New Deal's HVTF presents THE ASSIGNMENT

  • May 3, 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Oakwood Friends School

    22 Spackenkill Road
    Poughkeepsie, New York 12603
Ticket Price $16.88 Buy Tickets
Description

​The New Deal Creative Arts Center proudly presents the second annual Hudson Valley Theatre Festival! A total of 12 new works by playwrights from across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom will be presented in the form of readings at various locations and venues throughout Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange counties.

This ticket is for the performance of:

The Assignment By Drew Carnwath
Directed by Emily DePew
THE ASSIGNMENT is an explosive 2-hander about power, class and gender divisions; sex and betrayal; and finally compromise and redemption. Jordan is a successful female attorney with a secret. Katherine is a high-end escort with a past. When Jordan hires Katherine for an unusual ‘trick’ – to set a honey trap for her cheating husband - it turns out Katherine has some tricks of her own. Set against a backdrop of sex trafficking and hate-based racial violence, The Assignment is a bold blend of power, politics and persuasion as Jordan and Katherine dig deep into their high-stakes game: exactly who is working for whom? Why does Katherine seem to know more about lawyer Jordan than a hired escort should? And if Jordan simply wants to catch her husband in the act of infidelity – why doesn't she simply do it herself? With exciting twists, the game of cat-and-mouse between Katherine and Jordan escalates to a surprising conclusion. Along the way, the chinks in both women’s armour break open in rare moments of honesty and deliverance – proving again that our vulnerabilities can not only define us, but occasionally save us. "In betraying what we love, we betray what is truest about ourselves."


This performance will be held at:
OAKWOOD FRIENDS SCHOOL LIBRARY
22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie NY
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025 AT 7:00PM
Tickets are $15 in advance online or $20 at the door (cash and Venmo ONLY!)

Date & Time

Sat, May 3, 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Venue Details

Oakwood Friends School

22 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, New York 12603 Oakwood Friends School
New Deal Creative Arts Center INC

The New Deal Creative Arts Center is a non profit organization located in Hyde Park, NY. We are a creative outlet exploring and celebrating all forms of art (fine, performing, visual, literary, etc) through workshops, classes, special events, and performances. Our main focus is accessibility and opportunity for artists and audiences of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

As the New Deal was a new outlook and opportunity for the American people, the New Deal Creative Arts Center will provide a new and exciting outlook and opportunity for artists and audiences.


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