Last Stop Unlimited

Last Stop Unlimited is a Hudson Valley-based theater company run by producers Molly Katz and Kristy Grimes. The company has a background of over 10 years running Half Moon Theatre, which produced new and contemporary works and commissioned original pieces. They also offer educational programming such as the Half Moon Theatre School of the Arts, which offered classes for students ages 5–18 and in-school theater instruction across Dutchess County.

The company is located in the Hudson Valley and serves areas including Dutchess County. They have a history of working with notable playwrights like David Lindsay-Abaire, Annie Baker, and Christopher Durang. Their activities include artistic collaborations with playwrights and directors, as well as educational programming for students of various ages.

Half Moon Theatre, their previous company, produced an opera for families called The Magic Fish by Jim and Sunny Knable. They also adapted Dickens's A Christmas Carol by Geoff Tarson and revived Yours, Anne, a musical based on Anne Frank's book. These productions highlight their focus on new and contemporary works.

The Half Moon Theatre School of the Arts offered musical theatre, acting, and on-camera classes for students ages 5–18. They also provided performing opportunities throughout Dutchess County and brought theater instructors into classrooms of dozens of elementary and middle schools. Thousands of students were bused to live performances as part of their in-school programming arm.

In 2014, Half Moon Theatre established a residency at The Culinary Institute of America. This partnership allowed patrons to dine at one of the CIA's restaurants before walking over to a performance in the Marriott Pavilion. They hosted an annual gala featuring Broadway stars and created a cabaret and dinner series with various performers.

Artistic Director Michael Schiralli spearheaded the artistic direction of Half Moon Theatre. He is a New York City-based director who has directed Emmy-nominated Jackie Hoffman's one-woman shows and regularly directs Off-Broadway and regional productions of Varla Jean Merman. His leadership was integral to the company's success.

The company created a playwriting group called The Howl, which offered staged and informal readings of new plays. They developed work in their black box theater and held an annual 10-Minute Play Festival that highlighted original short plays by notable playwrights such as Jenny Lyn Bader and Migdalia Cruz.

The 10-Minute Play Festival became an audience favorite, highlighting original short plays written expressly for Half Moon by notable playwrights. It was part of their efforts to showcase emerging talent and foster new voices in theater.

The company's website mentions that they have a corporate entertainment company called MKM Productions. This entity featured emerging talent and contributed to the success of Half Moon Theatre.

The official website of Last Stop Unlimited is laststopunlimited.com.

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