Vassar & New York Stage and Film announce additional details for 2017 Season

6/8/2017 2:52pm


Vassar & New York Stage and Film have announced initial casting for the first mainstage and first musical workshop productions of the 33rd Powerhouse Season in Poughkeepsie, NY, running from June 23 through July 30, 2017: The cast of Josh Radnor’s Sacred Valley will include Michael Chernus, Abigail Spencer & David T. Patterson. The first mainstage play will be directed by Sheryl Kaller, and will play the Powerhouse Theater from June 29 – July 9, 2017. Powerhouse’s first musical workshop, Stilyagi, featuring lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Peter Lerman and direction by Michael Mayer, will include cast members Krysta Rodriguez, Dave Thomas Brown, Lauren Patten, Dale Soules, Jeb Brown, George Salazar, Alex Boniello, Joel Perez, Sarah Hunt, Maria Louissant, Chelsea Turbin, Megan Masako Haley, Karl Josef Co, Daniel Jackson, Thomas Hettrick, in addition to lyricist Lisa Kron who will also be performing in the workshop. The first musical workshop will play the Martel at the Vogelstein Center from Drama and Film from June 23-25, 2017. Casting is by Telsey + Company. New to the Play Workshop series: The Homecoming Queen, by Ngozi Anyanwu. A bestselling novelist returns to Nigeria to care for her ailing father, but before she can bury him, she must relearn the traditions she’s long forgotten. Having been absent for over a decade, she must collide with her culture, traumatic past, painful regrets, and the deep, deep love she thought she could never have. "The Homecoming Queen" replaces the previously announced presentation of the play "Hang Man,"  which has been postponed indefinitely because of scheduling conflicts. Three new projects to the annual Readings Festival include: Diana, a new musical about Princess Diana with book & lyrics by Joe DiPietro, music & lyrics by David Bryan, direction by Christopher Ashley; One Good Egg by Annie Evans, directed by Melia Bensussen; and The Fit by Carey Perloff, directed by Daniel Aukin. Additional casting of the 2017 Powerhouse season will be announced shortly. For tickets and more information on the season, visit Powerhouse.Vassar.edu. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...