MHI Calendar 2008

However, it means more opportunity for artists since there will be two of every prize awarded. Exhibition organized by Michelle Vertucci, Curatorial Assistant/Registrar.

Museum Hours Thurs – Sat 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm BAY STREET THEATRE Bay Street at Long Wharf 725-9500 2008 Reading Series Bay Street Theatre's Play Reading Series offers established and emerging playwrights an opportunity to hear their new work in front of an audience. It is also a forum to determine a new play's readiness and suitability for possible production at the Theatre.

Sat 4/5 “Free Burt Lancaster” by Anthony Dodge & Marcia Milgrom Dodge Directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge 4:00 pm Try something new... a reading and a movie! After the reading stay and watch The Birdman of Alcatraz, starring Burt Lancaster.

Admission to the reading is complimentary. The movie is $5 per person. The movie starts approximately at 8pm. The 2008 Reading Series is sponsored in part by Laurel and Ted Israel.

Fri 4/11 – Sun 4/13 "Grease" Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2:00 pm a& 7:30pm, Sun 2:00 pm $12 children, $15 adults Stages, A Children's Theatre Workshop, Inc., presents "Grease" which was first performed on Broadway in 1972. The book, music and lyrics are by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Stages production of "Grease" is directed and choreographed by Helene Leonard and performed by over fifty local young actors - ages eight to seventeen. This is Stages first production of "Grease since 2001, when Raphael Odell Shapiro who plays Danny in this production, played the Teen Angel, and Meaghan Cornacchio who plays Sandy, was in the Chorus. The musical accompaniment is provided by Amanda Jones on piano and James Benard on percussion and bass.

BAY STREET THEATRE ADULT CLASSES Bay Street at Long Wharf 725-9500 2008 SPRING CLASSES Saturdays 3/15 – 4/26 Scene Study & Acting Technique 10:00 am – 1:00 pm $450 A rare opportunity to take a professional acting class with Bay Street Theatre's Co-Founder and Executive Director, Steve Hamilton. The class will explore the central elements of the actor's craft through work on scenes from classic and contemporary plays. The emphasis will be on performance work that is authentic, specific and courageous. Maximum enrollment 16 students; age 18 and up. Admission is by interview only. Please call 631-725-0818, ext. 101 to arrange an interview. Level: adults Instructor: Stephen Hamilton Private Coaching $150 per class Professional coaching on a one-to-one basis with Bay Street's Co-Founder and Executive Director, Steve Hamilton, utilizing monologues and technique exercises. By appointment only. Please call 631-725-0818 ext. 101 to arrange for an appointment. Level: adults Saturdays 1/6 – 12/22 Playwriting Workshops 10:00 am – 1:00 pm $125 per 4 week session Playwrights hear their scripts read, followed by supportive discussion from other active writers under the guidance of director, writer and Bay Street General Manager William Burford. Many in this group are seasoned playwrights, some new to the craft. Newcomers are encouraged to sit in a first session without cost. All participants are expected to present current work. Participants sign up for four sessions at a time. Please email Bill Burford at quacktheatrics@gmail.com for additional information. Level: adults. Instructor: William Burford THE PICTURE SHOW @ BAY STREET THEATRE Bay Street at Long Wharf, Sag Harbor 725-9500 Join us for The Picture Show@Bay Street Theatre - our classic film series that gives you the opportunity to see films as they were meant to be seen - - on the big screen! All movies start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 each - unless otherwise noted - and can be purchased one hour prior to the movie.

Dinner and a Movie? Stop by The American Hotel before the movie and enjoy a wonderful prix-fixe dinner for just $24.95. Your dinner price includes the movie and a small bucket of popcorn. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling The American Hotel at 725-3535.

Fri 4/4 Elmer Gantry Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy and Shirley Jones star in this 1960 classic that won 3 Academy® Awards including Best Actor (Burt Lancaster) and Best Supporting Actress (Shirley Jones).

Sat 4/5 Birdman Of Alcatraz Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden and Telly Savalas star in director John Frankenheimer's Academy® Award nominated 1962 biographical drama based on the life of convicted murderer Robert Stroud.