About Stormy Weather Players
Mission Statement
- Bring quality theatre and other performing arts to Cornwall and the
surrounding communities.
- Include all volunteers with various levels of experience to help create
the theatre experience.
- Foster and encourage appreciation and knowledge of the arts.
- Augment community awareness of the enormous amounts of talent in Cornwall
and the surrounding areas.
- To be a place for actors, directors, playwrights, designers,
choreographers and musicians of all ages and experience levels to sharpen their craft.
- Focus on the intent of the playwright while entertaining and challenging
the audience.
Stormy Weather Players, Inc., is a not-for-profit theater organization
founded by Kathy Foote in 2000.
Our 1st production (in our 1st season 2000-2001) was The (Female) Odd Couple, followed by the 1st Annual
Pregnant Chad, a new plays festival, and "The Crucible".
With the success of the Chad, the group focused much of its energies into
the festival. The 2nd Annual Pregnant Chad and the play, "Private Wars" were
all performed at The Storm King School in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY in 2002.
The following year the Chad moved to The Big Apple where the group staged
the Chad off-Broadway, just north of Times Square at The Actors Theatre in
the heart of Manhattan.
In 2004 we brought the festival back to the Hudson Valley and performed at
Kowawese Unique Area at Plum Point in New Windsor, NY, overlooking the scenic
Hudson River.
Our current executive board of directors includes:
Chuck Wipplinger, Artistic Director
Brian T. Fiorio, President
Peggy LaRose Sywak, Vice President
Vicky Cooper, Treasurer
Melissa Cardinal, Recording Secretary
Kristin Oberle, Corresponding Secretary.