Tour - Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center at Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
Time: 12:45 – 1pm | Arrive at meeting point
1 – 2 pm | Welcome, introductions, and guided hard hat tour
2pm | Octave
Guests are welcome to remain on the property after the performance.
Venue: Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center at Hudson Valley Shakespeare
CEU: 1 AIA HSW PDF
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Join Teo Quintana, Senior Project Leader at Studio Gang, and Kendra Ekelund, Managing Director of Hudson Valley Shakespeare, for a hard hat tour of the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, which is currently under construction in Garrison, NY. Overlooking the Hudson Highlands, the new theater is designed to enhance functionality and elevate the theatrical experience by bringing architecture and nature together. A curved, timber-framed roof structure extends the performance season and creates a visual dialogue with the surrounding ridgelines, while the stage’s proscenium arch is oriented to frame picturesque views that become a natural backdrop for performances. The design also provides greater versatility for actors, audiences, and back-of-house operations through improved rehearsal, performance, and amenity spaces; expanded accessibility; and technical additions that offer new opportunities for HVS productions. The theater’s mass timber structure and cladding, as well as the revitalization of the surrounding landscape, are among several sustainability features that will help it become the first purpose-built open-air theater to achieve LEED Platinum certification in the United States.
The tour will be followed by the matinee performance of Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s Octet, a hauntingly original new musical by Dave Malloy about members of an addiction support group searching for human connection in the digital age. Featuring rich harmonies and intricate vocal arrangements, Octet finds compelling human drama in our middle-of-the-night anxieties about the impact of technology on the nature of our relationships.
