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Staged Play Reading to be held May 7
The Depot Theatre, and the Westport Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a staged play reading of SHADES OF VALOR by Karen Lewis on May 7, 2023 at 2pm at the Westport Heritage House. The reading is produced by Saranac Lake-based Adirondack Stage Rats....
Depot Theatre Announces 45th Main Stage Season Lineup
WESTPORT, N.Y. — The Depot Theatre in Westport, NY, is pleased to announce its 45th season lineup, which includes two hilarious and thought-provoking plays and a nod to the Depot’s anniversary with a classic musical from its very first season. Lights go up on the main...
Staged play reading to be presented at Westport Library
* NOTICE: EVENT DATE CHANGE! * The Depot Theatre, the Westport Chamber of Commerce and the Westport Library Association are pleased to present a staged play reading of RADIANT VERMIN by Philip Ridley at the Westport Library on March 19, 2023 at 2:30pm. The reading is...
Depot Theatre Academy sponsors participants at NYSTEA student conference
Westport, NY -- The Depot Theatre Academy sponsored 10 students and 3 chaperones at the New York State Theatre Educators Association annual student conference January 6-8, 2023 in Callicoon New York. The North Country contingent joined over...
Whallonsburg Grange Hall and Depot Theatre Academy to present A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Whallonsburg, NY — The Whallonsburg Grange Hall and the Depot Theatre Academy are pleased to present a return to a holiday tradition with a performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A RADIO PLAY, on December 18, 2022, with live music and refreshments beginning at 2pm...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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)...
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