Event

RIVER OF DREAMS, The Musical

RIVER OF DREAMS is a musical by Frank Cuthbert, based on the book by Hudson Talbott, that celebrates the Hudson River as a source of inspiration and a means of livelihood to all who have lived along its shores. It pays homage to the river that shares its authors name in a gorgeously presented, fascinating account of the rivers history. Using mostly local Catskill students as actors, this pageant will be an entertaining, educational experience highlighting the Hudson Rivers key role in the settling of the New World and the outcome of the Revolutionary War and the Hudson River as birthplace of the environmental movement. The production is directed by Jay Lesenger with musical direction by Michelle Storrs and sets and lighting by John Sowle and features a cast of Catskill school students.

This very special project is supported by a generous grant from The Bay and Paul Foundations. The production will be captured on video, and an educational package will be created that will be distributed to schools around the country to encourage them to reproduce the performance in their schools to spread the work about the vital part that the Hudson River played in the history of America.