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CHRONOGRAM: Theater Review: “Penelope” at Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Posted September 7, 2023Originally published on September 6, 2023 in Chronogram by Lynn M. Alaimo. Men go off to war. Women wait. At...

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Reeling From Heartbreak, and Then ‘Penelope’ Showed Up
Posted September 3, 2023Originally published on September 1, 2023 in The New York Times by Laura Collins-Hughes. Alex Bechtel’s new musical, sort of “a pandemic...

Alex Bechtel & Tatiana Wechsler on WAMC
Posted September 1, 2023Alex Bechtel and Tatiana Wechsler joined WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke for September 1st’s episode of The Roundtable! The world premiere of...

Penelope Study Guide by Sean McNall
Posted August 31, 2023Overview Penelope is a groundbreaking musical featuring music and lyrics by Alex Bechtel with a book by Bechtel, Grace Mclean...

Reimagining The Odyssey Through Women’s Voices
Posted August 29, 2023Penelope flips the story of The Odyssey, telling it from the perspective of Penelope, the wife who waits for her...

Get to Know the Company
Posted August 22, 2023So much of the magical experience that is seeing a play under the Tent at HVSF is due to the...

Love’s Labor’s Lost Director Amanda Denhert Wants You to Know She’s Not Debbie Harry
Posted August 19, 2023We asked and LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST Director Amanda Denhert answered. Don’t miss your opportunity to see this free-spirited comedy comes...

Sustainability at HVSF
Posted August 18, 2023At Hudson Valley Shakespeare, nature is our stage. The gorgeous greenery we’re surrounded by here is as moving as the...