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Through the Eye of the Needle

THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE / Writing the Walls 2023@Studio Theater in Exile@Hudson Valley MOCA

THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE / Writing the Walls 2023 will be onstage March 25-26, April 1-2 and April 15-16, all performances 3:00 p.m. The series will showcase the poems, monologues, and short plays inspired by the visual art works from the Through the Eye of the Needle exhibit at Hudson Valley MOCA and will be performed on the Studio Theatre in Exile’s stage housed at Hudson Valley MOCA, 1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY, 10594. Content varies over the three weekends.  

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Promo code: STIE5

 

A bit of history 

Writing the Walls began in 2005 when Artistic Director Mara Mills (STIE) and Livia Straus, co-founder Hudson Valley MOCA created WTW and invited poets and playwrights to contribute original works reflective of their interaction with the art. Until Quarantine 2020 there were yearly on-site performances at HVMOCA where the audience moved from artwork to artwork and the poets read in front of them. To keep tradition during the COVID Quarantine STIE and HVMOCA produced Climbing the Walls and Writing (Off) the Walls online. In 2022, STIE became formally housed in the HVMOCA’s black box, complete with stage, sound, lights, projection, and seating.

The 2023 THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE/Writing the Walls 2023 performances will be in the STIE theater to take advantage of having a theater space that allows us, in the spirit of Through The Eye of the Needle Exhibit, to weave performance genres.

Performers and artists

Tom Brady • Lisandra Carlomagno • Lorraine Currelley • Ed Currelley • Marcy Freedman • Jeff Fuerst • Leslie Fields-Cruz / Maya Cruz • P Garfinkel • Tsahai General • Debbie Goddard • Tony Howarth • Margaret Innerhofer • MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick • Justin McCleod •Lori Lawrence• Robert Miss • Loretta Oleck • Nina Robins • Caedra Scott-Flaherty • Sharon Simmonds • Paul Stark • Morgan Schroff • Gina Taglieri • Belle Torres Dance • Jefferey Zitofsky

Inspired by the Art Work of

Inez Andrucyk • Jill Bell • Ruby Chisti • Jodi Colella • Adrienne Cullom • Jill Kerttula • Barbara Korman • Carole P. Kunstadt • Lori Lawrence • Patricia Miranda • Diana Noh • Mary Tooley Parker • Karla Rydrych • Michael Seri • Arlé Sklar-Weinstein • Marie Watt • Moffat Takadiwa