NEXT ONSTAGE IN 2025
Women’s Writes: A 24 Hour Playfest
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March 29th, 2025
6pm and 8pm
Bethany Arts Community, Ossining
Join River’s Edge Theatre Company for a 24 hour play festival featuring only female playwrights! In just 24 hours, our playwrights will pull off the ultimate creative feat - writing short plays from scratch, only to have them performed by local actors by sundown. Join us for this celebration of women’s voices, where each piece is crafted by women for women (and anyone who loves and respects women - ahem...everyone?). Come experience a night of theater as fresh, unpredictable, and powerful as the female voices behind it. RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.
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World Builders
By Johnna Adams
Directed by Mark Cajigao
May 30th - June 1st
7:30pm
River's Edge Theatre Co Studio, Hastings-on-Hudson
Max and Whitney live in their own, imaginary worlds. They are both patients in a clinical trial experimenting with a new drug – a treatment that will cure them of their schizophrenic dreams and flights of fancy – that will make them functioning members of society. As the pills take effect their fantasies fade. And amidst their struggles to preserve their illusions they fall in love. Max and Whitney must choose between a love that is real and the worlds that they have built. World Builders is a dark comedy that is both heartfelt and philosophical, asking audience members to reconsider their own realities, sense of self, and what it means to truly love another.
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HOMEGROWN SHAKESPEARE:
Romeo + Juliet
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July 19th at 4pm and 7:30pm
July 20th at 4pm
Bethany Arts Community, Ossining (INDOORS)
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Shakespeare never looked so sustainable! Earth conscious actors agree to a theatrical feat for the planet. Forbidden to rehearse with one another, each actor must craft their own character, costume, and props in the privacy of their own home with sustainability in mind. Nothing can be purchased. Use of recycled materials is encouraged. Coming together for the first time on the weekend of the show, these actors perform onstage in front of a live audience. NO HOLDS BARD! Recommended for ages 8 and up.
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Why Romeo and Juliet? This timeless tale of forbidden love, family divides, and impassioned ideals resonates in today’s world where divisions run deep, and differences often lead to conflict. The story challenges us to look at the power struggles and misunderstandings of Shakespeare’s time through a modern lens, asking how we can bridge divides and make room for unity. As the young lovers defy the forces pulling them apart, we’re reminded that empathy, courage, and love have the power to break cycles of discord and inspire real change.
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Come early to explore the grounds and galleries at Bethany Arts Community!
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PEEK-A-BOO
(An immersive Hudson Valley haunt)
By Meghan Covington
Directed by Jessica Irons
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Oct 16th -19th and 23rd - 26th
7:30pm on all dates
Bethany Arts Community, Ossining
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Welcome, guys and gals, to the 1920s in Tarrytown, NY. You are invited to the Peek-a-boo flats, a paltry little club nestled on the banks of the Hudson. Here you may imbibe the potions, delight in the dancers, and let your senses run wild, but try not to get too spellbound. Once you walk in you might never find your way out again. Spooky local history and immersive theatre unite in this torrid tale of love and longing on the Hudson River.
This theatrical experience was inspired by the real Peek-a-Boo flats of Tarrytown, NY as well as history and lore of the Hudson Valley. Dive into the minds of some of the region’s favorite historical figures - Hulda the Witch, John Andre, and Sadie the Goat to name a few.
** Disclaimer: This production is intended for MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY and includes some descriptions of sex, violence, and sexual violence that may not be appropriate for all audience members. Haze machines will be used throughout the show**
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Ebenezer
Adapted by Meghan Covington
Directed by Jessica irons
Choreographed by Megan Roe
December 4-6th at 7:30pm
and December 7th at 4pm
At Bethany Arts Community, Ossining
Join River’s Edge Theatre Co for a unique and WORDLESS retelling of Dickens’s classic tale A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer is a theatrical journey of the heart using the power of movement, dance, physical comedy, sound, and light. This bold adaptation strips away dialogue, revealing the raw, emotional core of Scrooge’s encounter with his own ghostly apparitions. Perfect for fans of experimental theatre and classic stories alike, Ebenezer invites you to experience the familiar tale through an entirely new language—one that transcends words and speaks directly to the soul. RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 10 AND UP.
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COLD READS
A monthly play reading series
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Join River's Edge Theatre Company for a monthly staged reading series that may or may not give local actors cold feet. Each month we will read a script in front of a live audience completely cold! No rehearsal. Just play. These readings are free, but donations are always welcome.
Next reading dates:
January 17th
February 21st
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All readings at 6:30pm!
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River's Edge Theatre Co's Studio Space
546 Warbuton Ave. (entrance in Boulanger Plaza Parking Lot)
Hastings on Hudson, NY
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No tickets required, but please RSVP here. Space is limited!
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