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 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 […]
Depot Theatre Academy Announces Cast for Ride the Cyclone (High School Edition) Concert Performances
The Depot Theatre Academy is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its upcoming concert presentation of Ride the Cyclone (High School Edition), presented as part of the Depot Theatre’s Dark Nights series. Following the success of the Depot Theatre Academy’s acclaimed production of Hadestown: Teen Edition, the Academy’s summer season continues with […]
Artists from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Across the Country Join Depot Theatre’s Production of Tick, Tick… Boom!
The Depot Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick… Boom!, running on the Main Stage in twelve performances from June 25 to July 12th. Before Rent transformed American musical theatre, Larson was an aspiring composer in New York City, waiting tables, approaching thirty, and wrestling with a question familiar […]
The Depot Theatre Awarded $83,000 NYSCA Capital Grant for Historic Preservation and Facility Improvements
The Depot Theatre has been awarded $83,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support critical capital improvements to its historic home in the 1876 Westport train station. The grant is part of a statewide capital funding announcement supporting arts and culture facilities across New York State. Funding will help The […]
ADK Talks Interview with the Depot Theatre
Professional theatre and the Adirondacks aren’t necessarily two things most people put together. Yet in a restored railroad station overlooking Lake Champlain, audiences gather every summer to experience exactly that. The Depot Theatre in Westport has spent decades proving that world-class theatre doesn’t require a Broadway address. It requires talent, creativity, community support, and a […]