Newly released production shots offer a first look at Hudson Valley Shakespeare's summer 2025 productions of The Comedy of Errors and The Matchmaker. This season is the company's final under the tent before moving into a brand new, permanent space that's currently under construction.
The former, directed by Ryan Quinn, runs through August 2. The cast features Blaize Adler-Ivanbrook (Hamlet), Tyler Bey (The Survival), Helen Cespedes (Fefu and Her Friends), Aamar-Malik Culbreth (Romeo and Juliet), Zack Fine (Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play), Bryce Foley (The Great Gatsby), Dylan Foster (Falcon Girls), Anvita Gattani (The Winter鈥檚 Tale), Katie Hartke (Twelfth Night), Carl Howell (Henry V), Sean McNall (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), Anand Nagraj (The Old Man & The Old Moon), Luis Quintero (Medea: Re-Versed), Kurt Rhoads (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), and Nance Williamson (By The Queen).
The Shakespeare comedy also features choreography by Susannah Millonzi, costume design by Herin Kaputkin, sound design by Caroline Eng, and properties by Buffy Cardoza. Alithea Phillips serves as voice and dialect coach, with Janelle Caso as stage manager.
See photos from the production below.
India Shea, Sean McNall, and Victor Yang in The Comedy of Errors
Luis Quintero, Nance Williamson, and Anand Nagraj in The Comedy of Errors
Company of The Comedy of Errors
Company of The Comedy of Errors
Nance Williamson in The Comedy of Errors
Zach Fine, Dylan Scarlett Foster, and Luis Quintero in The Comedy of Errors
Zach Fine and Carl Howell in The Comedy of Errors
Sean McNall in The Comedy of Errors
Company of The Comedy of Errors
India Shea in The Comedy of Errors
Katie Hartke and Helen Cespedes in The Comedy of Errors
Aamar Malik Culbreth, Tyler Bey, and Kurt Rhoads in The Comedy of Errors
Also on the stage is a revival of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, the play that became the source material of Hello, Dolly!, through August 3. Artistic Director Davis McCallum is at the helm.
Starring as Dolly Levi and Horace Vandergelder are, respecitvely, Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads, alongside Blaize Adler-Ivanbrook, Tyler Bey, Helen Cespedes, Aamar-Malik Culbreth, Zack Fine, Bryce Foley, Dylan Foster, Anvita Gattani, Katie Hartke, Carl Howell, Melissa Mahoney (Medea: Re-Versed), and Sean McNall.
The production features choreography by Susannah Millonzi, costume design by Charlotte Palmer-Lane, properties by Buffy Cardoza, and original music by Alex Bechtel (Penelope). Alithea Phillips is serving as voice and dialect coach, with Janelle Caso as stage manager.
Helen Cespedes and Kurt Rhoads in The Matchmaker
Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson in The Matchmaker
Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson in The Matchmaker
Kurt Rhoads, Nance Williamson, and Helen Cespedes in The Matchmaker
Melissa Mahoney and Helen Cespedes in The Matchmaker
Nance Williamson in The Matchmaker
Sean McNall and company of The Matchmaker
Company of The Matchmaker
Company of The Matchmaker
Company of The Matchmaker
Company of The Matchmaker
Tyler Bey and Nance Williamson in The Matchmaker
Next in the season, Amanda Dehnert will direct a new staging of Dave Malloy's chamber choir musical Octet, with performances set for August 11-September 7. The work鈥攕cored for an a cappella choir and featuring a libretto inspired by online comment sections, scientific debates, religious texts, and Sufi poetry鈥攅xplores the intersection between 21st century technology and addiction and nihilism.
The cast for Octet will include Melissa Mahoney, Gunnar Manchester (Who鈥檚 Afraid of Virginia Woolf), Anand Nagraj, Mia Pak (Three Houses), and Luis Quintero.
The creative team will also include costume designer Tracey Christensen, lighting designer Marcella Carbeau, sound designer Ken Travis, properties designer Buffy Cardoza, music director Sheela Ramesh, and stage manager Janelle Caso.
Octet made its world premiere at Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre in 2019. HVS's production is produced by special arrangement with Plate Spinner Productions, which may hint at further plans for the work on other stages.
The season will also include an educational production of Julius Caesar, directed by Raz Golden and running September 15鈥揙ctober 10, 2025. The production's cast will feature summer Conservatory Company members Blaize Adler-Ivanbrook, Aamar-Malik Culbreth, Bryce Foley, Dylan Foster, and Anvita Gattani.
Casting for the season is by Calleri Jensen Davis.
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