AS BENEFIT FOR PENGUIN SATURDAY, JUNE 13 IN STONY POINT
For immediate release please
STONY POINT, NY – May 24, 2026 – Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of Joe Brancato, founding Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director, announced that legendary performer Jim Dale will perform his one-man show An Actor’s Nightmare as a benefit for the Stony Point-based professional theatre Saturday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. A reception will follow.
“We are thrilled to welcome Jim Dale — veteran actor, narrator, composer, and author with a distinguished career in theatre and film – to the Penguin stage,” says Mr. Brancato. “This unforgettable performance combines humor, storytelling, personal anecdotes, and theatrical insight, while offering the audience a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of live theatre.”
An Actor’s Nightmare recounts with wit and humor what happened when Olivier chose Dale and Anthony Hopkins to star in a two-man play, The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria, in what would become the most catastrophic disaster ever witnessed on the National Theatre stage.
The June 13 performance is scheduled at Penguin Rep Theatre, a repurposed hay barn, located at 7 Crickettown Road. “The converted barn, circa 1880, has never been more inviting” (The New York Times). Says Mr. Horn, “It’s theatre so close you can feel it, with comfortable upholstered seats and no seat more than 30 feet from the stage.” The theatre is air conditioned, handicapped accessible, and has plenty of free parking.
Tickets are priced at $50 ($45 for Penguin subscribers).
To order tickets or for further information, visit Penguin Rep’s website at WWW.PENGUINREP.ORG or call 845-786-2873.
