#strandtheater

[funygirl38]

And I musn't forget the Strand's grand new chandelier which lent itself to a lacy tile kaleidoscope. This gem of a theater in Hudson Falls, NY is worth a visit. #strandtheater #hudsonfallsny #chandelier https://www.instagram.com/p/B5X4lxQnedH/?igshid=1b7ut3j79ibm5

[funygirl38]

I consider this a special kaleidoscope. I was recently at the Strand theater in Hudson Falls for the Hudson River Shakespeare co. production of "Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Vampire" and was overwhelmed by the restoration of this theater to a beautiful entertainment venue. I especially loved the carpet and had to capture it for the sole express purpose of creating this kaleidoscope. #strandtheater #hudsonfallsny #carpet #renovations https://www.instagram.com/p/B5X3dYQnRXM/?igshid=1g1hzjybd3x4s

[davepopephoto]

The world, although well-lighted with fluorescents and incandescent bulbs and neon, is still full of odd dark corners and unsettling nooks and crannies. ~ Stephen King || My Love for Rockland will always be. It is a city filled with art and yet is art itself. Whether it is the harbors of boats, sailors, and fishermen, or the streets of shops, restaurants, and galleries. Rockland has become my ideal of city and art! #art #photography #city #neonlights #strandtheater #eat #neon #nightphotography #streetphotography #galleries #restaurants #harbor #ocean #midcoastmaine #maine #mainetheway #mainethewaylifeshouldbe #mainelife #streets #rocklandmaine (at Rockland, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzD7OjCBEUN/?igshid=x3eh4r6a8jyl

[exodica]

POP UP ALERT: #lakewoodnj we're on our way with the flavors for tastebuds 5/27 we will be vending at the #streetwear #affair at the #strandtheater presented by @karmacartel let's have some fun 😎 #more to come... #newcollection #EXODICA #ss17 #streetwear #to #everywhere #alwaysgrind #fashion #fashionpreneur #respecttheart #livluvlrn #notforthefaintofheart #clothing #styleaddict #exclusive #swag #rockyourstyle #goodvibes #benjamingifted #philly #nj #nyc #worldwide #entrepreneur #hustle #youarehere

[twoontheaisle]

“Chester Bailey” at ACT’s Strand Theater

ACT’s world premiere production of Joseph Dougherty’s thrilling new play, Chester Bailey, is a blessing for the Bay Area, which hosts so few major debuts, at least of this quality. This relatively straightforward two-hander about the lies we tell ourselves to reconcile our inner worlds with uncomfortable reality is a compelling 90 minutes that draws you in from its first moments and never lets go until its final, uplifting (in a heart-rending sort of way) resolution.

The titular character is a young New Jersey-ite whose parents use their small influence to secure a job for their son at the local shipyard. This war-supportive duty means Chester (Dan Clegg) can spend his days riveting inside the hulls of ships instead of going into battle. Every evening, instead of k-rations, Chester gets mom’s home cooking. But when he is horribly injured on the job, he retreats into an unshakeable delusion.

Enter Dr. Cotton (David Straithairn), who is tasked with finding a way to bring Chester back to reality. Straithairn gives a marvelously natural and easy-flowing performance as a psychiatrist with very real issues of his own that he’s not facing up to. Straithairn makes his work on stage seem effortless; we never get the sense of him as an actor practicing a craft, only of a character struggling with very human challenges and desires. Clegg plays the deluded Bailey with equal verisimilitude. His character (thanks to Dougherty’s brilliant script) makes us believe that a man can create an inner world that feels so true to him that what is actual reality can find no chink in Chester Bailey’s self-wrought armor.

Chester Bailey put me in mind of the wonderful mini-series by Dennis Potter, The Singing Detective, in which a man suffering from debilitating psoriasis retreats into a fantasy world.

Without spoiling the ending for you, I'll just say that sometimes delusion is the only cure for the perils of reality.

Chester Bailey plays through June 12 at ACT’s Strand Theater, 1127 Market Street, San Francisco. Tickets and more information are available at http://www.act-sf.org.