local characters: series premiere
saturday, july 25 at 8pM
Free; Presented virtually
Advance reservations requested
Online reservations have closed for the performance. Please email us at info@ancramoperahouse.org or call 518-329-0114 to receive the link to attend the show.
Introducing AOH’s newest program: lively, free-wheeling interviews of friends and neighbors with AOH director Paul Ricciardi to learn what makes them tick. For the premiere of this new show, Paul chats it up with Vemilo and Mary Murfitt.
ICYMI: Here’s the July 25th show:
Vemilo is a performance artist, poet, song writer, fashion designer, DJ and Lady Gaga aficionado. He is a homegrown Millerton original. Whether in kitchen at The Watershed Center, the retreat and resource center for changemakers located just north of Millerton, or on a concert stage, Vemilo exudes courage, talent and so much damn charisma. His goal is to spread peace and love around the whole world through art and music — and he is well on his way.
Ancramdale’s Mary Murfitt is co-author (with Debra Monk, Mark Hardwick and Mike Craver) and original cast member of the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway musical, OIL CITY SYMPHONY. OIL CITY SYMPHONY received the Outer Critic’s Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and Murfitt received a Theatre World Award, Drama Desk Award and Joseph Jefferson Award citation for her work as an actor in OIL CITY. Among many other career highlights, Mary is the creator and composer/lyricist of the hit Off-Broadway musical, COWGIRLS. She originated the role of Mary Lou in the Off-Broadway production and has appeared in numerous regional production. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild, SDC (Stage Directors & Choreographers Society), ASCAP, Actors Equity and AFTRA.
Mary Murfitt, right, in a revival of Oil City Symphony, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 2016.