Holiday Memories plays at Bridge Street Theatre through Dec 18. Two perennial holiday classics by Truman Capote, "The Thanksgiving Visitor" and "A Christmas Memory," come to vivid theatrical life this December when Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre presents Russell Vandenbroucke's heartwarming stage adaptation "Holiday Memories" playing Thursdays through Sundays now through December 18.
When his parents' marriage dissolved, the young
Truman Capote was left in the care of distant relatives in Monroeville, Alabama (which also served as the model for Maycomb in his childhood friend
Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"). There, he formed an unbreakable friendship with the youngest of his elderly cousins, a shy, childlike spinster he called "Sook". The relationship between these two 'outcasts' forms the basis for the stories which make up "Holiday Memories," a chronicle of growing up 'different' in the deep South during the depths of the Great Depression and an ode to the simple joys of love shared. A holiday treat the entire family can enjoy together, the play is a terrific alternative to more traditional seasonal fare.
The cast features Christopher McIntyre as Buddy,
Nancy Rothman as Miss Sook Falk,
Steven Patterson as Truman, and the chameleonic Andrew Joffe and
Louise Pillai as everyone else!
Directed and designed by BST's Managing Director John Sowle, with set pieces created by visual artist Marc Swanson, costumes by Michelle Rogers, and sound by
Carmen Borgia, "Holiday Memories" will be presented for eight performances only - December 8-18, 2016 - Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm, with special "Pay-What-You-Can" performances on Thursday December 8 (a preview) and Sunday December 11 (a matinee). Regular tickets are $20, $10 for patrons age 21 and under, and can be pre-purchased at
BrownPaperTickets.com or by calling
800-838-3006. Tickets will also be on sale at the door 45-minutes prior to each performance on a space available basis. The theatre is located at 44 West Bridge Street in the Village of Catskill, NY.
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