Saturday)
In this immersive and interactive theater experience based on A. A. Milne’s characters and E. H. Shepard’s illustrations from the stories of Winnie the Pooh, children and their adult friends enter The Hundred Acre Wood, meet Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Rabbit and Owl, hear and see their stories, and create stories of their own.
Best for Children ages 3-8, and their adult friends.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway

August 31 at 12:00 Noon
“The Hundred Acre Wood” - Theater for Young Audiences
Story TBD (a different story will be performed each Saturday)
In this immersive and interactive theater experience based on A. A. Milne’s characters and E. H. Shepard’s illustrations from the stories of Winnie the Pooh, children and their adult friends enter The Hundred Acre Wood, meet Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Rabbit and Owl, hear and see their stories, and create stories of their own.
Best for Children ages 3-8, and their adult friends.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway

September 3. Final casting and rehearsals for “Legends and Tales”

September and October. Every Saturday at 12 noon (except October 26).
“Legends and Tales”
Different legends and tales with accompanying music every week. To be enjoyed by children of all ages.

November - Date and time TBD
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence.

November and December. Final casting and rehearsals for “It’s a Wonderful Life”

November 30
”Holiday on Main” parade in Margaretville followed by Santa’s Workshop at The Open Eye Theater

December 12-15, Thursday – Saturdays at 7pm; Sunday at 3pm: (Dates tentative).
Radio play - “It’s a Wonderful Life” by Joseph Landry
Based on the short story The Greatest Gift by Phillip Van Doren Stern.