Be Safe I Love You is an original music theater piece based on the novel by Cara Hoffman, with book by Darrah Cloud and music and lyrics by Stephanie Salzman. The story follows Lauren Clay, a soldier who has returned unexpectedly to her upstate New York home from Iraq carrying...
Real People Real Stories is a bi-annual community event at Ancram Center for the Arts where local residents share true-to-life personal stories, a tradition that has been running since 2016. The Fall Edition returns on November 21, continuing this popular program that brings...
Poetry, devotion, and a summer jewel well worth the drive at Ancram Center for the Arts. Letters from Max runs now through July 26 at the Ancram, NY venue.…
THE SECRET GARDEN at MacHaydn Theatre is a force of nature. Get tickets to the final week of its run.…
Dolly Parton’s office revenge comedy makes a fast, funny, gratifying summer night in Chatham, New York. The production runs now through July 5.…
With the recent Rocky Horror revival reminding everyone how much fun the macabre can be, how lucky is Columbia County to have its own creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky night out right there at the Mac-Haydn? The production runs through 6/21.…
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is dazzling audiences with extraordinary theatrics, creative visual concepts, and emotional moments. Adapted from the New York Times bestselling novel, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has a book written by Rick Elice, and features a score by PigPen Theatre Co. …
KINKY BOOTS brought the fun to Proctors. This touring production is filled with many high points that captivate the audience. The story follows Charlie Price, who inherits his father’s shoe factory, which is on the brink of financial ruin. …
A Number, written by Caryl Churchill (Cloud 9, Top Girls), is a psychological thriller set in the near future that examines identity, nature versus nurture, and the ethics of scientific advancement through the story of a father and his three sons, two of whom are clones of the...
Caryl Churchill's taut and haunting drama explores cloning, identity, and the bonds between fathers and sons. The play centers on the standoff between an aging father, Salter, and his three grown sons, two of whom are clones of the first, with all three sons portrayed by the...
I'm Almost There is a musical written and performed by Todd Almond (Girl from the North Country, Gossip Girl) and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (The Band's Visit). The show follows a man navigating an unhinged neighbor, a seductive cult, a self-obsessed vampire, and...
Letters from Max, by Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl, is an intimate autobiographical play adapted from her 2018 book written with poet Max Ritvo. The play traces the relationship between Sarah and Max, her former student, as he faces terminal illness at age 25, told through the...
Real People Real Stories is a bi-annual community event at Ancram Center for the Arts where local residents share true-to-life personal stories, a tradition that has been running since 2016. The Summer Edition returns for two evenings on June 26 and 27 at the Ancram Center in...
Clarence, in a Pause: A Listening Party is a work-in-progress Play Lab showing created by MacArthur Fellows Heather Christian (composer) and Taylor Mac (librettist). The piece is a tongue-in-cheek quasi-baroque oratorio in which a concerned citizen confronts an imagined version...
Ancram Center for the Arts presents its 2026 season featuring five works exploring polarization, love, grief, scientific ethics, and the invisible wounds of war. Mainstage productions include Letters from Max by Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl, the musical I'm Almost There written...
Ancram Center for the Arts presents Penelope, a cabaret-style musical that reinterprets Homer's The Odyssey through the eyes of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. Written by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz, and directed by Steinmetz, the production stars McLean in a...
A rueful, hilarious, and poignant modern love story in song about a man crossing a sea of doubts to find happiness and good coffee. Written and performed by Todd Almond and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. The show follows a man trying to let the perfect man into his...
Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby will present a work-in-progress showing of their new theater project, Conversations, at the Ancram Center for the Arts on August 4. Drawing from intimate discussions with Native American elders, the piece transforms their stories into songs and...
|
Come From Away CenterStage Theatre at the JCC (10/10-10/25) |
|
Just For Us CenterStage Theatre at the JCC (12/05-12/20) |
|
The Phantom of the Opera Proctors Theatre (6/23-7/04) |
|
SIX (Boleyn Tour) Stanley Center for the Arts [Stanley Theatre] (6/01-6/02) |
|
Just in Time Proctors (6/01-6/06) |
|
RIJF Innovation Jazz Series Theater at Innovation Square (10/15-5/06) |
|
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) The Longacre Theatre (11/01-11/01) |
|
Laughs In Spanish Geva Theatre (4/27-6/06) |
|
Urinetown Nazareth University (11/19-11/21) |
|
The Notebook Proctors Theatre (12/01-12/06) |
