Sunday, November 13th at 2pm
LIVE at Ancram Opera House
1330 County Route 7
Ancram, NY 12502

REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES is an audience favorite and mainstay in AOH’s seasonal programming. The RPRS approach involves a series of storytelling workshops. In these workshops, local residents develop and shape their monologues with guidance from program director Paul Ricciardi. The results are an array of poignant, humorous, and captivating tales that celebrate community and personal connection.

RPRS reflects the heart of AOH’s mission - to provide the community a unique, intimate opportunity to connect and engage with one another through theatrical performance.

 

Meet the Storytellers

Sarah Katan

Sarah is a local outdoor educator and licensed guide. Her company, Whale of a Trail Adventures, is based out of Hudson, NY. She recently became a teaching artist with Ancram Opera House, joining Paul and Vanessa to teach story telling at the Taconic Hills Elementary School, which she absolutely adores. Sarah lives in Claverack, NY with her husband and young son.

Sarah's story is about how her love, and need, for maps has impacted her life in unexpected ways.

 

Danielle Molinski

Danielle is a 7th grade student at Taconic Hills. She was thrilled to be a part of Ancram Opera House’s REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES workshops in 5th and 6th grade! She has been in several local theater productions and films. Recent theatre productions include The Wizard of Oz (Glinda the Good Witch) at Taconic Hills, A Christmas Carol (Rachel Cratchit) with The Two of Us Productions, We are the World (singer) with Jerry Gretzinger. Past films include La Transazione, (dir. Lora Lee Ecobelli, Laurina (dir. Sylvia Caminer), and I Know this Much is True (HBO). Her favorite thing to do is animate. Her animations are featured on her YouTube channel: DaniellesWorldTV. Danielle is currently taking a professional animation course with a retired Disney Animator, Chad Stewart.

Danielle says the world is full of surprises! Her story is about unique ways in which friends can be made.

 

Paula Kaplan-Reiss

Paula Kaplan-Reiss is a psychologist who lives with her husband in Canaan, NY. She is a mother to 3 grown sons, loves the arts, and the outdoors.

Paula's story tells of her hike up a mountain and the kindness of strangers.

 

Kitty Kiefer lives in Salisbury, CT with her cat Dale / she works at Artgarage at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. She is a non-practicing attorney and an artist.

Kitty’s story is about getting beyond waiting for time to pass.

 

REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES is generously sponsored by