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Celebrating 30 years of Shakespeare in the Hudson Highlands, the gala will feature cocktails on the great lawn; performance highlights which will look back on 30 seasons; a special anniversary tribute given by Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney; a live auction with Nicholas D. Lowry, President and Principal Auctioneer at New York’s Swann Galleries; an elegant dinner; and dancing under the stars with the Alex Donner Orchestra.
All gala proceeds will support HVSF’s programming which brings live theater performance to nearly 90,000 in and around the Hudson Valley each year.
Event Co-Chairs include HVSF Board Chair Robin Arditi and Ralph Arditi; Steven L. Holley and John W. Hamilton IV; Dan Kramer and Judy Mogul; Chip Lowenson and Susan Brune; and Frederic C. Rich. For information, and to reserve your tickets, to the Hudson Valley’s event of the season, contact Catherine Taylor-Williams at ctwilliams@hvshakespeare.org, or by phone at 845-809-5750 x12.
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival season runs from Tuesday, June 7 through Monday, September 5. In his announcement of the 2016 season, Artistic Director Davis McCallum said, "As HVSF prepares to celebrate 30 years in the Hudson Valley, we also join Shakespeare theaters around the world to mark 400 years of Shakespeare's art triumphing over his death.”
The three Shakespeare plays will run in repertory from June through the end of August. "Measure for Measure", will be directed by McCallum; "As You Like It", will be directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch; "Macbeth", will be directed by Obie Award winner Lee Sunday Evans. For information about HVSF visit this link.
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