Performances
The Silver Spaceship
Marta plays synthesizer and piano in this terrific Woodstock based rock band. Led by powerful,
talented singer/guitarist Jeremy Bass, the band gets a dance party going to a fever pitch, driven by the amazing rhythm section of Jerry Marotta on drums and Jennifer Maidman on bass and vocals. Chris Wells whips up the crowd with his vocals, charisma and over-the-top outfits, and Annie Whitehead stars with trombone solos that leave the crowd screaming for more. Other musicians play with the band when possible, including Lisa Wexler on percussion, Aaron Kotler on keyboards, and various backup singers. The Silver Spaceship delivers exciting performances that are not to be missed/
The Secret City Band
Composed of the same core members as The Silver Spaceship, this band plays for Secret City events on the East Coast, including New York City and Woodstock. The Secret City creates vibrant celebrations of art in its many forms, always different, always uplifting and fun. There are at least four events in New York City each year, and an annual Woodstock event the last weekend of every July.
Silent Movie Accompaniment
Marta plays the piano for silent film presentations at the Rosendale Theatre and other venues. She watches each movie multiple times beforehand to see the pacing of the action and get ideas about what she will play. At showtime, she watches along with the audience and improvises an accompaniment in real time, based on the actions and emotions of the film. It's a fun, creative challenge for Marta, and you will enjoy it too!
The silent film series at the Rosendale Theatre is shown at 2 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month, November through March. The films for the current season may be seen below.
Acting - Film and Theater
"Fefu and Her Friends," a play by Cuban playwright Maria Irene Fornés, was originally written and produced in 1977 but takes place in 1935. It is known for its alternative staging and use of an all female cast. The story takes the audience through an entire day beginning in the noon and ending in the evening; it climaxes in a murder scene.
The play is split into three parts. It begins in the living room of Fefu's country house. Part 2 is set in four different areas of the house: the lawn, the study, the bedroom, and the kitchen. Fornés deconstructs the familiar stage, removing the fourth wall, and scenes are played in multiple locations simultaneously throughout the theater. The audience is divided into groups to watch each scene, then they rotate to the next set, as the scene is repeated until each group has seen all four scenes.
Marta played the part of Cindy, and was thrilled to be working with an exceptional cast and director.
"Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding" is a comedy about an uptight New York City lawyer who takes her two spirited teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse in the countryside for a family vacation. What was meant to be a weekend getaway quickly turns into a summer adventure of romance, music, secrets and self-discovery. The movie was filmed entirely in Ulster County, New York and stars And Fonda as Grace, the hippie mother. Marta plays the part of an anti-war protester, and one of Grace's friends. The movie is now available to watch on Showtime.
"Late Phases" is a horror film about an elderly blind man (Nick Damici) who finds himself relocated to a "retirement community" that has recently been besieged by animal attacks. It is half horror story and half character study, with a good helping of werewolves. Marta acts as a neighbor and also as a body double for Tina Louise.
Upcoming Performances
Nov. 12, 2023 piano accompaniment for Wings at the Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 3, 2023 piano accompaniment for Lost World/George Melies' Trip to the Moon at the Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 7, 2024 piano accompaniment for Battleship Potemkin at the Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 4, 2024 piano accompaniment for Pandora's Box at the Rosendale Theatre
Mar. 3, 2024 piano accompaniment for Helen Holmes films at the Rosendale Theatre
Past Performances
Mar. 2023 piano accompaniment for Carl Theodore Dreyer's The Parson's Widow at the Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 2023 piano accompaniment for Fritz Lang's Destiny at the Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 2023 piano accompaniment for The Ancient Law at the Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 2022 piano accompaniment for Buster Keaton's The Navigator at the Rosendale Theatre
Nov. 2022 piano accompaniment for Peter Pan at the Rosendale Theatre
Oct. 2022 The Silver Spaceship at the Colony, Woodstock NY
Jul. 2022 played in two bands, The Woodstock Collective, and The Silver Spaceship, at the Colony, Woodstock NY
Mar. 2022 piano accompaniment for Laurel and Hardy: Duck Soup, Second Hundred Years, You're Darn Tootin, Two Tars, Angora Love, and Big Business, at the Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 2022 piano accompaniment for City Without Jews at the Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 2022 piano accompaniment for The Last Laugh at the Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 2021 piano accompaniment for a Buster Keaton Extravaganza: Cops, The Playhouse, and Sherlock Jr., at the Rosendale Theatre
Nov. 2021 - piano accompaniment for "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Genuine, a Tale of a Vampire" at Rosendale Theatre
Aug. 2021 The Silver Spaceship at the Colony, Woodstock NY
Mar. 2020 - piano accompaniment for "Different From the Others" at Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 2020 - piano accompaniment for "Sunrise" at the Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 2020 - piano accompaniment for Charlie Chaplin's "The Immigrant" at Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 31, 2019 - The Silver Spaceship band at Colony Cafe, Woodstock NY
Dec. 20, 2019 - The Secret City band at Judson Memorial Church, NYC
Nov. 2019 - piano accompaniment for "Nosferatu" at Rosendale Theatre
Oct. 2019 - Silver Spaceship Band at O+ Festival, Kingston NY
Mar. 2019 - piano accompaniment for "The Ten Commandments"
Feb. 2019 - piano accompaniment for "The Goddess" and "La Souriante Madame Beudet"
Jan. 2019 - piano accompaniment for "Our Hospitality" and "Neighbors"
Dec. 2018 - piano accompaniment for "The Insect's Christmas" and "Little Match Girl"
Nov. 2018 - piano accompaniment for "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" and "Thumbelina"
Mar. 2018 - piano accompaniment for "Faust" and "Frankenstein"
Feb. 2018 - piano accompaniment for"Ella Cinders" and Lotte Reiniger's "Cinderella"
Jan. 2018 - piano accompaniment for "Laugh Clown Laugh" and "Pauvre Pierrot"
Dec. 2017 - piano accompaniment for Charlie Chaplin's "One AM" at Rosendale Theatre
Nov. 2017 - piano accompaniment for "The Scarlet Letter" at Rosendale Theatre
March 5, 2017 - piano accompaniment for "Diary of a Lost Girl" at the Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 5, 2017 - piano accompaniment for "Sherlock Holmes" at the Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 8, 2017 - piano accompaniment for "The Doll" and "The Oyster Princess' at the Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 4, 2016 - piano accompaniment for Mary Pickford films: "The Little Princess," "The New York Hat" and "The Unchanging Sea at the Rosendale Theatre
Nov. 30, 2016 - piano accompaniment for films directed by Alice Guy-Blaché: "Matrimony's Speed Limit," "Greater Love Hath No Man" and "La fée aux choux" at the Rosendale Theatre
Nov. 6, 2016 - piano accompaniment for "The Daughter of Dawn" at the Rosendale Theatre
Jul. 9, 2016 - piano accompaniment for two Toonerville Trolley films at WAAM, Woodstock NY - "The Skipper's Narrow Escape" and "The Skipper's Flirtation"
Mar 6, 2016 - piano accompaniment for Paul Wegener's "The Golem" at Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 7, 2016 - piano accompaniment for Buster Keaton's "The General" and "The Blacksmith at Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 3, 2016 - piano accompaniment for "The Phantom Carriage" at Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 6, 2015 - piano accompaniment for "The Kid" and "The Champion" at Rosendale Theatre
Nov. 1, 2015 - piano accompaniment for "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Sealed Room" at Rosendale Theatre
Apr. 19, 2015 - piano accompaniment for "Sally of the Sawdust," starring W.C. Fields at Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 1, 2015 - piano accompaniment for Buster Keaton's "College" and "The Goat" at Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 4, 2015 - piano accompaniment for solo films of Stan Laurel at Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 20, 2014 - "A Christmas Carol" at The Vanderbilt Hotel, Philmont, NY
Dec. 19, 2014 - "A Christmas Carol" at Joseph's Steakhouse, Hyde Park, NY
Dec. 14, 2014 - "A Christmas Carol" at the Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff, NY
Dec. 7, 2014 - piano accompaniment for "Peter Pan" at Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 6, 2014 - "A Christmas Carol" at Hudson House Inn, Cold Spring, NY
Nov. 2, 2014 - piano accompaniment for "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Frankenstein" at the Rosendale Theatre, NY
Nov. 1, 2014 - "Night of the Witches Wedding" at Hudson's Ribs and Fish, Fishkill, NY
Oct. 31, 2014 - "Night of the Witches Wedding" at Joseph's Steakhouse, Hyde Park, NY
Oct. 25, 2014 - "Night of the Witches Wedding" at Hudson House Inn, Cold Spring, NY
Oct. 24, 2014 - "Night of the Witches Wedding" at Vineyard Commons, Highland, NY
Jul. 14, 2014 - piano accompaniment for "The General" at Saugerties Public Library
Mar. 17, 2014 - talk and book signing at Saugerties Public Library
Mar. 2, 2014 - piano accompaniment for "Orchids and Ermine" at Rosendale Theatre
Feb. 17, 2014 - piano accompaniment for "Sherlock Jr." at Saugerties Public Library
Feb. 2, 2014 - piano accompaniment for Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle shorts at Rosendale Theatre
Jan. 5, 2014 - piano accompaniment for "Blood and Sand" at Rosendale Theatre
Dec. 1, 2013 - piano accompaniment for "Battleship Potemkin" at Rosendale Theatre
Nov. 3, 2013 - piano accompaniment for "One Week" and "Steamboat Bill Jr." at Rosendale Theatre
Oct. 18-20, 2013 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the MCM Elegante Hotel. Albuquerque NM
Sept. 27, 2013 - with the Four Aces at the Ciccone Theater, Paramus NJ
Sept. 20-22, 2013 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Portland OR
Jul. 19-21, 2013 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Inverness Hotel, Englewood CO
Jun. 29, 2013 - with the Four Aces at the Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove NJ
Jun. 14-16, 2013 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Hilton Parsippany, Parsippany NJ
Jun. 2, 2013 - Five short films at Sons of the Desert, Ellenville NY
Apr. 7, 2013 - piano accompaniment for "Safety Last" with Harold Lloyd at the Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale NY
Mar. 15-17, 2013 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Sheraton North Houston Hotel, Houston TX
Mar. 3, 2013 - piano accompaniment for "Phantom of the Opera" with Lon Chaney, at the Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale NY
Feb. 15-17, 2013 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa, Kailua-Kona HI
Feb. 3, 2013 - piano accompaniment for "Joan of Arc" silent film at the Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale NY
Dec. 2, 2012 - piano accompaniment for Charlie Chaplin silent short films at the Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale NY
Nov. 9-11, 2012 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Embassy Suites, Tempe AZ
Aug. 17-19, 2012 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at Empire Landmark Hotel, Vancouver BC, Canada
July 20-22, 2012 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, Il
June 22-24, 2012 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at Sheraton Parsippany, Parsippany NY
May 19, 2012 - with T.M.I. at the Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock NY
April 28, 2012 - Dueling Pianos at the Flightline Pub, Glenville NY
Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2012 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at DoubleTree by Hilton, Austin TX
Mar. 18, 2012 - with T.M.I. at the Brooklyn Lyceum Theater, Brooklyn NY
Feb. 24-26, 2012 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at Keauhou Beach Resort, Kailua-Kona HI
Feb. 11, 2012 - Dueling Pianos at the Flightline Pub, Glenville NY
Feb. 3, 2012 - with T.M.I. at The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale NY
Nov. 11-13, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Embassy Suites, Tempe AZ
Sept. 9 and 10, 2011 - T.M.I. at the Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale NY
Aug. 26-28, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center, Atlanta GA
Jul. 29, 2011 - with the Four Aces at the Cobleskill Sunshine Fair, Cobleskill NY
Jul. 15-17, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport, Boston MA
Jun. 24-26, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Sheraton Heathrow, London, England
Jun. 10-12, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Crowne Plaza, Denver CO
Jun. 4, 2011 - T.M.I. at The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale NY
May 28 -15, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Seattle WA
May 6 and 7, 2011 - T.M.I. at the Shadowland Theater, Ellenville NY
Apr. 22. 2011 - Death Valley Beauty Pageant at The Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff NY
Apr. 8-10, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, San Francisco CA
Apr. 2, 2011 - Death Valley Beauty Pageant at The Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff NY
Mar. 11-13, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence Conference at the Park Inn DFW, Irving TX
Feb. 18-20, 2011 - Divine Cosmos Convergence Conference at the Crowne Plaza, Miami FL
Dec. 19, 2010 - A Christmas Carol at The Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff NY
Dec. 12, 2010 - A Christmas Carol at The Inn at Stone Ridge, Stone Ridge NY
Nov. 19-21, 2010 - Divine Cosmos Convergence Conference at the Embassy Suites, Tempe AZ
Nov. 11, 2010 - A Wedding in Transylvania at The Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff NY
Oct. 31, 2010 - A Wedding in Transylvania at The Inn at Stone Ridge, Stone Ridge NY
Oct. 30, 2010 - A Wedding in Transylvania at Lippincott Manor, Wallkill NY
Oct. 27, 2010- A Wedding in Transylvania at Mahoney's Irish Pub, Poughkeepsie NY
Oct. 24, 2010 - A Wedding in Transylvania at The Inn at Stone Ridge, Stone Ridge NY
Oct. 22, 2010 - A Wedding in Transylvania at the Rosendale Rec Center, Rosendale NY
Aug. 20-22, 2010 - Divine Cosmos Convergence Conference at the Hilton Oakbrook, Chicago IL