Salem Under the Stars - SOLD OUT
Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 7PM
Gardenworks Farm (1055 County Route 30, Salem, NY 12865)
Hosted by Gardenworks Farms
About the show:
Salem Under the Stars is an open-air fundraiser concert featuring voices of the theater’s past and present. Seated at tables of four, six, or eight, and scattered throughout the farm’s iconic raspberry fields, guests will enjoy wine, cheese plates, and live entertainment for $60 per ticket, covering the cost of the refreshments plus a donation to the historic theater. Limited seating is now on sale.
Salem Under the Stars will feature a series of singers and cabaret acts, including Salem’s own LaMothe-Gee family, Broadway touring talent Dennis J. Clark, sneak-peak performances from the theater’s upcoming musicals, and additional guest artists to be announced soon. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved inside the Gardenworks barn, where social distancing will still be accommodated.
Performers:
LaMothe-Gee Family
The LaMothe-Gee family are well known as the family that “farms and sings and dances and plays” together, and that’s putting it mildly. They multi-talented group of performers are celebrated cabaret singers and dancers who have sold out concerts, produced CDs, performed an original musical off-Broadway, and still made it home by dusk to tend to the farm. In addition to performances locally at Fort Salem Theater, their works have been seen at the Tenth Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, the New York New Works Theatre Festival, the Gene Frankel Theatre in New York City, and so much more.
Dennis J. Clark
Dennis J. Clark is a New York native, born and raised in the center of the state in New Hartford, NY. He received a BA from the State University of New York at Geneseo in Music – Vocal Performance, Musical Theatre and Communications. He has performed, directed and choreographed all over the United States for regional theaters, touring productions, outdoor amphitheaters and various other venues. As a performer, Dennis has toured the country and performed regionally in lead roles in Singin' in the Rain, A Chorus Line, White Christmas, Crazy for You, Blood Brothers, and John and Jen to name a few. Dennis is also an accomplished teacher having taught and directed for Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA and Stagedoor Manor in the Catskills. Dennis is a proud member of Actors Equity, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Most recently he finished his term as Artistic Director of the Ritz Theatre in Sheffield, AL and currently serves as the Vice President for the Fort Salem Theater Board of Directors.
Dan Slavin
Dan Slavin is an actor, singer, and songwriter from Glens Falls, NY. He attended the University of Rochester where he performed with the Midnight Ramblers, and studied voice at the Eastman School of Music. Dan has performed all over the country doing a cappella, musical theatre, and occasionally improv comedy. Dan is also a passionate songwriter; his original music can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Youtube and more. Previous theatrical roles include Dave in The Full Monty, Hertz Klineman in Rock of Ages, Brocklehurst/Vicar in Jane Eyre, Lancelot in Spamalot, Shrek in Shrek the Musical, and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables.
Heather Ritchie
Heather Richie is extremely excited to be a part of this Fort Salem Theater fundraiser event. She’s appeared in several local theatre productions, some of her favorites being Little Shop of Horrors at Troy Civic Theater (Crystal), Little Women at Galway Players (Marmee), and A Christmas Carol at Home Made Theater (Ghost of Christmas Present). She is currently a student at SUNY Adirondack, on track to study Education. Off stage, she can be found practicing several different instruments, make jewelry, and playing Dungeons and Dragons.
Plus, a sneak preview from the cast of Fort Salem Theater’s THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES:
Kallie Ann Tarkleson, Iris Rogers, Heather Hayes, and Jenna Wilkinson