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theater & the arts Hudson Valley is at Home with the Annual Shakespeare Festival By Rich Monetti Treachery, war, political intrigue and star crossed love, Shakespeare says it all — and the stories are timeless. Five hundred years later, the actual text doesn’t quite qualify. So why not just translate and tweak it for the rest of us? “You can’t change Shakespeare, he’s been around too long,” says Abigail Adams, managing director of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Cold Spring. But for the past 25 years, this company has made it their mission to keep it fresh and make it understandable — without changing a line. Distilling rather than embellishing is the official logline. These equity actors work year-round perfecting for the summer series and are diligent about making the characters their own. It won’t sound like they are reciting poetry but actually living the lines, says Adams, who’s been on hand for 12 years. At the same time, the actors are also wellschooled in the art of improv. They aren’t anticipating the dialogue — they are reacting and reading the lines in the moment, she says. Off the backdrop of the Hudson River, there’s little need to get fancy with excessive use of props, costumes or accents. “We keep it simple and focus on the story,” Adams says. The success of the formula is obviously implied in the HVSF’s longevity. Having the Wall Street Journal describing this house as “having rival to none” has implications they aren’t shy about accepting either. “We’re very proud of that,” she says. HVSF also feels pretty strongly when the non-lover of the Bard comes away with an understanding he or she never thought possible. There’s always the wife who brought the husband who didn’t really want to go, and then he’s the one who gets the tickets the next time, she says. Of course, preceding the production, the picnic on the great lawn can’t help but make Shakespeare Photo by William Marsh by the river a family affair. Nonetheless, if skeptical children have doubts about what they’ll see under the pavilion, she’s confident the experience and enjoyment will extend well into night and the verse. “There are a million reasons you should bring your kids,” Adams says. “Live theater stimulates the imagination. It encourages learning and expands the boundaries of their minds.” And suitable for kings and Capulets doesn’t mean teenagers are apart from the same type of drama in their own lives. “The themes are what kids grapple with today — betrayal, fractured families, prejudice ... it’s all there,” she says. Still, HVSF does allow itself to stray from the strict adherence in other forms. Last year, an “ad-rap-tation” called “Bombity of Errors” was a hit. “It was a rap interpretation on A Comedy of Errors,” she says. As for this summer’s diversion, HVFS will be doing a take on Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days. With five actors playing 39 parts, Adams says, “they’ll travel the world in 90 minutes. It’s going to be a riot.” Either way, comedy or tragedy, the audience aren’t the only ones for which it never gets stale. With each audience reacting in their own way, she concludes from her point of view, “It’s different every night.” Look for Hamlet and A Comedy of Errors this summer. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the box office at 845-265-9575 or visit www.hvshakespeare.org. 6 Eventful Magazine - June 2011
Frank Lloyd Wright photo courtesy of Rand Bridget Otten Partners with PARC welcomes you to this year’s Secret Garden Tour on Saturday, June 11. The day-long rain-or-shine event is a selfguided driving tour to the best and most beautiful private gardens in Putnam County. Back by popular demand, the Secret Garden Tour will also feature a house tour of the spectacular and renowned Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned house on Petra Island on Lake Mahopac. The home, built by the Massaro Family, is believed to the be last known house in the U.S. built on the exact location and with the plans for which Wright intended and designed it. The Massaro Family has recently restored the original Frank Lloyd Wright Cottage, circa 1951, which will also be open to tour. This country driving tour will bring you to private homes and renowned sites with formal gardens, perennial flowering landscapes, pasto- Top Quality Home Heating Oil Diesel Gasoline & Biofuel Since 1972 Senior & Volume Discounts ral fields and vistas, gorgeous roses, water gardens, and herb and flowering vegetable gardens throughout Putnam County. Home owners will guide you through their landscapes, telling the history of the gardens and answering questions about plantings and designs. New this year, the legendary Boscobel House & Gardens in Garrison will open its gardens to tour attendees. As an event sponsor, Boscobel will be waiving its $9 grounds fee for all garden tour ticket holders. And don’t miss the stunning Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring and its 63 acres of alpine gardens, bog garden, woodland and water gardens, cliff rock garden and an enclosed Englishstyle flower garden. Gardens will be open in Mahopac, Carmel, Garrison, Putnam Valley and Cold Spring from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with special events and activi- Sclafani Petroleum (845) 628-1330 With full-service contracts, we’ll never let you down. 24/7, the best oil company in town! www.SclafaniOil.com Secret Garden Tour ties taking place throughout the day, including an expanded Cold Spring Farmers Market with sales of annuals and perennials. Advance ticket prices are $30 for all the gardens. Only 90 tickets, at $125 each, will be sold for the Frank Lloyd Wright house and cottage tour plus all the gardens. Advance tickets may be purchased online at www.PutnamSecret GardenTour.com. This year’s sponsors include Boscobel House & Gardens, Mahopac Marina, Hudson Valley Magazine, and Partners with PARC. Partners with PARC is a 501(c)(3) charity that raises funds to support children and adults with developmental disabilities in Putnam. Support of its fundraisers aids people in need, and contributions are tax deductible. For more info, call 845-278-7272, Ext. 287, or visit www.PartnerswithPARC.org. 2011 Sunset Series June 11th June 18th July 9th July 23rd Putnam Valley Town Park 156 Oscawana Lake Rd & Town Park Ln Mardi Gras/Masquerade with music by Le Tchoup with 2nd Annual “PV Pig Roast” (6-9 p.m.) Acoustic/Rock Night – Jay Gisser, Different Drum & The Melillo Brothers with a special appearance by the Suburbia Roller Derby Girls. (6-9 p.m.) *Event to be held at Putnam Valley High School Beyond The Wall- Pink Floyd Tribute Band. Opening Band -- Chylan with Dylan . (7-10 p.m.) “Saturday Night Fever/Disco Night” with the band, “Vertigo.” (6-9 p.m.) Thank you to Our 2011 Sponsors: PV Rotary - Heritage Funeral Home - PV Pharmacy - Sam Oliverio PV Market - The Yetter Family - Eventful Magazine www.PVPR.com 845-526-3292 Find us on Facebook: Putnam Valley Sunset Series www.eventfulmagazine.com 7
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