RIPCORD

by by David Lindsay Abaire and directed by Richard Troiano

Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire is a dark comedy set in a senior living facility, where two very different women become unlikely roommates. Their clashing personalities spark a series of escalating challenges and pranks as each tries to outwit the other. Beneath the humor, the play explores themes of loneliness, control, and the unexpected ways people form connections.

With: Diane Preston, Kate Gleeson, Christopher Ledogar, Robert Santiago, Heather Firestone, Gary D. Simon and Lou Sherman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUM GIRLS

by D.W. Gregory and directed by Jess Reed

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by true events, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. With: Olivia Lapine,  Jef. Lawrence, Adam Black, Dan Forman, Lisa Lawrence, Robert Santiago, Shawn Kennedy Cribari, Adrienne Voltaire, Laura Olszewski, Gretchen Craig and Anna Maria Palumbo.

Radium Girls was performed at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Hudson Valley, 2021 Albany Post Road, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. Performances February 20 through March 8, 2026.

ALIBI

by Michael Morton based on the book by Agatha Christie and directed by Jef. Lawrence

Master detective Hercule Poirot has just retired. He’s chosen a quiet village where no one knows his name. His new neighbor is a wealthy and respected man, who has one too many secrets: The woman he loved poisoned her first husband and was being blackmailed, but now… she’s dead! Before the blackmailer is found, there is a shocking murder in a locked room, and everyone is a suspect!

With a killer at large and everyone hiding something, Poirot is drawn back into the game. Everyone has an alibi. Everyone is a suspect. And one fatal alibi could be the key to solving the mystery!

The cast included: Jess Reed, Jacqueline Anne Simon, Edward Fonzo, Leslie Messina, Laura Michalec Olszewski, Robert Troiano, Joe Watts, Anna Maria Palumbo, Veronica Hudak, Lisa Lawrence and Shawn Kennedy Cribari.

Alibi was performed at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Hudson Valley, 2021 Albany Post Road, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. Performances September 19 through October 5, 2025.