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 Announces Performance Opportunity for Experienced Student Artists
Westport, NY —The Depot Theatre is pleased to announce a new main stage performance opportunity for experienced student artists. The Depot Theatre Academy outreach and education program will open the theatre’s main stage season with a production of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, with three performances on the Depot Theatre stage during the […]
Depot Theatre Welcomes New Artistic Production Management Team
WESTPORT, NY — The Depot Theatre in Westport, NY is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth Glover and Karen Lewis to provide artistic leadership as the theatre’s new Artistic Production Management team. Beth Glover (she/her) has been a theatre professional devoted to the arts for over 30 years. Her passion for the arts can […]
Inside Track: 2023 in Review
As the curtain falls on 2023, the Depot Theatre staff and board of trustees wish to thank our patrons, donors, sponsors, friends, local businesses and partners for our continued success. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY GIVEN THIS YEAR! LEARN MORE about the many ways to support the only Equity professional theatre in the […]
Depot Theatre presents New Holiday Play Reading at Westport Heritage House
Westport, N.Y – The Depot Theatre and the Westport Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a staged play reading of DECKED by Ginna Hoben at the Westport Heritage House on December 9, 2023, at 5pm. The reading is produced by Saranac Lake-based Adirondack Stage Rats. With a nod to the classics IT’S A WONDERFUL […]
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 17, 2023, with live music and refreshments beginning at 2pm and the reading performance at 3pm. Based upon the novel by […]