Following the resounding success of The New Deal Creative Arts Center's inaugural Hudson Valley Theatre Festival in 2024, the second-annual festival is set for May 2–4, 2025. This year's event will feature 12 new works presented in the form of readings at various locations and venues throughout the Hudson Valley, including many in Dutchess County.
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May 2
• "Letters To Angels" by Charles Karol Brestman, 6 p.m., Staatsburg Library, Staatsburg
• "Presto!" by Dana Schwartz, 7 p.m., River Valley Arts Center, Wappingers Falls
• "Mr. Thrushby's Adventure" by Esme Waters, 8 p.m., Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie
May 3
• "Or Die Trying" by Liggera Edmonds-Allen, 11 a.m., Ritz Lobby Theatre, Newburgh
• "The Heiress of Hawtrey Hall" by Ellen Dean Price, 1 p.m., Obercreek Farm, Wappingers Falls
• "Vigorish" by Allan Staples, 3 p.m., Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie
• "The Locke Inn" by Brent Alles, 4 p.m., Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery, Gardiner
• "The Appliance Department" by Bella Poynton, 6 p.m., Norma's Cafe, Wappingers Falls
• "The Assignment" by Drew Carnwath, 7 p.m., Oakwood Friends School, Poughkeepsie
May 4
• "Wire Walker" by Emilio Iasiello, 11:30 a.m., Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park
• "Ocean View Odyssey" by Robert Alexander Wray, 1 p.m., Edge Hill Estate, Wappingers Falls
• "Estbay Iendsfray" by Emmy Kuperschmid, 4 p.m., Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center, Kingston
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