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Oct 23, 2025
2026 Season Announcement
Inaugural Season in the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center Announced!
Sep 07, 2023
CHRONOGRAM: Theater Review: “Penelope” at Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Originally published on September 6, 2023 in Chronogram by Lynn M. Alaimo. Men go off to war. Women wait. At least that’s the way it was done in 8th Century BCE Greece when Homer first composed “The Odyssey.” What do we know about those...
Sep 03, 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Reeling From Heartbreak, and Then ‘Penelope’ Showed Up
Originally published on September 1, 2023 in The New York Times by Laura Collins-Hughes. James Ijames’s amusingly cynical and eclectic new play, “The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington,” is at the Hudson Valley...
Sep 01, 2023
Alex Bechtel & Tatiana Wechsler on WAMC
Alex Bechtel and Tatiana Wechsler joined WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke for September 1st’s episode of The Roundtable! The world premiere of “Penelope” a new musical about Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, begins performances this weekend at Hudson...
Aug 31, 2023
Penelope Study Guide by Sean McNall
Penelope is a groundbreaking musical featuring music and lyrics by Alex Bechtel with a book by Bechtel, Grace Mclean and Eva Steinmetz. Steinmetz also directs. Actor Tatiana Wechsler plays the title character. It reimagines the story of The...
Aug 29, 2023
Reimagining The Odyssey Through Women’s Voices
Penelope flips the story of The Odyssey, telling it from the perspective of Penelope, the wife who waits for her husband, Odysseus, to return home from the Trojan War. The production is a unique musical journey, but it’s not the first time...
Aug 22, 2023
Get to Know the Company
So much of the magical experience that is seeing a play under the Tent at HVSF is due to the incredibly talented members of the company. Get to know some of these extraordinary actors a bit better in these mini-interviews where they talk about...
Aug 19, 2023
Love’s Labor’s Lost Director Amanda Denhert Wants You to Know She’s Not Debbie Harry
We asked and LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST Director Amanda Denhert answered. Don’t miss your opportunity to see this free-spirited comedy comes with an original score. Get tickets >>>
Aug 18, 2023
Sustainability at HVSF
The gorgeous greenery we’re surrounded by here is as moving as the plays that take place under the Tent. HVSF’s vision has evolved to explicitly highlight sustainability as a core guiding principle — we want to treat this land well and...
Aug 02, 2023
$10 Tickets for Kids & Teens – Any Night, Any Section!
Summer is the perfect time to spend with family. Since I joined the Hudson Valley Shakespeare last year, I have loved hearing from so many of you that performances under the tent are part of your favorite summer family traditions. Today, it’s...
Aug 01, 2023
Reasons Not to Miss Henry V
There are still a handful of chances to catch HVSF’s inventive and exciting production of HENRY V. This Shakespearean epic follows the young, cocksure, newly crowned King Henry as he attempts to conquer the French throne. Here some reasons,...
Jul 28, 2023
NEW YORK TIMES: Beyond the City, Summertime Theater That’s Worth the Drive
Originally published on July 27, 2023 by Laura Collins-Hughes in The New York Times. This company has a knack for magnificent vistas. Its new home is high above the Hudson River in Garrison, N.Y., with breathtaking views. Picnicking, should you...
Jul 26, 2023
Wall Street Journal: ‘Henry V’ and ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’ Reviews: Shakespeare in a Sandbox
Originally published on July 25, 2023 by by Charles Isherwood in The Wall Street Journal. “a pilgrimage to the Hudson Valley Shakespeare [is] a rewarding endeavor”