June 17, 2025 — This July, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Edie Falco—celebrated for her iconic roles in The Sopranos and Nurse Jackie—will star in Gertrude, a new play written by Carly Mensch and directed by Liz Flahive. The play reading is part of New York Stage and Film’s (SAF) 40th Anniversary Summer Season at Marist University in Poughkeepsie.

Joining Falco in the cast are Darren Goldstein, Christopher Lowell, Merritt Wever, and Sunita Mani. Gertrude will be performed on Saturday, July 12, at 6 p.m. in the Nelly Goletti Theatre.

There are four full weeks of productions at Marist University during SAF’s 2025 Summer Season, featuring a dynamic lineup of works in development, including:

• The Pushover by John Patrick Shanley
• Backyard Boys by Hansol Jung
• Shelter, a new musical by Crystal Monee Hall
• Vidas Privadas, a bilingual reimagining of Noël Coward’s classic
• Stokely, exploring the legacy of civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael

   
 The Nelly Goletti Theatre will play host to most of the shows during New York Stage and Film’s Summer Season at Marist University. (Pictured) A performance of The Ninth Woman by Delta Rae during the 2024 Summer Season. Photo by Grace Rowan/New York Stage and Film.

For over four decades, SAF has served as a vital incubator for groundbreaking new works that have gone on to win Pulitzer, Tony, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Obie Awards. This summer, audiences will once again have the unique opportunity to be the first to experience the next wave of transformative storytelling. They’ll witness these stories in their earliest stages—before they reach Broadway, major resident and international theaters, movie screens, or television.

SAF also welcomes a vibrant community of artists-in-residence, including Ngozi Anyanwu, Rebecca Gilman, and many more, alongside organizations such as Indigenous Voices of the Northeast and The Drama League.

In partnership with Marist University, SAF continues to foster creative exchange between professional artists and academic communities, with collaborations across the Fashion, English, and Music departments.

Season Packages, Weekend Packages, Flex-Passes, and Individual Tickets are now on sale!

All performances will take place at Marist University’s Poughkeepsie campus. For tickets, season bundles, and information about special events, visit www.newyorkstageandfilm.org/2025-summer-season.