Serving Hudson Valley Playwrights in their creative process

Our 2026 Season

For our new plays in 2026 we are thrilled to be hosted by two wonderful theatres.

All six of our Sunday readings will be hosted by the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild at the Byrdcliffe Theatre. 380 Upper Byrdclffe Road, Woodstock.

All six of our Monday 7:00pm readings will be hosted by Bridge Street Theatre, 44 West Bridge Street, Catskill.

Up Next

Sunday, Sept 20, 3 PM
Louisa Vilardi’s Date My Mom
A hit last season that has had a major rewrite – this will be a rehearsed reading.
Hopewell Creative Space
1 Four Corners Blvd., Hopewell Junction, Suite 5


Don’t Miss Our Fall Session

September 20 – November 7
Continuing work with playwrights is an important part of
what RTB does

Saturday & Sunday October 10 & 11, 3 PM
Lewis Arlt’s I for An I
Last season this play generated really interesting discussions – we want to explore it further and will doing a staged reading of it to see how it moves.
Stepping Stone in Kingston (a new and exciting space for us)


Late October/Early November
David Simpatico’s newest play, The Last Supper
This is the fourth play of David’s RTB will have worked on.
Love, Democracy and Zombies are featured in this play which makes it a perfect piece to do a staged reading of around Halloween and before the midterms.


Images from
Our Last Reading

The Goodness Robot by Paul Allman
Featuring: Katrina Lantz, Leif Grund, Phil Levine, Sharon Grace Powers, Taylor Steward, Ovi Vargas


Round The Bend Theatre is a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of readings and reflection a variety of new and inclusive voices are nurtured for future work.

Round The Bend Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization