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.
Press Republican: Depot Theatre Academy develops actors, directors
Our thanks to the Press Republican and writer Robin Caudell for this wonderful article on our 2026 season and on the expansion of the Depot Theatre Academy and its continued development of youth performers and those in behind-the-scenes roles. Read the full article here.
ADKTaste: Ring of Fire Brings Johnny Cash’s American Songbook to an Adirondack Train Station
“Across the Adirondacks, historic buildings increasingly do double duty as cultural destinations, while travelers are looking beyond marquee attractions for experiences that feel connected to the places they visit. Depot Theatre manages both without trying particularly hard: it is a professional theater inside a working Amtrak station in a small Lake Champlain town. And then […]
Meet the Depot Theatre’s Cast of RING OF FIRE
The final production of our 2026 Main Stage season brings the extraordinary music of Johnny Cash to the Depot Theatre with five actor-musicians and more than two dozen songs that helped define an American musical legend. Returning to direct and choreograph is Michael Santora, who helmed last summer’s Million Dollar Quartet. The company features Hannah […]
Adirondack Explorer Features Success of 2026 Depot Theatre Academy
Our thanks to Annette Stephens of the Adirondack Explorer for writing a great feature on the expansion of the Depot Theatre Academy this year! Instead of the equity actors who typically grace the main stage at Westport’s Depot Theatre, this season the lights came up on a group of local teens. A veteran cast from […]
Depot Theatre Announces Cast for INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Professional comedy opens July 25, following preview performances July 23 & 24 The Depot Theatre continues its 2026 Main Stage season with Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Katie Forgette’s acclaimed comedy about family, faith, and the unforgettable stories that become part of family legend. Set in 1973, the play follows the O’Shea family […]