PREVIEW: Party Like It’s 1564: Join CRFT at Shakespeare’s Birthday Party
04/23 @ Albany Barn
All the world’s a stage…and YOU can be a player! Join the Capital Region Festival of Theatre on the Bard’s birthday this Wednesday, April 23rd at the Albany Barn from 6:30-9:30 pm. This is an all-ages event, with light fare provided.
Sign up to participate to perform a monologue, song, or scene with a partner, along with fellow Capital Region thespians. There will be music from Gail Sparlin & Cecelia Gray, monologues from Sara Buchter, George Filieau, Melissa Hughes, J Hunter, Jen Madison, Scala, Jeannine Trimboli, the companies of Columbia County Players, Drama Kids International, Will Kempes Players and the casts of Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Twelfth Night and so much more!
The mission of the Capital Region Festival of Theatre, Inc. is to “celebrate and promote the enormous depth of theatrical opportunities in the Capital Region…and its surrounding cities, towns, and hamlets”. CRFT believes the Capital Region is a great place to love theatre your whole life. Last month, there were 69 shows independently produced around the 518!
Founded in August of 2024, CRFT’s main goal is to “offer exposure to the number of theatrical venues and events that occur within the region throughout the year available to all ages, races, ethnicity, and genders”. This promotion of events will culminate with an annual theater festival to be held Friday, June 13 through Sunday, June 15. Over 100 theater companies, six regional venues and 100s of volunteers all involved in some aspect of theatrical life in the region will be involved. All events will be free and open to the public, and will spread from Ft. Salem Theater to theREP, including Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Schenectady Light Opera Company, Russell Sage College and the University at Albany.
For more information about tickets, CRFT membership, or how to participate in events reach out to Bill Kellert at 518-421-3357 or williamkellert18@gmail.com or Jillian Becker at 518-210-8090 or JillianBecker1025@gmail.com
Can’t make the event but still want to support the mission of CRFT? Please consider donating here. Please help CRFT reach their fundraising goal ahead of the June Festival. A $20 donation secures you a t-shirt and for just $50, you have a CRFT membership. Interested in joining with your fellow theater-lovers? A group membership can be purchased for $250.
So brush up your Shakespeare and start quoting him now!
Tickets for the Bard’s birthday bash can be found on Eventbrite, or by scanning the QR code on the flyer.
