“Centuries” Theatrical Concert Comes to Ancram Center

Following a Summer Play Lab residency, musical collaborators Kate Douglas, Matthew Dean Marsh, and Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez return to the Ancram Center in the world premiere of Centuries, their theatrical concert that follows an Ohio family over two generations as a son retrieves and pieces together fragments from his mother’s life. Told entirely through innovative choral music…

Ancram Center for the Arts to Host Free, Family-Friendly Open House

Ancram Center for the Arts will host a free, family-friendly Open House on Saturday June 1 from 3:00-5:00pm. RSVPs are not required but are encouraged and may be made at ancramcenter.org/community-open-house-spring-2024. “In the past we’ve closed our seasons with an Open House, but we decided to kick off the 2024 season…

Ancram Opera House Becomes Ancram Center for the Arts

Reflecting its growth as a regional creative hub serving the Hudson Valley, Berkshires and Litchfield County, Ancram Opera House is taking on the new name of Ancram Center for the Arts.  The announcement was made November 25 by Ancram Opera House Co-Directors Paul Ricciardi and Jeffrey Mousseau and Board President…

Ancram Opera House Opens Its Doors for a Free Community Gathering

Ancram Opera House will open its doors for a free community gathering on Saturday Nov. 25 from 2:00-5:00pm. RSVPs are not required but are encouraged and can be made at ancramoperahouse.org/community-open-house. “We’ve always loved kicking off the holidays with this end-of-season event, but COVID put the kibosh on our Open House…

Award-Winning Creators Bring “You Don’t Know the Lonely One” to the Ancram Opera House

Preview by Gail M. Burns For the past three years or so, theatre artists David Cale and Dael Orlandersmith, along with musician Matthew Dean Marsh and director Robert Falls, have been thinking about loneliness (being alone when you don’t want to be) and aloneness (being alone by choice.) Artistic creation…

Ancram Opera House Announces 2023 Summer Season

ANCRAM, NY [April 27, 2023] – Co-Directors Jeff Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi are proud to announce the 2023 spring/summer season at the Ancram Opera House in Ancram, NY. “Through bold, inventive theater productions and vibrant community storytelling, we create opportunities for our rural region to connect through the performing arts,”…

Ancram Opera House Seeks Administrative Coordinator

Ancram Opera House Theater, entering its eighth season, is a small, but vibrant performing arts organization that produces an annual season of theater, music, storytelling and community programs from April to November each year. For more information about our activities, go to ancramoperahouse.org. The position is being funded through a grant…

Ancram Opera House Receives $40,000 Grant from NYSCA

[Ancram, NY] – The Ancram Opera House (AOH) is delighted to start the new year with the announcement of a grant award totaling $40,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. This is a four-fold increase…