About us

Who would ever guess 30 years ago in 1994 that when Frank Girardeau found some pressure treated lumber at a yard sale upstate and built a stage in the back yard with advice from Carver Blanchard, the seeds of a fruitful 30 year project would begin? One which would contribute to the Arts and Cultural life of Greene County these many years later.

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Our Mission

To bring quality free performances of Horton Foote’s work to the people of Greene County, NY, and the rest of the world. 

Our Values

We strive to treat everyone with respect and share the beautiful work of Horton Foote with everyone for free. 

Nestled in the Catskill forest, our summer retreat has provided actors and audiences alike a common sanctuary to explore and enjoy some quiet moments of reflection & immersion into the world of Horton Foote.

Frank Girardeau

PRODUCTIONS OVER THE YEARS

1918 CatskillMtn

2022

1918

Dividing the Estate

2023

Dividing the Estate

TEXAS TOWN

2024

The Trip to Bountiful

2019

A Program Of Poetry
by T.S. Elliot

Coming Home
25 Years of Horton Foote

HBTS Texas Town 2024

2020

Podcast

Trip to Bountiful 2021

2021

The Trip to Bountiful

2016

3 Short Plays

HOorton Foote on set

2017

Coffin in Egypt

convicts

2018

Convicts

The Trip to Bountiful

2013

The Trip to Bountiful 

Land Astronauts

2014

The Land of the Astronauts

Horton Foote

2015

A Nightingale

Carpetbaggers Children

2010

The Carpetbaggers Children

The Belle of Amherst

2011

The Belle of Amherst

Astronauts press

2012

Three One Act Plays

The Prisoner’s Song by Horton Foote
Can Can by Romulus Linney
Gold and Silver by Romulus Linney

HBTS 2007

2007

The Actor

The Dancers

2008

The Young Man from Atlanta

Valentines Day pcard

2009

Valentine’s Day

HBTS 2004

2004

Getting Frankie Married…and Afterwards*

Tandem, by Fredric Sirasky

Tenth Anniversary Benefit*
scenes from the last 10 years

2005

The Habitation of Dragons

The Midnight Caller

HBTS 2006

2006

Courtship

Talking Pictures

HBTS 2001

2001

The Roads To Home*
a trilogy including
A Nightingale*
The Dearest of Friends*
Spring Dance*

HBTS 2002

2002

The Death of the Old Man*

The Women’s Wing: Three Original One-Acts
by Margaret Elman, Laura Hembree, Julie McKee

The Old Beginning*

Bradbury in Vernon Early

2003

Vernon Early*

The Young Lady of Property*

Lone Star & Laundry and Bourbon, by James McLure

Trip to Bountiful 2021

1998

The Roads Not Taken

scenes from early versions of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

The Women’s Room: Three original One‑Acts (Women’s Wing)
by Elaine Berman, Laura Hembree, Lyssa Miller

The Midnight Caller*

The Trip to Bountiful*

HBTS 1999

1999

The Death of the Old Man*

The Women’s Wing: Three Original One-Acts
by Margaret Elman, Laura Hembree, Julie McKee

The Old Beginning*

HBTS Janet'sPlays

2000

Harrison, Texas*

John Turner Davis*

Collected Stories, by Donald Margulies

HBTS Property 1995

1995

The Oil Well*

The Prisoner’s Song*

Blind Date*

Spring Dance*

Young Lady of Property* (scenes from)

To Kill a Mockingbird* (screening)

1996

The One-Armed Man*

A Nightingale*

The Trip to Bountiful * (screening)

The Dearest of Friends*

125 Years Ago Today
a compilation of 10 plays about the history of Greene County by local writers.

The Road to the Graveyard*

Tender Mercies* (screening)

Talking Pictures*

Horton Foote

1997

The Tears of my Sister*

Dedicated Shoppers (Women’s Wing), by Pamela Hort

The Man Who Climbed the Pecan Trees*

The Dancers*

The Chase* (scenes from)

The Trip to Bountiful* (scenes from)