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Entries by Geoff Sanford

Depot Theatre Announces 45th Main Stage Season Lineup

WESTPORT, N.Y. — The Depot Theatre in Westport, NY, is pleased to announce its 45th season lineup, which includes two hilarious and thought-provoking plays and a nod to the Depot’s anniversary with a classic musical from its very first season. Lights go up on the main stage on June 29th with WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS […]

Staged play reading to be presented at Westport Library

* NOTICE: EVENT DATE CHANGE! * The Depot Theatre, the Westport Chamber of Commerce and the Westport Library Association are pleased to present a staged play reading of RADIANT VERMIN by Philip Ridley at the Westport Library on March 19, 2023 at 2:30pm. The reading is produced by Saranac Lake-based Adirondack Stage Rats. The reading […]

Depot Theatre Academy sponsors participants at NYSTEA student conference

      Westport, NY — The Depot Theatre Academy sponsored 10 students and 3 chaperones at the New York State Theatre Educators Association annual student conference January 6-8, 2023 in Callicoon New York.   The North Country contingent joined over 600 students from all over New York, including Depot friends from the Book and […]

Whallonsburg Grange Hall and Depot Theatre Academy to present A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Whallonsburg, NY — The Whallonsburg Grange Hall and the Depot Theatre Academy are pleased to present a return to a holiday tradition with a performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A  RADIO PLAY, on December 18, 2022, with live music and refreshments beginning at 2pm and the reading performance at 3pm.    Based upon the novel […]

Depot Theatre awarded $33,000 in funding support

WESTPORT, N.Y. —The Depot Theatre in Westport, NY was recently awarded grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Cloudsplitter Foundation, and Stewart’s Shops in support of artists, artists’ housing, and arts-in-education. The Depot has received three Regrowth and Capacity grants of $10,000 each from NYSCA. These grants will support the organization’s […]

Historic Property Exterior Painting Project Completed

Did you know? The Depot Theatre owns one building on the National Register of Historic Places (our artists’ housing) and is a steward of another (the Town of Westport’s circa 1876 Train Station). 2022 saw the completion of the Historic Property Exterior Painting Project (paid for by the Depot Theatre, with support from the Charles […]

Depot Theatre Announces Monstrous Cast of THE ADDAMS FAMILY

The Depot Theatre is pleased to announce the cast of its production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A NEW MUSICAL, with performances from August 11-28, 2022. The extraordinary cast of 15 actors/dancers/singers is comprised of professional Actors’ Equity Association members, regional standouts, and Depot Theatre Academy participants. “As an Actors’ Equity Association-affiliated theatre, we always engage […]

Depot Theatre announces cast of RED

Westport, NY — The Depot Theatre in Westport, New York is pleased to announce the cast for its production of RED, a moving and compelling account of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Based on the real-life commission Rothko received in 1958 to create a series of murals […]

Depot Theatre Announces Cast of PUTTING IT TOGETHER

UPDATED 6/26/22: Westport, N.Y. — The Depot Theatre in Westport, NY is pleased to announce the cast of its 2022 season opener PUTTING IT TOGETHER, a celebration of the stage and screen work of multiple Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim. A humorous, poignant, and sophisticated musical review, the show weaves a lyrical story around the emotions […]

IN THE NEWS: Willsboro Festival of Theatre Arts

Solos and Swashbuckling: Willsboro Festival of Theater Arts promotes arias and action BY ALVIN REINER Press-Republican May 28, 2022 A wonderful collaboration between Willsboro Central School Drama Club, Courageous Stage and the Depot Theatre!   WILLSBORO — North Country students from the sixth grade through high school participated in several workshops presented by professional actors, […]