PS21 Hosts Next Festival June 5

Festival Celebrates Women Immigrant Composers in Honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Friday, June 5 – PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance | Chatham, NY Cellist and Composer Andrea Casarrubios, 2026 Festival Guest Artist,  Performs the World Premiere of her own The Book of Signatures The World Premiere of Adeliia…

PS21 Announces Complete Program for The Dark Festival in February

PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance is excited to present the complete program for The Dark, a new annual festival that celebrates the depths of winter. Taking place from February 16–22, 2026, the festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia County—in theatres, restaurants, libraries, saunas and outdoor public spaces. Featuring more than 60…

Favorites of 2025: Paula Kaplan-Reiss

After a fulfilling theater season of seeing close to 50 plays, musicals, and staged readings, I have walked away with some impressive highlights which have stayed with me. How fortunate to live in an area rich with gifted playwrights and talented performers, not to mention the able staff and crew…

Favorites of 2025: Sierra Pasquale

#1 At the Wedding – Harbinger Theater at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts Bryna Turner’s At the Wedding was the rare production that managed to be laugh-out-loud funny and quietly devastating in the same breath. This staging succeeded because it trusted its audience. Never softening the ache at…

PS21’s Winter Festival “The Dark” of Radiating Across Columbia County

The Dark: PS21’s fearless winter festival of live performance radiating across Columbia County The Dark is a new annual festival from PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance that celebrates and elevates the depths of winter. Taking place February 16–22, 2026, the festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia County—in theatres, restaurants,…

The Mac-Haydn Theatre Announces 2026 Summer Season

CHATHAM, NY (December 12, 2025)—The Mac-Haydn Theatre is thrilled to unveil its highly anticipated 2026 season, a vibrant lineup that deepens the theatre’s commitment to bold storytelling, imaginative design, and the unique intimacy that has defined the Mac-Haydn experience for more than half a century. Tickets are now on sale…

Chatham Middle School Drama Club Presents “Dear Edwina Jr.”

Chatham, N.Y.— From November 21st through the 23rd, Chatham Middle School Drama Club presents “Dear Edwina JR.” directed by Tracy Gelston. Follow the adventures of plucky young advice giver Edwina Spoonapple as she and her friends dish out wisdom on everything from trying new foods to making new friends. The cast and crew have been hard at…

Chatham High School Presents Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”

Chatham, N.Y.— On Friday and Saturday, November 14th and 15th at 7 p.m., Chatham High School presents Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” Beware the ides of March! William Shakespeare’s classic portrayal of political turmoil, betrayal, and vengeance is directed by Nick Nudler and Madeline Weltchek, and is produced in partnership with Shakespeare & Company’s Fall Festival of Shakespeare.  The performances…