Schenectady Civic Players Present Reading of “Time Stands Still”

TIME STANDS STILL, A STAGED READING

SUNDAY, APRIL 7, BY SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS

TIME STANDS STILL by Donald Marguiles, and directed by John Quinan, will be presented as a staged reading Sunday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m. at the Schenectady Civic Playhouse, 12 So. Church Street, in Schenectady’s historic Stockade district. One performance only, it is part of a special series celebrating Schenectady…

Schenectady Civic Players’ 90th Anniversary Season Opens With “The School for Lies”

The fifth play of Schenectady Civic Players‘ 90th Anniversary Season, The School for Lies by David Ives and directed by Chris Foster, opens Friday, May 4, and plays through Sunday, May 13 at its 12 South Church Street Playhouse in Schenectady’s historic Stockade district. Adapted from Moliere’s The Misanthrope, David Ives’s The School for Lies tells the comic tale of Frank, who shares with…

The second of this month’s releases from Network distributing is the restoration of the countryside drama The Belstone Fox. it is based of the novel The Ballad Of The Belstone Fox by David Rook and would later be the main inspiration for the Disney cartoon The Fox and The Hound. It was initially released at a time when there was a real market for the type of film that looked to wildlife for its…

The “funny and heartwarming play” centers  around Mrs. Savage who has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to make the  best use of it, in spite of her step-children’s efforts to have her committed to “bring her to her senses” and thus gain access to her fortune. The dominant mood is high comedy, and the audience is left with a  feeling that the neglected virtues of kindness and affection have not been entirely lost in a world that seems at times motivated only by greed and dishonesty.

The Curious Savage was first produced in New York by the Theatre Guild and opened October 24, 1950, with the legendary actress Lillian Gish in the role of Mrs. Savage.

The Civic Players cast features Pat Brady (as Mrs. Savage), Patti Noble (as Florence), Autumn Routt (as Fairy May), Laural Hayes (as Mrs. Paddy), Robin MacDuffie (as Jeffrey), David Quinones (as Hannibal), David Rook (as Titus), Joe Fava (as Samuel), Jean Carney (as Lily Belle), Christine Vermilyea (as Miss Willie), and Steve King (as Dr. Emmett).

The Curious Savage runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday (May 5, 6, 7) and Wednesday through Sunday (May 10 through 14).  Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm; Wednesday and Thursday curtains are at 7:30 pm; and Sundays are matinees only at 2:30 pm.

Tickets, $20.  Order on-line at http://www.civicplayers.org or call (518) 382-2081.