AN EVENING WITH THE BENGSONS
photo by Emilio Madrid
Date: Saturday, July 30th at 6pm
LIVE at The Circa 1799 Barn
*this event is outdoors!
105 Simons Road, Ancramdale, NY 12503
RAIN DATE: Sunday, July 31st at 6pm
Arrive early and enjoy wines and snacks at our concession stand! The bar will open one hour before the performance. Chairs will be provided, but feel free to bring a picnic blanket if you prefer.
Click here for the digital playbill!
AN EVENING WITH THE BENGSONS will feature a LIVE American Sign Language interpreter! If you would like access to reserved seating in view of the interpreter, contact info@ancramoperahouse.org or call the box office at (518) 329-0114.
photo by Jenny Anderson
ABOUT THE BENGSONS
Abigail and Shaun Bengson are a married composing and performing duo based in NYC and VT who have performed across the country and around the world. Their video for “The Keep Going Song” has been viewed over 4 million times. Three of their singles have been featured on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX). Their theater work includes THE KEEP GOING SONG (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville), MY JOY IS HEAVY (Arena Stage), HUNDRED DAYS (La Jolla Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, US Tour), THE LUCKY ONES (Ars Nova), WHERE THE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA (ATL’s Humana Festival), ANYTHING THAT GIVES OFF LIGHT (Edinburgh Theatre Festival),YOU’LL STILL CALL ME BY NAME (New York Live Arts, Jacob's Pillow), and IPHIGENIA IN AULIS (Classic Stage Company). They have received the Jonathan Larson and Richard Rogers Awards and nominations for the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards.
“As Abigail sings, in that wide-open balladeer’s voice of hers, “We have to make it up as we go.” That’s the general credo of this 50-minute piece, which is about nothing more nor less than continuing to exist when everything feels both static and in endless flux. The subjects covered as they address this concern, while playing keyboards and guitars (acoustic and electric), are both homey and cosmic, from financial shortages to the testing nature of God. For The Bengsons, it seems, everyday life is both a religious celebration and a passion play.” —The New York Times
“The Bengsons are cutting an intriguing path through musical theater. HUNDRED DAYS, a folk-rock exploration of mortality, was a hit in 2017 at the Under the Radar Festival at off-Broadway’s Public Theater. MY JOY IS HEAVY! employs the cinematic storytelling techniques of other music groups, such as the more whimsical Flight of the Conchords, to intermingle musical motif and aesthetic in a way that feels unmistakably personal.” —Washington Post