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VIEWPOINTS – Immersive summer musicals worth traveling to: Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s revival of OCTET
Posted August 20, 2025Amanda Dehnert’s immersive, beautifully blocked production is pitch perfect.
“Octet” at Hudson Valley Shakespeare through September 7
Posted August 15, 2025Esteemed theatrical director Amanda Dehnert heads the show and joins WAMC's The Roundtable for an interview.
The Dark Web: “Octet” at Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Posted August 6, 2025Hudson Valley Shakespeare in Garrison will present a new production of “Octet” August 11 through September 4. Director Amanda Dehnert answered the following questions by email.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Welcomes Laura Steinberger As Director Of Finance
Posted July 29, 2025Hudson Valley Shakespeare (Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kendra Ekelund, Managing Director) announced today that Laura Steinberger has been appointed as the new Director of Finance, following a nationwide search led by Tom O’Connor Consulting Group.
HVS on WAMC’s The Roundtable
Posted July 11, 2025Listen to the interviews from WAMC's The Roundtable with HVS favorites Ryan Quinn, Nance Williamson & Kurt Rhoads.
In ‘The Matchmaker,’ Meet Dolly Levi Before She Was ‘Dolly!’
Posted July 3, 2025New York Times Critics' Pick. "The Matchmaker, now enjoying a fine revival at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Garrison, N.Y., is a musical lover’s delight, besotted with song." -Jesse Green, New York Times
Behind The Awards With Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb
Posted June 26, 2025Listen to episode #105 of Behind The Awards With Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb, where one of their hosts discuss their experience at HVS.
William Shakepeare’s Endless Summer
Posted June 18, 2025"I think a theater performance should be a communal event...And the story that unfolds happens between the actors and the audience, and they kind of create it together. That’s why it’s so much fun. It’s not just this inert thing that you go and observe. It’s a thing that you go and actively participate in." -Davis McCallum, HVS Artistic Director
