Ossining Theater Stages First Full Production of Original Work ‘Gladys Day’

Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) in Ossining is presenting on weekends from December 6-15 the mainstage premiere of Gladys Day, a full-length play written by WCT members Misha T. Sinclair and Jessica W. Bonds and directed by WCT director/actor Roberta Robinson of Somers.

Sinclair is the author of numerous full-length and short plays and monologues, including WCT’s much-lauded December 2023 production, Eden’s Echo, and The Execution of Helen Fowler, which had a sellout run at Bethany Arts Community in Ossining this spring. Bonds wrote and performed selections from her writings for WCT’s That’s Not All She Wrote III this summer. Gladys Day had a staged reading as part of WCT’s Play in the Box series in April.

Playwright John Pielmeier, best known for his award-winning play Agnes of God, which also became an Oscar-nominated film, said of Gladys Day, “This piece is fabulous! All the elements are here!”

Gladys Day stars Jessica W. Bonds in the compelling story of a woman living in the South Side of Chicago who is overwhelmed by a crumbling marriage and financial worries and finds solace and strength through her spoken word writing and performances. Old relationships are severed and new ties form in Gladys’s journey to self-discovery. Bonds studied with the Howard Meyer Acting Program and has appeared in numerous productions at WCT, Axial Theatre and Ossining’s Bethany Arts Community.

Gladys Day features actors Jessica W. Bonds (Yonkers), Mako San (the Bronx), Jason Brown (Harrison), Chasity Vargas (Ossining), Sergio Arguelles Catare (Stamford, Connecticut) and Adam Black (Tarrytown). Allison Schneider (New City) is the stage manager.

Gladys Day will run on Fridays, December 6 and 13, at 8 pm, Saturdays, December 7 and 14, at 2 pm & 8 pm, and Sundays, December 8 and 15, at 3 pm. There will be an audience talkback with the production team following the Saturday, December 7, matinee performance. Tickets: $30; $25 for students, senior citizens and WCT members. To purchase tickets, click HERE.