Dates: May 27-29, July 8-10
Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 3pm
LIVE at Ancram Opera House
1330 County Route 7, Ancram NY 12502

Ancram Opera House presents its 3rd edition of Summer Play Lab! Each year, the play lab residency offers artists of all practices a space to develop and present a work-in-progress showing as part of AOH’s summer season.

This summer, AOH is delighted to welcome back Tidtaya Sinutoke, Isabella Dawis, and Nana Dakin to continue working on SUNWATCHER, and Celeste Lecesne to further develop POOF!

The Summer Play Lab project was designed to support theatre artists in cultivating innovative theatre to be presented in the future at AOH or elsewhere. Selected artists spend a two-month residency with AOH to bring their emerging pieces closer towards a fully realized production. Throughout the residency, AOH makes efforts to connect the artist with the community in meaningful ways. This year’s community events include a combination of interactive workshops, open rehearsals, and Q&A panels.

SUNWATCHER
Showings: May 27-29
An experimental chamber musical inspired by classical Noh theatre, SUNWATCHER intertwines the story of two women -- the astronomer and “hidden figure” Hisako Koyama (1916-1997), and the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu.
Tidtaya Sinutoke (she/her), Composer
Isabella Dawis (she/her), Bookwriter/lyricist
Nana Dakin (she/her), Director

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POOF!
Showings: July 8-10
written & performed by Celeste Lecesne, with music by Truth Bachmann
Fairies have always enjoyed a close association with the natural world. But with so much of the natural world under threat from Climate Change, the fairies are not pleased, and they are beginning to show up in surprising ways.

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