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 - 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: “…in which Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets into a Tight Place”
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, Owl, Piglet, Tigger and Roo and hear and see their stories.
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: “…in which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One”
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, Owl, Piglet, Tigger and Roo and hear and see their stories.
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 more than a hundred 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: “…in which Eeyore has a Birthday and Gets Two Presents”
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, Owl, Piglet, Tigger and Roo and hear and see their stories.
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: “…in which Rabbit Has a Busy Day, and We Learn What Christopher Robin Does in the Mornings”
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, Owl, Piglet, Tigger and Roo and hear and see their stories.
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: “…in which Tigger Comes to the Forest and Has Breakfast”
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, Owl, Piglet, Tigger and Roo and hear and see their stories.
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 7 at 12:00 Noon - LEGENDS AND TALES
Storytelling for children of all ages.
This week: Abiyoyo and Abiyoyo Returns. Based on a South African tale. Using music and song, a boy and his father save the town from the man-eating giant Abiyoyo. Then 30 years later, Abiyoyo saves the town, and the community learns to live with their giant.
Storytellers: Michelle Macau and Marcel Smith.

September 14 at 12:00 Noon - LEGENDS AND TALES
Storytelling for children of all ages.
This week: Ruth the WASP. Young Ruth worked at the family dairy store while dreaming of becoming a pilot. Flying was all she could think of. Following her heart she became a member of WASP - Women Airforce Service Pilots. The true story of Ruth Franckling Reynolds, WWII veteran and Congressional Gold Medal honoree.
Storytellers: Marge Helenchild, Peg DiBenedetto and Kent Brown.

September 21 at 12:00 Noon - LEGENDS AND TALES
Storytelling for children of all ages.
This week: Monkey's Paw. The mummified monkey's paw has been charmed to grant the owner three wishes. This tale of horror, written by W.W. Jacobs, warns one to be careful what one wishes...as the wish may come true.
Storytellers: Leland Krane and Matt Lake.

September 28 at 12:00 Noon - LEGENDS AND TALES
Storytelling for children of all ages.
This week: Famous Cowgirls, Outlaws and Gunslingers of the Old West. In the 1800s, the way of life in the American West demanded tough character from both men and women. In order to survive and thrive, they had to be cunning, quick-witted, merciless, and skilled at shooting firearms.
Storytellers: Darlene DeMaille and John DeMaille.

October 5 at 12:00 Noon - LEGENDS AND TALES
Storytelling for children of all ages.
This week: Seamus Jennings and the Sligo Selkie. If you ever wanted to talk to an Irish ghost, Seamus is not just friendly but downright vivacious. He tells many stories including about an afterlife rambling from the Pakatakan Mountain to the Hudson River.
Storytellers: Parker Cross and musician.

October 12 at 12:00 Noon - LEGENDS AND TALES
Storytelling for children of all ages.
This week: A Tale of Appalachia. In the Appalachian Mountains, there are witches. They fly on eagles’ wings. Witch Boy wants to become human, for he loves a beautiful girl named Barbara.
Storytellers: Lisa Ruth Mays, Carol Schwartz and John St. James.

October 19 at 12:00 Noon - LEGENDS AND TALES
Storytelling for children of all ages.
This week: The Legend of My Utsayantha. The tale of a Native American princess, the beautiful chief’s daughter whose tragic tale ended in a lake near Mount Utsayantha in modern day Stamford.
Storytellers: Pamela West-Finkle and Theodore Finkle.

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

December 12-15, Thursday – Saturdays at 7pm; Sunday at 3pm
“It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry
Based on the short story The Greatest Gift by Phillip Van Doren Stern.

December 21, Winter Solstice at 5pm
Charles Dickens “GABRIEL GRUB AND THE GOBLINS”
Charles Dickens is coming to The Open Eye Theater on the Winter Solstice, December 21, with “GABRIEL GRUB AND THE GOBLINS,” adapted by James Yeara from the Dickens story, “The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton,” a precursor to “A CHRISTMAS CAROL.”