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The Copake Grange: A Kid’s Memories

The first contributor to the Copake Grange’s 2019
fundraising campaign was Grant Hermans of Bash
Bish Bicycle. His donation was a happy surprise
and had us wondering why he had given so
generously. A short talk with him told us the reason
for his gift - he had fond memories of the Grange
from when he was a kid. His mother was in one of
the many plays held at the Grange, which one he
doesn’t remember but one can only imagine a little

boy looking up to the stage and seeing his mother as
Let the Show Go On! an actress.

Actors, both professionals and local residents, are Somehow, Grant was wrangled into a role in a Tom
still treading the boards of Grange Hall’s stage. The Thumb wedding, an all-kids reenactment of a real
Two of Us Productions has been working in
wedding. The children were washed and clothed in
collaboration with the Grange to bring high-
their best little suits and dresses. Two were selected
quality, full-scale theatrical productions to the area.
to be bride and groom and the others were the
The company is the creation of Stephen Sanborn
wedding party. Grant, someone who shuns the
and Constance Lopez who have produced
spotlight, was happy not to be chosen as the groom.
award-winning dramatic, comedic and musical
theater works at venues throughout the Hudson Instead, he was a groomsman.
Valley and nearby Berkshire County. They have
brought live theater, live music, murder mysteries
and a variety of entertainment events to the
Grange’s nicely intimate theater space as well at to
the Performing Arts Center at Taconic Hills.

A Tom Thumb Wedding at the Copake Grange circa 1950