Bridge Street Theatre Awarded Capital Project Funding Grant from NYSCA

Catskill, NY — Bridge Street Theatre has been awarded a 2025 Capital Project Funding grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and construction is now underway on a new first-floor, ADA-compliant apartment at its Catskill performing arts complex. The space will provide fully accessible, on-site housing for…

REVIEW: “La Musica Deuxieme” and the Downtown Upstate Festival at the Ancram Center for the Arts

by Macey Levin The first annual Downtown Upstate festival brings the best of NYC downtown theatre artists to the Hudson Valley, featuring three different shows at two different venues over three consecutive weekends.  Downtown Upstate will also include playwriting, acting, and solo performance workshops for local residents. Presented by Ancram…

First Annual Downtown Upstate Festival Comes to Ancram and Pine Plains

[Aug. 2, 2024, Ancram & Pine Plains, NY] — The first annual Downtown Upstate Festival will bring the best of NYC downtown theater to the Hudson Valley from Sept. 7 – 22, 2024 and feature three different shows at two different venues over three consecutive weekends. The festival is presented…

Ancram Center for the Arts Awarded $50,000 for Expansion by the New York State Council on the Arts

 Ancram, NY – Ancram Center for the Arts announced today a grant award totaling $50,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the organization’s theater renovation and expansion. This grant is part of a capital project funding announcement by NYSCA, which totals over $32 million…

Ancram Center for the Arts Announces 2024 Season

Ancram Center for the Arts today announced its 2024 season, an eclectic mix of productions and collaborations that will feature three new works developed during Ancram Center’s Summer Play Lab residencies; “Downtown Upstate,” a alternative performance festival bringing the best of NYC downtown theatre artists to the Hudson Valley; Nick…

Valatie Community Theatre Announces Auditions for “Puffs”

PUFFS Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and MagicA play by Matt Cox This will be an adult production, with addition of older teens as necessary. Auditions will take place January 15th and 19th, with shows February 23-25, at the Valatie Community Theatre, 3031 Main…

Bridge Street Theater Awarded $25,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts

A Grateful Bridge Street Theatre Awarded $25,000 for 2024 by the New York State Council on the Arts Catskill, NY – Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre announced today a grant award totaling $25,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support its work in the nonprofit arts…