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2026 Season Announcement
Inaugural Season in the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center Announced!
Jul 03, 2025
In ‘The Matchmaker,’ Meet Dolly Levi Before She Was ‘Dolly!’
New York Times Critics' Pick. "The Matchmaker, now enjoying a fine revival at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Garrison, N.Y., is a musical lover’s delight, besotted with song."
-Jesse Green, New York Times
Jun 26, 2025
Behind The Awards With Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb
Listen to episode #105 of Behind The Awards With Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb, where one of their hosts discuss their experience at HVS.
Jun 18, 2025
William Shakepeare’s Endless Summer
"I think a theater performance should be a communal event...And the story that unfolds happens between the actors and the audience, and they kind of create it together. That’s why it’s so much fun. It’s not just this inert thing that you go and observe. It’s a thing that you go and actively participate in." -Davis McCallum, HVS Artistic Director
Jun 14, 2025
2025 Plays & Theater Season
Presenting a repertoire that includes Shakespeare’s classics as well as plays by contemporary writers in an open-air setting since 1987, Hudson Valley Shakespeare is once again bringing the good stuff to its 98-acre campus.
Jun 13, 2025
Journal News/lohud staff weigh in on what summer means to them in Lower Hudson Valley
"It's not summer until I find myself under the tent at Hudson Valley Shakespeare in Garrison, ready to be taken on a theatrical ride."
Jun 13, 2025
Editor’s Note: Ars Longa, Vita Brevis | June 2025
If you want to understand what kind of place the Hudson Valley really is, look at summer's cultural calendar: dance at Kaatsbaan; jazz on the Poughkeepsie waterfront; Shakespeare in Garrison's fields; art exploding out of barns, black boxes, basements.
Jun 13, 2025
The Week Ahead
The Comedy of Errors includes two sets of twins separated at birth all on a search for soulmates. Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads star in the Thornton Wilder play, The Matchmaker, that inspired the 1969 film Hello, Dolly!
Jun 10, 2025
Last Call for Shakespeare Tent
Beyond the new theater rising on a ridge above the river, things are percolating as the acting company now known as Hudson Valley Shakespeare prepares for its 38th and final season under the tent.
Apr 07, 2025
Hudson Valley Arts Pass
Hudson Valley Shakespeare has partnered with four other premier arts organizations to create a unique New York experience: the Hudson Valley Summer Arts Pass.
Apr 03, 2025
Casting for the 2025 Summer Season
Hudson Valley Shakespeare has announced casting, dates, and creative teams for its 2025 season, the company's final under the tent before moving into a brand new, permanent space that's currently under construction.
Apr 01, 2025
Now Seeking Local Musicians
Hudson Valley Shakespeare is looking for local musicians to collaborate on our upcoming production of The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, featuring original music by award-winning composer Alex Bechtel.
Mar 03, 2025
Pepper Evans to Succeed Robin Arditi as Board President in May 2025
Pepper Evans to Succeed Robin Arditi as Board President in May 2025 (March 10, 2025 – Garrison, New York) Hudson Valley Shakespeare (Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kendra Ekelund, Managing Director) announced today that long-time Board...