Events
Whitman Brewing Company Friendraiser
Come out to Whitman Brewing Company in Saratoga Springs to meet up to talk all things theater and CRFT!
Lionheart on the Green Friendraiser
Come out to Lionheart on the Green in Albany to meet up to talk all things theater and CRFT!
Power’s Inn & Pub Friendraiser
Come out to Power’s Inn & Pub in Clifton Park to meet up to talk all things theater and CRFT!
CRFT Mixer
Hosts: Erin Harkes & Jaye McBride
The opening event of the very first Capital Region Festival of theatre!! Nibbles, Free pours of Josh Cellars and unbelievable entertainment from across the Capital Region! Look at the list below! Even the most devoted play goer will discover someone new on our stage!
Evelyn Correia, Regina DesRosiers, Josie Diodato, Morgan Galvin, Taylor Hoffman, Gabe Holmquist, Derek Johnson & Grace Foran, Cami Lamora, Amelia McCarthy, MOPCO, Byron Nilsson, Jaynie Parmenter, Gavin Reyes, Abby Rudolph, Penny Shaw & Dakota Timmany.
Get your tickets to this historic event!
Senior Day
Please join us for our Senior Day celebration at Sand Lake Center for the Arts as part of our first annual Capital Region Festival of Theatre!
With senior-focused workshops (ages 55 and up) in the morning across both the Sand Lake Town Library and Sand Lake Center for the Arts Theater and performances for all ages in the afternoon at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts Theater, Senior Day is certainly going to be a day you will not want to miss!
View the event details for the full program line-up and we look forward to seeing you there!
Theatre Education Day
Please join us for our Theatre Education Day at Theatre Institute at Sage as part of our first annual Capital Region Festival of Theatre!
Featuring a panel discussion on supporting POC (people of color) youth in theatre, Theatre Education Day at the Theatre Institute at Sage will be packed full of workshops and performances from 3:00pm-7:00pm!
View the event details for the full line-up and we look forward to seeing you there!
Theatre Maker Morning
Please join us for Theatre Maker Morning at Fort Salem Theater as part of our first annual Capital Region Festival of Theatre!
Fort Salem Theater is kicking off our Saturday Festival Day with a morning of workshops, a panel discussion and a performance for people of all ages from 10:00am-1:00pm!
View the event details for the full line-up and we look forward to seeing you there!
Musical Matinee
Please join us for our Musical Matinee at SLOC Musical Theater as part of our first annual Capital Region Festival of Theatre!
For an afternoon full of music-themed workshops, games and performances, head over to SLOC Musical Theater from 2:00pm-5:00pm!
View the event details for the full line-up and we look forward to seeing you there!
Downtown Saturday Night
Please join us for Downtown Saturday Night at theREP as part of our first annual Capital Region Festival of Theatre!
Our Saturday evening at theREP’s Mainstage will be a packed evening of performances from 6:00pm-10:00pm!
View the event details for the full line-up and we look forward to seeing you there!
Festival Day
Please join us for the official Festival Day of our first annual Capital Region Festival of Theatre at UAlbany!
Closing out our inaugural CRFT weekend, we will be taking up the UAlbany Campus Center West Auditorium, Multipurpose Room, Boardroom, and Studio from 9:00am-6:00pm! Each room will be hosting their own events from workshops to panel discussions to a one-act festival and a Playwright’s Jam!
View the event details for the full line-up and we look forward to seeing you there!
McGeary’s Friendraiser
Our friendraisers are back! Come out to McGeary’s in Albany to meet up to talk all things theater and CRFT!
Shakespeare's Birthday Party
“If music be the food of love, play on.” - Duke Orsino, Twelfth Night
Join us as we celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday at Albany Barn, located at 56 2nd Street in Albany! Come and get your Bard on with the Shakespeare mad Capital Region theatre community! Scenes, songs, monologues, light fare and raffles to celebrate Big Willie’s 461st and raise funds for CRFT!
Featured in our line up are excerpts from Henry V, Twelfth Night, Othello, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and so many more! The performances will be showcasing the talent of our own local actors such as the Columbia Country Players, Sara Buchter, Adam Coons, George Filieau, Liz Helmer, J. Hunter, Ryan Palmer, Krista Rivers, J. Scala and so many more!
This will be a jam-packed night of honoring one of the most impactful playwrights and poets in theatrical history, on his birthday no less, and we cannot wait to see you there!
Follow the Eventbrite link below for tickets!
Preview Showcase
An Afternoon of Scenes, Songs, and Surprises – A Capital Region Theater Showcase
Cast Party
Capital Region Festival of Theatre is throwing a CAST PARTY at the historic Cohoes Music Hall, hosted by Playhouse Stage Company. All proceeds will benefit the inaugural Festival, to be presented in 2025.
Join us for an evening celebrating the extraordinary wealth of theatrical talent and opportunities in the Capital Region, which boasts 90 theatre companies, a Broadway touring house, a LORT D Regional Theatre, a professional theatre managing a historic hall and free outdoor venue, eight colleges (five of which have theatre majors), twenty-four school districts and dozens of youth groups. A night of song, drama, and more, the Cast Party will feature an announcement detailing our upcoming inaugural 4 Day Region-Wide Festival in June of 2025. A giant “cast photo” will be taken featuring all the local theatres participating. Guests will enjoy light refreshments and desserts from some of the culinary powerhouses in the Spindle City, and a cash bar will be available. A film showcasing our local theatre companies and venues will be shown, non-performance awards honoring sustaining supporters will be distributed, and performances by new, current and past residents of the area will be presented, underlining the theme the the Capital Region is a GREAT place to love theatre your whole life long.
Friend Raiser at Druther's
Come for a fun time! Have a drink! Meet some new Theater folks! Suggested $5 donation to benefit CRFT
Friend Raiser at McGeary’s
Come for a fun time! Have a drink! Meet some new Theater folks! Suggested $5 donation to benefit CRFT
Friend Raiser at Druthers
CRFT Friend Raiser to collect funds and grow friendships necessary to build the Capital Region Festival of Theatre. Come find out about CRFT, Cast Party and everything Capital Region Theatre.
Order drinks and food on your own. $5 suggested donation for CRFT.