Barkin/Selissen Project, a New York City-based contemporary dance company dedicated to bringing people together through dance, presents Stardust Gallery, featuring acclaimed repertory and glimpses of the company's newest work, Stardust and the Gen(i)us of Fungi.

Join us for an evening of imagination and discovery that celebrates the unexpected ways we find meaning, belonging, and connection in an increasingly complex world. Inspired by chance encounters and the mysteries that exist just beyond our understanding, the work explores the hidden patterns that shape our lives and communities.

Blending powerful physicality with playful curiosity, Stardust Gallery moves fluidly between the familiar and the unknown, creating a space where wonder, reflection, and possibility can coexist. Through evocative movement, striking imagery, and moments of both intimacy and surprise, BSP invites you to experience the threads that tie us to one another, the natural world, and the unknown. What emerges is an experience that celebrates both the questions that unite us and the relationships that make us human.

Fri Oct 9, 7pm

The Angel Nyack

A disabled but ambitious member of a royal family … A resourceful illegitimate son … A drunken palace worker with a vivid imagination … A religiously persecuted ghetto member … A powerful woman in a man’s world … A racially marginalized war hero … Through monologues and commentary, Geoffrey Owens explores a group of Shakespeare characters who don’t quite fit in with their surroundings.

Saturday Oct 10. 3pm

Rose Hall at Prohibition River

“Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below, filling each lowly burrow with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.”

In 1908, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, Kenneth Grahame wrote The Wind in the Willows as a reflection on a bygone time, a nature-filled lifestyle that seemed to be rapidly disappearing. Grahame’s woodland critters are just like us: they emerge from their homes seeking adventure and good company; they make rookie mistakes and terrible blunders; and they are driven, as if by some ancient force, to appreciate and wonder at the world around them.

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble’s new interactive adaptation of Grahame's timeless classic is a tale of river life and friendship. This adaptation is entertainment for all ages, confirming the power of close friends and how courage can make a difference in the lives of others.

Performed under the canopy tent in the garden of the Hopper House Museum, rain or shine.

Sunday Oct 11, 1pm

Hopper House Garden

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot return to Phoenix Festival with their delightful production of As You Like It.

Girl meets boy, girl loves boy, boy is disinherited and banished, girl follows, impersonates male love therapist, schools boy in love, boy almost dies in a Tiger fight, girl faints, girl reveals she's not a boy but just a girl in love.

Performed under the canopy tent in the garden of the Hopper House Museum.

Hopper House Garden

Sunday Oct 11, 6:30pm

Rain or Shine!

This immersive evening blends live, audience-driven Shakespeare with pub dining and drinks, turning the dining room into an active part of the performance. Performed by NYC-based Company of Players, Shakesport breaks the fourth wall completely.
Guests choose the scenes, influence the action, and shape how the night unfolds.
Every performance is different, fast-moving, and full of wit!

Thursday Oct 15, 7pm

Rose Hall at Prohibition River

In a fusion of absurd clowning and escape room action, audiences race against the clock to help a blundering sleeper agent recover his lost memories and save the world. This retro thriller meets Loony-Tunes meets ASMR event is a jam-packed hour of bizarre and frenetic crowd work; you'll crack spy codes, defuse doomsday devices and more to help our protagonist save the day! There's just one simple rule: Don’t talk about spy show.

Friday Oct 16, 7pm

Rose Hall at Prohibition River

A fast-paced solo comedy adventure packed with ancient mystery, cartoon-style action, sharp humour, and a touch of feminism. Clara Croft races to recover a priceless amulet stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo — in a story that gained eerie relevance when a similar real-world theft occurred just weeks after the script was completed. Dynamic, witty, and wildly entertaining, this is adventure theatre at full speed.

Saturday Oct 17, 3PM

Rose Hall at Prohibition River

How do we solve the gun crisis in America? Holly knows! You should hand her all of your semi-automatic, automatic, and other “matic” items! In “Gimme Your Guns” directed by Lauren Winnenberg, Holly Souchack lays out her brilliant and not at all wild plan to solve our problems here in the States. Of course, as a true democracy does, there will be a vote at the end. So, if Holly can’t convince you she’s incredibly responsible and will handle your arms perfectly, you can vote no. Give her your guns, already!

Saturday Oct 17, 7pm

Rose Hall at Prohibition River

Take 4 Brilliant Playwrights and ask them to write a short play. Take one group of Courageous Actors to Perform these plays sight unseen. Put the names of the actors in one hat. Put the names of characters in the play in another hat. Now the casting begins — pull the name of an actor Out of the Hat. Pull the character description Out of the Hat. Give the actors a script which they have never seen before and 5 minutes to prepare before presenting a fully staged reading. A wild, unpredictable, often hilarious evening of new works!

Wednesday Oct 21, 6:30pm

Hudson House Upstairs

A reconstruction of Shakespeare’s classic twins farce. The story of two twins separated at birth who reunite through a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities, wrongful beatings, near-seductions, arrests and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession.

Thursday Oct 22, 7pm

Hudson House Upstairs

Emotions Physical Theatre stands proudly as a trailblazer in the realm of performing arts, being recognized as the premier Black-led physical theatre company in America. With a rich heritage deeply rooted in the African American experience, we celebrate diversity, creativity, and innovation on stage like never before.

Driven by a passion for storytelling through movement, we weave together the threads of emotion, culture, and history to create powerful and transformative performances. Our productions are a testament to the resilience and creativity of the Black community, shedding light on untold narratives and amplifying voices that deserve to be heard.

Friday Oct 23, 7pm

The Angel Nyack

The Drilling Company returns to Phoenix Festival with The Very True Chronicles, a new play by P. Seth Bauer. A mythic Homeric tale of one man's journey across the Hudson and his connection to the land, history, past and present of New York.

Sunday Oct 25, 3pm

Rose Hall at Prohibition River