In celebration of African American History Month (2020) Shades Repertory Theater will present Samuel Harps’ play The Death of King Shotaway. The two act drama is inspired by the true story of The African Glove Theater, (AGT) The all negro company was established in 1821 in Lower Manhattan by playwright William Henry Brown. AGT was the first known […]
Story of the 1964 segregation battle in Mississippi BY GEORGE J. DACRE The story of the college students who went to the deep South and risked and sometimes lost their lives trying to end segregation will be performed next month at Shades Repertory Theatre in Haverstraw. The play is written by William Tucker and will […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE A combination of young acting talent and professional actors plus a great script by author/director Samuel Harps resulted in a very nice production Saturday night at the Central Presbyterian Church auditorium in Haverstraw. The play is the story of Sophia Polikoff coming back to the home she and her husband Joseph […]
Excellent cast presents high drama, directed by Sam Harps BY GEORGE J. DACRE The play “Buried Child,” playing at the Central Presbyterian Church in Haverstraw, is about a deeply disturbed and dysfunctional Chicago family with multiple dark secrets. Samuel Harps directs the play magnificently and the actors are on top of their game as they […]