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A Midsummer Night's Dream by R'Ville Stage Creations
The course of true love never did run smooth...
Magic, mischief, and mistaken identities entwine in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Arguably Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy, this whimsical story of young lovers on the run, feuding fairies, mischievous sprites, hapless thespians, spells gone awry, and a royal wedding reminds us that love — like a dream — is never quite what it seems.
Performance Dates: July 11 @7:30 pm, July 12 @7:30 pm, July 13 at 2:30 pm, 2025
Venue: Hilltown Commons Guggenheim Pavilion (Lawn), 63 Huyck Rd, Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Tickets here or call 518-248-3261
*This is an outdoor performance (rain location indoor theater). Please bring your own folding chair or blanket for lawn seating and dress for the weather*


Screening: I Like It Here, A film by Ralph Arlyck
Screening: I Like It Here
A film by Ralph Arlyck
Followed by a discussion and Q&A with Ralph and moderated by Allen Coulter
With warmth, wit, and unflinching honesty, veteran filmmaker Ralph Arlyck (Sean, Following Sean) turns the camera inward in I Like It Here, a quietly profound meditation on aging, memory, and the passage of time. Now in his 80s and living in upstate New York, Arlyck reflects on a life rooted in place—surrounded by longtime friends, daily rituals, and a landscape that holds decades of meaning.
In the spirit of Agnès Varda’s Daguerréotypes, Arlyck brings us into a world shaped by curiosity and connection. He introduces us to neighbors and friends he’s known for years, if not decades—men and women who have grown old alongside him, and who now confront the strange and sometimes funny realization that they’ve become the age their parents once seemed “old.” The result is a film that is as intimate as it is universal: a gently humorous, deeply human look at what it means to grow older while still finding joy and purpose in the everyday.
Ralph Arlyck studied journalism at Columbia University and began to make documentaries during his studies. Over six decades, Arlyck has created a singular body of work, producing and directing more than a dozen films that have screened and received awards at festivals worldwide, including An Acquired Taste (1981, short), Godzilla Meets Mona Lisa (1984), Current Events (1991), and Following Sean (2005).The latter played theatrically across the United States and on PBS, and was nominated for two Emmy awards. Throughout his career, Arlyck has been an advocate for American independent filmmaking, testifying twice in Congress on the role of independents in public television. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship.
Allen Coulter is an American television and film director, credited with a number of successful television programs. He has directed two feature films, Hollywoodland, a film regarding the questionable death of George Reeves starring Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, and Ben Affleck, and the 2010 film Remember Me.


Movies for Our Moment: Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Béla Tarr's "Werckmeister Harmonies" is a slow-burn, visually stunning film exploring themes of order and chaos, and the fragility of human existence. The story unfolds in a desolate, unnamed Hungarian village where a mysterious circus, including a giant, decaying whale, arrives and triggers a sense of unease and madness in the townspeople. The film also delves into the world of music, particularly the theories of Andreas Werckmeister, a German composer who questioned the established principles of musical harmony.

Nepo Baby: Staged Reading & Workshop
Where: The Gugg Auditorium
When: 5pm (90 minutes)
Free and Open to All! (Parental Supervision Recommended)
Nick Bisa’s “Nepo Baby” Synopsis:
An eclectic, old-school classy, Oscar-nominated character actor, Augustus, is going through a rough patch in his career when he starts having monthly dinners with his nephew, Baby. Twenty-two, unemployed, and still living with his rich parents, Baby is in desperate need of some guidance. So when he mentions in passing that he wants to try acting, Augustus is quick to offer a helping hand. It’s an invigorating partnership for both, but as Baby’s career begins to skyrocket, his intentions come into question. Will he stick by his uncle and bring him along for the ride? Or will he get sucked into the darkness of fame and leave him for dead? Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Photo Credit: Jervaris Etienne.
This is a staged reading and workshop of a play-in-progress — not a full performance. The piece runs approximately 90 minutes, and the actors warmly welcome your feedback as part of the creative process.
Thank you for being part of this work’s early life. Your presence and insights help shape what it will become!
Meet the Cast
Theodore Bouloukos is a New York-based actor whose international performance work encompasses principal roles in independent narrative cinema, experimental theatre, and project collaborations with numerous visual artists working in video, voice, painting, sculpture, photography, live performance and tableaux vivants. He is a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Full bio here.
Nick Bisa is an Australian artist based in New York City. He is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and both the performance and playwriting extension divisions of The Juilliard School. As a writer, his body of work includes “Trees”; a genre-bending, form-transcendent solo piece, which he wrote and performed at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club last May. His play, “Boy King”, was read by Quick & Dirty Theatre Company for a sold-out run at Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook last June. Other plays of his include the ten-minute play, “How’s that”, the one-act play, “Tradie”, and the documentary play, “Roostettes”. His debut short film, “In This Climate” which he wrote, directed, and starred in, screened in his hometown of Canberra in 2021. His second short film, “GOD IS DEAD”, begins production this fall with the intention of a festival run and future expansion into feature-length. His acclaimed personal essay, “I wanted to run away into the trees when I was younger; I never understood why until I turned twenty-one” is eyeing commercial publication later this year. He sometimes writes under the pseudonym, J.D. Garwood. As an actor, Nick has been very active in the New York theatre scene. He’s appeared in plays at NYU (“Everybody”, “The Pittsburgh Free Press”), in festivals (“The Last Supper”), Off-Off-Broadway (“Trees”), Off-Broadway (“Fragments”), along with productions in New Zealand (“Much Ado About Nothing”) and Australia (“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, “The Great Gatsby”). On-screen, Nick has portrayed Liam Carter in "We Killed Our Friend" (Prime Video), Travis Hall in "Roosters" (optioned by Tubi), and is set to star as John Rollins in “Deceit” and Hank in “The Shire Club".

Brunch @ the Pub and Movie screening
Brunch: 10am-1pm
Movie Screening: 1pm
Screening at 1pm! A film by Carson Lund.
Theodore Bouloukos, who stars as Chuck Poleen in Eephus, will join us to introduce the film and facilitate a post-screening Q&A.


Movies for Our Moment: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (2006)
The courage and friendship of two Romanian college students is tested when Gabita (Laura Vasiliu) discovers that she is pregnant by her boyfriend (Alex Potocean), and seeks an illegal abortion with the help of her classmate Otilia (Anamaria Marinca). Enlisting the services of the shady Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov), the two girls find themselves in extremely tense and uncomfortable situations and must rely on their mutual support to get them through the ordeal.

Movies for Our Moment: The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
Special Screening: 4h25 min feature will have an intermission
The Sorrow and the Pity (French: Le Chagrin et la Pitié) is a two-part 1969 documentary film by Marcel Ophuls about the collaboration between the Vichy government and Nazi Germany during World War II. The film uses interviews with a German officer, collaborators, and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand.
Brunch @ the Pub and Movie screening
Brunch from 10am to 1pm at the Pub
Movie screening at 11:30 at the Guggenheim Pavilion, Family movie, Free Admission

The Pub
Sorry, Pub is closed but you are invited on July 5th to see the laser show at 9 pm


The Pub
This Friday @ The Pub: a flavor choose-your-own-adventure.
Tacos or rice bowls? Mexican or Mediterranean? Carnitas or falafel?
We’re in soft launch mode — come taste what might make the cut for our full summer menu.
Yes, there’s fish 🐟. No, we don’t know what dessert is yet (but trust the chef’s whim).
Food 5-8p | Bar 5-9.30p | Full menu launches July 11


Movies for Our Moment: Cabaret (1974)
"Cabaret" is a musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff, based on the 1939 novel "Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood. Set in Berlin during the late 1920s and early 1930s, it follows the story of American writer Clifford Bradshaw and English cabaret performer Sally Bowles at the Kit Kat Club, as well as a doomed romance between Fräulein Schneider and Herr Schultz.


Movies for Our Moment: A Face in the Crowd (1957)
A Face in the Crowd chronicles the rise and fall of Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes (Andy Griffith), a boisterous entertainer discovered in an Arkansas drunk tank by Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal), a local radio producer with ambitions of her own. His charisma and cunning soon shoot him to the heights of television stardom and political demagoguery, forcing Marcia to grapple with the manipulative, reactionary monster she has created. Directed by Elia Kazan from a screenplay by Budd Schulberg, this incisive satire features an extraordinary debut screen performance by Griffith, who brandishes his charm in an uncharacteristically sinister role. Though the film was a flop on its initial release, subsequent generations have marveled at its eerily prescient diagnosis of the toxic intimacy between media and politics in American life.

Live Music Jam at the Pub!
Pub Food 5-8pm, Bar Open until 9.30pm
Calling all musicians!
Join the Hilltown Ramblers for an open Bluegrass Jam.

The Pub
The whole ground of Hilltown Commons is closed to the public from June 2 - June 12



Brunch @ the Pub and Movie screening
Brunch from 10am to 1pm at the Pub
Movie screening at 11:30 at the Guggenheim Pavilion, Family movie, Free Admission



Adult Prom Night
Lace up, limber up, and prepare your questionable dance moves.
Featuring Live Music by 30 Rack





Brunch at the Pub & Movie Screening !
Brunch from 10am to 1pm at the Pub
Movie screening at 11:30 at the Guggenheim Pavilion, Family movie, Free Admission






