Dark Night Series

Six extraordinary evenings, one historic train station

The dark nights are back — and they brought friends. For years, the Depot's beloved Intermezzo series turned the quiet nights between productions into some of the most talked-about evenings of the summer. In 2026 the tradition returns reimagined as the Dark Night Series: six extraordinary performances, six unforgettable evenings — with more to come this winter. Some things are too good to leave dark.

Series sponsor · Chazy Westport Communications

Songs of Dish-Racks and Desire — Michael Hicks

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Songs of Dish-Racks and Desire

with Michael Hicks

Sept 1 · 7 PMCabaret concert

A Depot alum returns home. Michael Hicks first fell for this theater in 2005 during Show Boat, and later played a solo concert in the original Intermezzo Series — now he's back as a singer-songwriter. Accompanying himself on piano, guitar, and accordion (not simultaneously), he sings about dish racks, churches, and everything in between: an evening of laughs with the occasional tear. He's been called "a bit Noël Coward mixed with a bit Jerry Lee Lewis" — a compliment he accepts graciously.

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Earlier in the series

Constellations
Constellations

by Nick Payne · July 7 · Play reading

Ride the Cyclone
Ride the Cyclone

The Depot Academy · July 17 & 18 · Concert reading

Stories With and Without Words
Stories With and Without Words

with Bill Bowers · July 27 · Storytelling & mime

Kevin Scott and Kimberly Alu
Kevin Scott and Kimberly Alu

Aug 3 · Comedy improv

Eureka Day
Eureka Day

by Jonathan Spector · Aug 5 · Play reading