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This is
our 5th season and we are celebrating!
The artistry and passion of the actors, writers,
musicians and directors who share their work and
souls with our audiences is astonishing. Some have
been with Woodstock Fringe since day one. Others are
with us for the first time this year. We have
produced a significant body of work of which we are
very proud. As we grow we ask ourselves, “Who are
we?” “What is a theatre?” “Why this play, at this
time, on this stage, with this group of actors?”
“What makes us a theatre?” The answer lies in the
following: passion, poetry, mystery, awe, risk,
creative process, hard work. And the next answer has
particular resonance: community. The great director
Harold Clurman said, “If the theatre is an art, it
must say something, it must create from the chaos
which is the common experience of its members, an
expression that will have, like that of the
individual artist, an identity and significance with
which people, sharing common experience, may sense
their kinship.” This describes our community. .
Our playwrights have been winning awards and
commissions both nationally and internationally.
Greeting From Yorkville, The Songwriter Musical,
received its world premiere at the 2004 Fringe
festival and this autumn will be commercially
produced at the SoHo Playhouse Off-Broadway. The
Woodstock Fringe Playwrights Unit has been a joyful
success. Every other week a group of playwrights and
actors gather to develop new scripts in an exciting
workshop where the shared purpose is to support the
creative process of each writer. Our community
continues to grow.
We thank each of our contributors and want to
acknowledge the support of the Dutchess County Arts
Council, Dramatists Guild Fund, Meet The Composer
and the Virgil Thomson Foundation.
Along with our growth, critical praise, and
recognition from funders, we, of course, face
growing challenges that can be met by your
participation and support. I hope you find Festival
2007 intriguing and that you will help us spread the
word by telling your friends about the Fringe.
Remember, a Fringe Pass will admit you to all 7
events and is only $50!
We look forward to seeing you at the Byrdcliffe many
times this summer.
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