For the 2023-24 season, Blackfriars Theatre presents a full slate of plays, musicals, and concerts to help people heal with entertainment.
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Brilliant local cast elevates ‘Once on This Island’ at Blackfriars
Brynn Tyszka directs a talented ensemble of local performers in Blackfriars Theatre’s exuberant “Once on This Island,” which runs through April 8.
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Marc D’Amico shines in Blackfriars’ ‘The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey’
Marc D’Amico’s expressive, nuanced performance makes this one-man play less of a murder mystery and more a celebration of life.
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Blackfriars Theatre’s ‘Christmas at Pemberley’ is charming escapism
“Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” is both earnest Jane Austen fan fiction and a light-hearted holiday escape.
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Brynn Tyszka, an ‘inventive force,’ takes the helm at Blackfriars Theatre
New Artistic Director Brynn Tyszka brings passion, eye for inclusivity to Blackfriars Theatre.
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Blackfriars’ ‘Surely Goodness and Mercy’ offers kindness and hope
Chisa Hutchinson’s play is an optimistic ode to community and empathy.
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Indoor theater returns to Blackfriars with compelling one-woman show ‘Pretty Fire’
Blackfriars Theatre’s production of “Pretty Fire,” featuring a warm, open-hearted performance by Adryanna Elmendorf, runs through Nov. 7.
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Mrs. Kasha Davis brings ‘Drag Story Hour’ to TV with new kids’ show
The creators of “Imagination Station” call it a cross between “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
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JCC launches outdoor summer performances on Canalside Stage
A tented outdoor stage on the tennis courts of the JCC of Greater Rochester will host a summer performing arts series.
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County offers relief for suffering small arts groups
After 14 months of dark stages and limping-along galleries, pandemic-devastated arts groups are invited to apply for county grants.
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RBTL and other theaters grapple with long, dark season of entertainment discontent
As we enter the darkest period yet of the coronavirus pandemic, venues such as Rochester’s Auditorium Theatre are shuttered in uncertainty.
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When the show must go on
Theaters don’t have the green light to reopen, but there are signs of theatrical life — if you know
where to look for them.
