Saturday, June 29th at 7:30pm
LIVE at The Hilltop Barn at Roeliff Jansen Park
9140 NY Route 22, Hillsdale NY 12529
REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES is an audience favorite and mainstay in Ancram Center’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 Ancram Center’s mission - to provide the community a unique, intimate opportunity to connect and engage with one another through theatrical performance.
Real People Real Stories generously supported by Herrington Fuels.
Meet the Storytellers
Lori Evans is an actor in regional theaters and a teaching artist with Shakespeare & Company. When she’s not acting and helping young people learn to celebrate their complexities, she’s meandering the Berkshire backroads, hiking, writing and communing with the natural world.
Lori’s story is about learning to trust your intuition.
Rick Reiss is an author and columnist for the Berkshire Eagle. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Newark Star-Ledger, The Literary Review and many other magazines and literary journals. Rick and his wife, Paula, reside in Canaan, New York.
Rick’s story is about kidnapping his mother.
Margaret Rubin pursued careers in philosophy and securities regulatory law. She moved to Millerton, NY from Brooklyn in late 2006 where she worked from home for the next ten years. Her story is about defining yourself and the life that you want to live.
Margaret’s story is about creating the life you want to live.
Mark Senak is a recently retired communications consultant and is celebrating his sixth year of living in Copake with his dog Archie and his cat Bob.
Mark’s story is about discovering the magic of being able to do anything.
Do you have a story you’d like to tell?
Contact Paul Ricciardi at paul@ancramoperahouse.org. No prior storytelling experience needed; each storyteller receives 5-6 hours of individual training and rehearsal time to craft a compelling narrative and to hone the telling of their story.