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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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 […]
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 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 […]
THE ADDAMS FAMILY – A Review
The Addams Family brand just won’t die. But of course. Born in 1938 as a series of one-panel cartoons, this ghoulish family has lived through the generations as cartoon, TV show, film, video game, dance move, and musical comedy. Broadway critics tried to drive a stake through the family’s heart a dozen years ago when […]
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 […]
RED – A Review
There’s not too much about pretentious artists that hasn’t already been explored, but even by the breed standard, abstract expressionist Mark Rothko — as depicted in John Logan’s Red — takes the cake. “I’m fascinated by me,” Rothko (played by Jeff Williams) chirps in the Depot Theatre’s second production of their 2022 season. The […]