The Catskill Chronicle

L-R – Played by Glenn Hall, Andrew is perhaps the quietest searcher, while his dead mother is all too chatty, Patricia, played by Sarah Dey Hirshan is hoping for a word from her little sister and Tannis Kowalchuk, artistic director of NaCl is the widow Caroline hoping for a word from her dead husband.

Story by Leni Santoro – Photos by Ted Waddell

Highland Lake – Last weekend Self-Portrait at County Fair, written by Mike Geither and directed by Brett Keyser, opened at the NACL Theatre in Highland Lake to rave reviews.

This past Thursday the Chronicle’s own Ted Waddell was able to photograph a dress rehearsal of this one of a kind theatrical experience.

Taking place in a small mid-western town, Self-Portrait at County Fair examines the lines between Realism and Non-Realism, the distinctions between the heart’s desires and its most deeply hidden fears.

At this particular county fair there is a show put on by a psychic.

Ker Wells masterfully portrays the psychic known as Miles. Is he a madman? Is he a liar and a charlatan or is he as trapped in life’s oftentimes surreal experiences as the people who come to hear him commune with the dead; each hoping for a word of comfort from the other side?

The final performance of “Self-Portrait at County Fair” takes place Sunday 11 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $10 for seniors and students. Call 845-557-0694 to reserve or nacl@nacl.org. NACL Theatre, 110 Highland Lake Road, Highland Lake.

To read more about the play see the original review from last week’s show.

To view the photos or to purchase prints from Sunday at the County Fair is a Self-Portrait visit the Chronicle on Zenfolio.