Our Mission & Vision
Mission: The Depot Theatre is to entertain, enrich, and educate through professional theatrical arts and related programs based in a historic train station.
Vision: The Depot Theatre will have a robust, regional, and year-round presence by creating the highest of quality programs, building strong partnerships, and enhancing community engagement while promoting diversity in all that we do.
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The Depot Theatre receives funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
With special thanks to the following for their support of the Depot’s ongoing strategic objectives: Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, Cloudsplitter Foundation, J.M. McDonald Foundation, Inc., Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation, Charles R. Wood Foundation, Adirondack Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Rogers Carroll Family Foundation, Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation.
Depot Theatre Academy and 4-H Expand Youth Programming with Live Talkback and Behind-the-Scenes Workshop
This June, the Depot Theatre Academy and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County’s 4-H program continue their growing partnership with two new opportunities designed to bring young people closer to the creative process, both onstage and behind the scenes. On Friday, June 12, following the evening performance of Hadestown: Teen Edition, the Depot Theatre will […]
Depot Theatre Academy and 4-H Bring Youth Workshops and Career Programming to New County Facility
April workshops launch the first public event in Essex County’s new Youth and Agriculture Building, with expanded career-focused programming to follow. The Depot Theatre Academy and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County (CCE) will continue their county-wide 4-H youth partnership this spring with a new series of workshops in Essex County schools and community spaces. […]
Depot Theatre Opens Season Pass Sales for 2026 Main Stage Season
Summer lineup features Tick, Tick… Boom!, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and Ring of Fire WESTPORT, NY — The Depot Theatre opened sales for its 2026 Main Stage Season Pass Package on March 16, offering audiences an opportunity to secure seats for a summer of professional theatre in one of the Adirondacks’ most […]
Depot Theatre and 4-H Launch County-Wide Theatre-Based Communication & Mentorship Program
The Depot Theatre / Depot Theatre Academy and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County (CCE) have formalized a new county-wide partnership to bring theatre-based communication skills, career exploration, and mentorship opportunities to 4-H and regional youth across Essex County. The partnership will launch this spring with a series of Pop-Up Theatre Workshops designed to help […]
Depot Theatre Announces NYC & Local Equity Auditions for 2026 Season
The Depot Theatre, a professional Equity theatre based in the Adirondacks, is pleased to announce NYC and local Equity auditions for its 2026 Main Stage season. Audition notices are now live across Playbill, Actors Access / Breakdown Services and the AEA website. The 2026 season reflects the Depot’s continued commitment to artist-forward storytelling, ensemble-driven work, […]