Give yourself a treat: Go see Harbor Lights production
December 10, 2010
Two weeks ago, our neighbors, Tamara Jenkins and Jay Montgomery, founders of Harbor Lights Theater Company, suffered a devastating fire that caused severe damage to their home and the theater company’s offices.
Yet despite this traumatic experience, they went on to complete the run of their last (screamingly funny) show, "I Hate Hamlet." The two are now in rehearsal for their next show, "An O. Henry Christmas," which will be presented on Dec. 10, 11 and 12 at the Music Hall of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.
Tamara and Jay have developed what is probably the most consistently high-quality, professional theater experience available on Staten Island. They not only perform; they teach theater arts to young people. Their presence in our community is something we should celebrate and support. There is no better way than to order tickets now for their next show...
Life imitates art for Staten Island couple staging musical
December 8, 2010
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Sacrifice and selflessness are the greatest “Gifts of the Magi.”
Perseverance and never giving up hope are central to “The Last Leaf.”And, in a sense, actress Tamara Jenkins and her husband, actor Jay Montgomery, who are putting on both plays this weekend, are living the plights of their characters.
The couple, who run the Harbor Lights Theater Company, recently were displaced from their New Brighton home and office by a relentless, fast-spreading fire...
Harbor Lights presents An O.Henry Christmas
December 6, 2010
Despite a devasting fire.....HARBOR LIGHTS will go on with the show!
A moving musical adaptation of O. Henry's beloved tales, The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf. From the moment you enter the Music Hall serenaded by carolers from yesteryear to the final moving moments, An O. Henry Christmas will warm your heart with the true spirit of the holidays...
Harbor Lights Presents An O.Henry Christmas 12/9-12
December 2, 2010
A moving musical adaptation of two of O. Henry's beloved tales, "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Last Leaf", the Harbor Lights Theater Company looks forward to helping the community celebrate Christmas through the production of "An O. HenryChristmas". From the moment you enter Snug Harbor's Music Hall (SI) serenaded by Carolers from yesteryear, to the final moving moments of the show, your Christmas Spirit will be re-born.
O.Henry's (pen name for William Sydney Porter) "The Gift of the Magi" provides a moral lesson about gift-giving for a young couple who are struggling to afford Christmas gifts for each other...
S.I. House Fire Leaves 10 Firefighters Hospitalized
November 20th, 2010
Several firefighters were injured after battling a house fire on Staten Island.
The fire happened just before 11:30 p.m. Friday at a home on Westervelt Avenue in St. George.
Fire officials said no one was home at the time, and that two dogs inside managed to escape.
Neighbors said moments after they spotted the fire, it quickly spread to part of their home.
Fire destroys home of theater company's founders
November 20, 2010
The show will go on!
"I Hate Hamlet," the cult comedy put on the Harbor Lights Theater Company will finish its run this weekend at Veterans Memorial Hall Veterans Memorial Hall, on the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens, despite the devastating fire last night that destroyed the New Brighton theater company office and home of company founders, Jay Montgomery and Tamara Jenkins.
The Broadway veterans who run the 9-month-old theater company were not injured in the blaze...