Calendar 2025
Our 53rd Year Producing New and Classic Theatrical Work
February 1: COMMUNITY SING! Community Network at The Open Eye Theater - Event #1
March 1: COMMUNITY SING! Community Network at The Open Eye Theater - Event #2
March 2025: Casting for Anne of Green Gables.
Send email to michelle@theopeneyetheater.org with the subject line ANNE GG Audition and your name.
February 15: THE BALLAD TREE,” the Gloaming Project at The Open Eye Theater - Performance #1
“The Ballad Tree” is an evening of live music, song, dance and puppetry of ballads, rooted in Irish, English, and Scottish traditions. The ballads have dark themes that speak to challenging emotions and situations, yet their compositions are soothing and trancelike.
March 22: “THE BALLAD TREE,” the Gloaming Project at The Open Eye Theater - Performance #2
“The Ballad Tree” is an evening of live music, song, dance and puppetry of ballads, rooted in Irish, English, and Scottish traditions. The ballads have dark themes that speak to challenging emotions and situations, yet their compositions are soothing and trancelike.
April 27 at 2 PM: Catskill Mountain Shakespeare’s touring production of William Shakespeare’s “PERICLES”
”Pericles” tells the epic story of the titular character’s long, arduous journey filled with personal loss, exile, and separation from his family. The play spans years of struggle as Pericles faces shipwrecks, the loss of his wife Thaisa, and the kidnapping of his daughter Marina. At its core, Pericles is a story about a father and daughter finding each other against all odds, making it one of Shakespeare’s most hopeful and moving works.
Directed by Peter G. Andersen, the production will feature original live music composed by Daniel Emond, blending a nautical, crooning sound reminiscent of early 2000s band Beirut. The actors will perform the text while playing instruments and singing, making for a truly engaging experience.
April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4. Thursdays – Saturday at 7 PM; Sunday at 3 PM: “ANNE OF GREEN GABLES”
General Audience.
Director: Michelle Macau
Members Enjoy a 20% Discount!
May 31 at 2 PM. Auditions for SUMMER SHORTCUTS XV.
Mid-May through June. The theater is available for fundraisers, rentals, collaborations
June 21 & 22: “THE LAST DAY OF DOROTHY LILLIAN PHELPS”
Written and performed by Patricia Van Tassel
June 28 at 7 PM: “ELECTRIC’S WEST SIDE STORY (On the Lower East Side)”
Conceived and performed by William Electric Black.
Seven-time Emmy Award winner (former writer for Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, PBS...) - and Regional Tony Award winner (La MaMa ETC, NYC) - Ian Ellis James aka William Electric Black is presenting a one-man, family friendly, show inspired by the famous musical. “Electric’s West Side Story (On The Lower East Side),” the brain-child of the well-known playwright, director, and performer, is his take on the famous play, its place in history, role today, and issues it presents.
July 12 at 12:00 Noon. “THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD”
Theater for Young Audiences - Best for Children ages 3-8 and their adult friends.
Story #1 - “…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 and Piglet, and hear and see their stories.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway
July 19 at 12:00 Noon. “THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD”
Theater for Young Audiences - Best for Children ages 3-8 and their adult friends.
Story #2 - “…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 and Piglet, and hear and see their stories.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway
July 26 at 12:00 Noon. “THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD”
Theater for Young Audiences - Best for Children ages 3-8 and their adult friends.
Story #3 - “…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 and Piglet, and hear and see their stories.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway
August 2 at 12:00 Noon. “THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD”
Theater for Young Audiences - Best for Children ages 3-8 and their adult friends.
Story #4 - “…In Which Piglet Does a Grand Thing, Eeyore Finds the Wolery, and Owl Moves into It”
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 and Piglet, and hear and see their stories.
Conceived and Directed by Amie Brockway, Set design by Ron Brockway
August 30 @ 3PM. A GOOD DEAL – a rehearsed reading.
A new play by Ron Nash
Post reading Q&A with playwright, Ron Nash; director, Tim Main; and actors, Lisa Ruth Mays, Frank Ryan, and Gab Salerno.
July 31 - August 10, Thursdays – Saturdays at 7 PM; Sundays at 3 PM. “SUMMER SHORTCUTS XV”
Six sizzling new ten-minute plays. Dramedy, mystery, curiosity, passion, and surprise twists are the primary ingredients of this year’s short play fare.
Members Enjoy a 20% Discount!
August 16 at 6PM. HUDSON VALLEY FILMMAKERS SCREENING
Curated by Jack Warren
Filmmakers : Beck Underwood, Kristie Kish, Shannon Miller, Gianna Bravaco, Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, John Quinn, Connor Rea, Dusty Deen, Alan Power, Mary Margaret Grant, David Goldin, and Sam Henderson.
August 23 at 4 and 7 PM & August 24 at 2 PM. “ARMCHAIR CEMETERY TOUR”
Produced by Middletown Historical Society
Seven people from the past and a ‘spirit guide’ to introduce them will be featured in the Historical Society of Middetown’s 2025 Living History Cemetery Tour August 23 at 4pm and 7pm, and August 24 at 2pm. No reservations necessary. Tickets $20; free under 15 years old.
Instead of a walking tour through a cemetery, this year’s event has been reimagined as an “Armchair Tour” for the stage at Open Eye Theater in Margaretville. The stories will be just as compelling as in past years, however, with the addition of background visuals. In this 11th living history event sponsored by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, seven characters, individuals who are buried in cemeteries throughout Middletown, will tell their stories. Directing the production will be Joyce St. George and Frank Canavan.
October 9-19, Thurs.-Sat. @ 7PM / Sun. @ 3PM: THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO BY DONALD LOFTUS
A world premiere. A drama of survival based on a true story, The Springvale Armadillo explores isolation, identity, and the human spirit’s fight for dignity against the weight of societal judgment and forgotten history.
October 6: Time and Details TBD. “ENOUGH! Plays to end Gun Violence”
November 29: ELVES WORKSHOP
After the Margaretville Holiday on Main Parade
December: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY adapted by Joe Landry
December 2-7, 2025