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    The page you asked for is not on this site. Use these links to reach the MMSC season, tickets, directions, publications, news and contact details.
  • Hot Topics
    Hot Topics collects the latest MMSC announcements: the Prologue newsletter, Blog Notes, the anniversary season, Nan's Fancy Jams and production photos.
  • The Ordinary Living
    Ordering information for The Ordinary Living, Barbara Adams' poetry, stories and essays, and the MMSC programme built around her writing.
  • Nan's Fancy Jams
    Nan's Fancy Jams are made in small batches and sold to benefit the Mohonk Mountain Stage Company theatre scholarship for Hudson Valley students.
  • Scrabble and Tabouli
    Production photographs from MMSC's premiere of Laurence Carr's new play Scrabble and Tabouli, staged in New Paltz, New York.
  • The Price
    Production photographs from MMSC's staging of Arthur Miller's The Price, with Christine Crawfis, John LeFevre and the company in New Paltz.
  • Vanguard Voices Project
    Photographs from the 2004 Vanguard Voices Project, MMSC's new-play workshop series run with the Dramatic Writing Program at SUNY New Paltz.
  • Wit
    Photographs from MMSC's production of Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wit, performed in New Paltz in March 2005.
  • Home
    Readers theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences and new-play workshops in New Paltz, NY. Discover MMSC's season, tickets, publications and theatre scholarship.
  • Privacy
    How mmstageco.com handles information: no cookies, no trackers and no third-party advertising, and what we do with the e-mail address you give us.
  • Resources
    A short, unsponsored list of links the MMSC company keeps coming back to: venues and places in New Paltz, and a few worth the click off the stage.
  • Site Map
    Every page on mmstageco.com in one place: the season, playwright and author biographies, the production archive, publications, directions and contact details.
  • Welcome to Mohonk Mountain Stage Company
    A welcome from Producing Director Robert G. Miller: ten years of readers theatre, new plays and a literary journal in New York's Hudson Valley.

About Us

  • About Us - index
    Who MMSC is: a readers theatre group, a Theatre for Young Audiences company, a new-play programme, a journal and a theatre scholarship.
  • Our History
    The story of Mohonk Mountain Stage Company, founded by Robert Miller in 1994, from its first readers theatre programmes to a tenth anniversary season.
  • New Playwrights Program
    The Vanguard Voices Project, run with the Dramatic Writing Program at SUNY New Paltz, workshops and stages new plays by emerging Hudson Valley writers.
  • Past Productions Archive
    The MMSC production archive: every readers theatre programme, staged play and special event the company has presented, arranged year by year since 1994.
  • Photo Gallery
    Photographs of MMSC productions, casts and company members: Blithe Spirit, Copenhagen, The Waverly Gallery, Dinner With Friends, The Laramie Project and more.
  • What is readers theatre?
    Readers theatre puts the script in the actor's hand and the language at the centre. How Mohonk Mountain Stage Company stages plays and poetry for the ear.
  • Theatre for Young Audiences
    MMSC's Theatre for Young Audiences used a participation format in which children join the action, and played at the Kennedy Center and BAM.
  • Theatre Scholarship
    Since June 1997 MMSC has awarded an annual theatre scholarship to a graduating Hudson Valley student who intends to study the dramatic arts in college.
  • Who We Are
    Mohonk Mountain Stage Company was formed in 1994 to perform works of strong literary merit for young and adult audiences in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

The Season

  • The Season - index
    MMSC's season of plays, literary evenings and new work, with the current line-up, the season calendar and biographies of every playwright performed.
  • Playwright & Author Bios
    Biographies of the playwrights and authors whose work MMSC has performed, from Charlotte Jones and Michael Frayn to Barbara Adams and Annie Proulx.
  • Poet Biographies
    Biographies of the poets whose work appeared in Vanguard Voices of the Hudson Valley as winners of the MMSC poetry competition.
  • Season Calendar
    The complete MMSC Winter/Spring 2005 season schedule: every performance with its date, title, author, venue and time, in one calendar.
  • The Performances
    The tenth anniversary season line-up: Art for the Ears, the spoken word for sophisticated listeners, Winter/Spring 2005, with every performance title and date.
  • Three Viewings
    Three Viewings by Jeffrey Hatcher, staged by MMSC at St. Andrew's Church in New Paltz: three monologues about love, loss and what the dead leave behind.
  • Uncle Bob's Sleepytime Series
    Uncle Bob's Special Cozy Tuesday Night Sleepytime Series: bedtime stories for grown-ups, read by MMSC on Tuesday evenings at St. Andrew's Church.
  • Bloomsday
    Bloomsday with Mohonk Mountain Stage Company: readings from James Joyce's Ulysses on 16 June at St. Andrew's Church, Main Street, New Paltz.
  • Cold Buffet II
    Cold Buffet II, MMSC's audience and actor challenge: the company performs whatever the audience asks for, at St. Andrew's Church in New Paltz.
  • A Celebration of Old Time Radio
    A Celebration of Old Time Radio, co-directed by Christine Crawfis and Robert Miller: golden-age radio scripts performed live with sound effects.
  • Home Cooking
    Home Cooking: the short stories and essays of Laurie Colwin, read by MMSC at St. Andrew's Church in New Paltz on a January Saturday evening.
  • Copenhagen
    Copenhagen by Michael Frayn, staged by MMSC in March 2004: a Hudson Valley premiere re-imagining the wartime meeting of Bohr and Heisenberg.
  • Crazy Ideas
    Crazy Ideas: the world according to the minds of irreverent literary humorists, an evening of comic writing read by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company.
  • First Chapters
    First Chapters: and in the beginning… an MMSC programme of the opening pages of novels, read aloud at St. Andrew's Church in New Paltz.
  • God's Man in Texas
    God's Man in Texas by David Rambo, performed by MMSC in November 2004 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 161 Main Street, New Paltz. Admission $10.
  • The Short Stories of Henry James
    The Storied Word Series: the short stories of Henry James, read by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company in honour of the author's connection to the Hudson Valley.
  • Humble Boy
    Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones, MMSC's autumn 2004 production: beekeeping, astrophysics and a very English family argument, in New Paltz.
  • Scrabble and Tabouli
    The world premiere of Scrabble and Tabouli, new work by Laurence Carr, presented by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company in New Paltz.
  • Etgar Keret
    The very short stories of Etgar Keret, read by MMSC: The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God and other tales, at St. Andrew's Church, New Paltz.
  • First Lessons
    First Lessons: the wisdom of Phyllis McGinley, read by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company at St. Andrew's Church in New Paltz on Saturday 5 June 2004.
  • New York Writing
    New York Writing, including winners from the 2004 Vanguard Voices of the Hudson Valley competition, read by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company.
  • The Ordinary Living
    The Ordinary Living: an evening devoted to the poetry, stories and essays of Barbara Adams, read by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company in New Paltz.
  • Close Range: Wyoming Stories
    Close Range: Wyoming Stories, the short stories of Annie Proulx read by MMSC in New Paltz, including The Bunchgrass Edge of the World and Brokeback Mountain.
  • The Poetry of War
    The Poetry of War, created and arranged by Barbara Adams and directed by Christine Crawfis: war poetry read aloud by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company.
  • The Price
    The Price by Arthur Miller, performed by MMSC in October 2004: two estranged brothers divide their parents' furniture and settle a forty-year argument.
  • The Dark Corners of Daily Beings
    The Dark Corners of Daily Beings: the short stories of William Trevor, read by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company at St. Andrew's Church in New Paltz.
  • Father and Son
    Father and Son: the short stories of John Updike and David Updike, read by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company at St. Andrew's Church, New Paltz.
  • The Vanguard Voices Project
    The Vanguard Voices Project: nurturing new playwrights, MMSC's staged readings of new plays developed with SUNY New Paltz's Dramatic Writing Program.
  • The Waverly Gallery
    The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan, performed by MMSC in May 2004 at St. Andrew's Church, New Paltz, with an introduction by the director.
  • Knowing Women
    Knowing Women by Suzanne Logan, performed by Mohonk Mountain Stage Company on 14 February 2004 at St. Andrew's Church in New Paltz.

Get There

  • Get There - index
    Plan your visit to an MMSC performance: ticket prices, reservations, directions to each New Paltz venue and accessibility notes.
  • Accessibility at MMSC
    What to expect when you visit an MMSC performance, and who to contact for assistance, accessible seating, large-print scripts or specific accommodations.
  • Directions
    Driving directions to New Paltz from north, south, east and west, plus door-to-door routes to St. Andrew's Church and the Unison Arts & Learning Center.
  • Helpful Links
    Our performance venues and useful links for visitors to New Paltz and New York's Mid-Hudson Valley, collected for MMSC audiences.
  • Reservations Policy
    How MMSC's "Hold A Seat For Me" policy works: call 845-255-3102 and we will hold your seats until fifteen minutes before curtain.
  • Ticket Information
    Ticket prices from $7 to $12, festival-style seating with no seat numbers, student discounts and the ticket line at 845-255-3102 for reservations.

Publications

  • Publications - index
    MMSC's two publications: the mostly-monthly Prologue newsletter and Vanguard Voices of the Hudson Valley, a semi-annual literary journal.
  • Vanguard Voices Journal
    Vanguard Voices of the Hudson Valley, MMSC's semi-annual literary journal: issues, contents, contributing writers and how to order back copies.
  • New Plays
    The journal issue devoted to new plays from the Dramatic Writing Program at SUNY New Paltz, developed through the Vanguard Voices Project.
  • Poetry Contest
    Highlights and winners of the annual MMSC poetry competition, published in Vanguard Voices of the Hudson Valley, with submission guidance.
  • Prologue Newsletter
    The Prologue archive: MMSC's witty, insightful and informative newsletter, with back issues by volume and issue and details of how to subscribe.
  • Vanguard Voices of the Hudson Valley
    About MMSC's semi-annual literary journal, what it publishes, how to submit poetry and plays, and how to order current and back issues.

News

  • News - index
    MMSC news in one place: press releases for each production, reviews from Hudson Valley newspapers, upcoming events and Blog Notes.
  • Upcoming Events
    Upcoming MMSC performances, readings and special events, with dates, venues and ticket information for the tenth anniversary celebration season.
  • Press Releases
    Press releases for MMSC productions and programmes, from The Price and God's Man in Texas to Cold Buffet II, Bloomsday and the Vanguard Voices Project.
  • Reviews
    Reviews of MMSC productions from the Times Herald Record, the Poughkeepsie Journal, the Daily Freeman and other Hudson Valley publications.

Blog Notes

  • Blog Notes - index
    Blog Notes is MMSC's occasional journal, written by Producing Director Robert G. Miller and other members of the company about work in progress.
  • Blog Notes: 1 February 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 1 February 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 21 February 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 21 February 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 1 January 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 1 January 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 11 January 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 11 January 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 20 January 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 20 January 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 25 January 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 25 January 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 2 March 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 2 March 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 22 March 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 22 March 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 22 May 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 22 May 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 9 May 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 9 May 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.
  • Blog Notes: 1 September 2005
    An entry in MMSC's Blog Notes archive, published on 1 September 2005. The original text does not survive; this page points to the record that does.

Contact Us

  • Contact Us - index
    Telephone, e-mail and postal contact details for MMSC, plus frequently asked questions, the company bulletin board and the mailing-list sign-up.
  • Bulletin Board
    Last-minute in-house notes from MMSC: rehearsal and venue changes, casting notices and other bulletins posted between newsletters.
  • Contact Information
    Mailing address, ticket line and e-mail contacts for Mohonk Mountain Stage Company: office and tickets 845-255-3102, P.O. Box 507, New Paltz, NY 12561.
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    Answers to the questions we are asked most: what readers theatre is, where MMSC performs, how to get to New Paltz, discounts, reservations and refreshments.
  • Sign Up
    Join MMSC's mailing list for the Prologue newsletter by e-mail or post, and ask to be added to our performance reminder list for the next season.
  • Support MMSC
    How to support Mohonk Mountain Stage Company: buy a gift certificate or a jar of Nan's Fancy Jams, order the journal, volunteer, audition or donate.

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