Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College

Thank you for an amazing 2024 Powerhouse Season! See you next summer!

Final chance to catch WE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER, the Training Company's annual improvised Soundpainting performance.

Join us at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center today at 6pm. No ticket required!

📸: Buck Lewis

Hard to believe it’s been a full week since ABSOLUTE ZERO at Powerhouse. We think of them...

🎶 every day of the week 🎶

Go down memory lane with us and peek behind the curtain of what Dorie Clark, Marie Incontrera, and the entire team got up to during their two weeks in residence with us.

📸: Buck Lewis

⭐ ANNOUNCING CASTING FOR SHANGHAI SONATAS ⭐

SHANGHAI SONATAS
Music and Concept by Sean Gao
Book by Alan Goodson
Lyrics by Joyce Hill Stoner
Directed by Chongren Fan
Musical Arrangement and Direction by Asher Denburg
Produced by Diane Fisher and LED Theatrical Productions

featuring David Abeles, Lauren Blackman, Eric Bondoc,
Kelsey Anne Brown, Cáitlín Burke, Debra Cardona, Amelia Fei,
Jason Forbach, Neal Mayer, Regene Odon, Julian Remulla,
Ryan Vona, and Xiaoqing Zhang

Tickets on sale now!

⭐ ANNOUNCING CASTING FOR MESSY WHITE G**S ⭐

MESSY WHITE G**S
Written by Drew Droege
Directed by Mike Donahue
Developed and Produced by The Fabulous Invalid

featuring Drew Droege, Nico Greetham, Aaron Jackson,
Jeffery Self, and Pete Zias

Tickets on sale now!

First look at A Simple Herstory in rehearsal! Performances start tonight through Sunday, July 7.

The groundbreaking, audio fiction exploration of the 100+ women who have run for President of the United States lands at the Powerhouse for three performances only.

✨ Use discount code FIREWORKS for buy one, get one free tickets ✨

📸: Buck Lewis

Honored to be included on The New York Times's list of 15 summer theaters to visit this summer!

15 Summer Theaters for That Nearby, Out-of-Town Experience Easygoing days of drama and comedy are just a few hours away (or even closer) in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

For a limited time, tickets to A Simple Herstory are buy one get one free with discount code FIREWORKS!

Spend the Fourth of July with us and experience the groundbreaking podcast live and in person from the Powerhouse Theater.

Get tickets now at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/powerhouse/284?productionidlist=216898

First day of classes for the 2024 Powerhouse Theater Training Program!

This year's cohort of acting, playwriting, and directing students are already hard at work in their morning classes and will dive into rehearsals for TWELFTH NIGHT and WE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER this afternoon.

We can't wait to spend the next five weeks learning, growing, and creating alongside you. Welcome to Powerhouse!

⭐ ANNOUNCING CASTING FOR ABSOLUTE ZERO ⭐

ABSOLUTE ZERO
Book and Lyrics by Dorie Clark
Music by Marie Incontrera
Directed by Ellie Heyman
Choreographed by Bo Park

featuring Gabrielle Carrubba, Jessica Darrow, Kasper, Maya Lagerstam, Youran Lee, Tatum Marshall, Crystal Lucas-Perry, and Brittany Zeinstra

Tickets on sale now!

⭐ ANNOUNCING CASTING FOR A SIMPLE HERSTORY ⭐

A SIMPLE HERSTORY
Created by Jocelyn Kuritsky
Written by Jonathan A. Goldberg and Jenny Turner Hall
Directed by Meghan Finn
Series Director and Co-Executive Producer Donya K. Washington

featuring Florencia Lozano, David Shih, and Colleen Werthmann

Tickets on sale now!

⭐ ANNOUNCING CASTING FOR ALL SIX OF OUR READINGS ⭐

THIS PLACE IS DEFINITELY HAUNTED
Written By Max Reuben
Directed by Caley Chase
featuring Fernando Gonzalez, Char Nakashima-Conway, and Carolyn Reuben

EXTINCTION
Written by C.J. Baer
Directed by Judson Jones
featuring Emma Chart, Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy, Tom Green, Brianna Lucille, Oliver Palmer, and Gabriel Wassif

HOLES IN THE SHAPE OF MY FATHER
Written and Performed by Savon Bartley
Directed by Adam Coy

POSSESSED (OR, "THE CRAZY AFRICAN GIRL" PLAY)
Written by Gloria Majule
Directed by Shariffa Ali
featuring Ngozi Anyanwu, Amandla Jahava, and Michael Oloyede

PING PONG PLAY
Written by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Directed by Benita de Wit
featuring ChiWen Chang and Maya Jeyam

3 GRACES
Written by Alexandra Neil
Directed by Valentina Fratti
with Purva Bedi, Yvette Ganier, and Zoë Van Tieghem

Call the Box Office at (845) 437-5599 to reserve your seats today!

Our box office is now accepting reservations for all six of our exciting new play readings. Reservations for readings can be made by calling the Powerhouse Theater Box Office at (845) 437-5599. The box office is open Thursday through Sunday from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. And best of all, all readings are FREE!

Give us a call at (845) 437-5599 to reserve your seats today ❤️

Want to join the cast of this year's PERFORMING ART with Hudson Valley Performing Arts Laboratory?

Sign up for an audition below!

PERFORMING ART AT THE LOEB 2024 SIGN UP Performing Art is a collaboration between the Frances Lehman Loeb Gallery, Powerhouse Theatre and The Hudson Valley Performing Arts Laboratory. For more details about this year's performance go here. For more details about past iterations of Performing Art, go here. By filling out this form you are....

Ariella Serur and Sav Souza are UNSTOPPABLE!

WE START IN MANHATTAN was featured in the 2023 Powerhouse season. Can't wait to see what's next for this remarkable show ❤️

Playbill Songwriter Series: The Gloriously Q***r Artistry of Ariella Serur and Sav Souza Their new musical, We Start In Manhattan , follows two chaotic NYC qu**rs who think they know themselves, until they are swept into a whirlwind cross country road trip together.

🎟️ The Box Office is open! 🎟️

Come visit us in person at the Powerhouse Theater or give us a call at (845) 437-5599 to speak with one of our representatives. Box office hours are Thursdays through Sundays from 2pm-6pm.

And, of course, our online box office is open 24/7 at https://www.vassar.edu/powerhouse/box-office

Tickets are now available online for our 38th Powerhouse Season!

Visit vassar.edu/powerhouse to reserve your seats today.

🎉 ANNOUNCING OUR 2024 POWERHOUSE SEASON 🎉

And last but not least, one very Special Event!

PERFORMING ART
JULY 14
Conceived and Directed by Liz Dahmen

Visit vassar.edu/powerhouse to learn more about the entire 2024 Powerhouse season.

🎉 ANNOUNCING OUR 2024 POWERHOUSE SEASON 🎉

Up next, the Training Company season!

TWELFTH NIGHT
JULY 12 - 14
Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Devin Kawaoka

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
JULY 19 - 21
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Caley Chase

WE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER
JULY 4, 11, 18, 25
Conceived and Composed by Max Reuben
Developed and Performed by members of the Training Company

MARATHON
JULY 21 - 22
Co-created by Hal Cosentino and Ellenor Riley-Condit
Devised by members of the Training Company

NEW WORKS PLAY FESTIVAL
JULY 27
Written and Directed by members of the Training Company

Visit vassar.edu/powerhouse to learn more about the entire 2024 Powerhouse season.

🎉 ANNOUNCING OUR 2024 POWERHOUSE SEASON 🎉

Up next, two weekends of Readings!

THIS PLACE IS DEFINITELY HAUNTED
JUNE 21
Written By Max Reuben

EXTINCTION
JUNE 23
Written by C.J. Baer
Directed by Judson Jones
Part of the Theatre East residency

HOLES IN THE SHAPE OF MY FATHER
JUNE 27
Written by Savon Bartley
Directed by Adam Coy
Part of the The Tank residency

POSSESSED (OR, "THE CRAZY AFRICAN GIRL" PLAY)
JUNE 28
Written by Gloria Majule
Directed by Shariffa Ali

PING PONG PLAY
JUNE 29
Written by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Part of The Leah Ryan Fund residency

Visit vassar.edu/powerhouse to learn more about the entire 2024 Powerhouse season.

🎉 ANNOUNCING OUR 2024 POWERHOUSE SEASON 🎉

Up next, our Play Workshops!

A SIMPLE HERSTORY
JULY 6 - 8
Written by Jocelyn Kuritsky, Jenny Turner Hall and Jonathan A. Goldberg
Executive Produced by Donya K. Washington
Directed by Meghan Finn
Part of The Tank residency

MESSY WHITE G**S
JULY 19 - 21
Written by Drew Droege
Directed by Mike Donahue
Developed and Produced by The Fabulous Invalid

Visit vassar.edu/powerhouse to learn more about the entire 2024 Powerhouse season.

🎉 ANNOUNCING OUR 2024 POWERHOUSE SEASON 🎉

Up first, our Musical Workshops!

ABSOLUTE ZERO
JULY 12 - 14
Book and Lyrics by Dorie Clark
Music by Marie Incontrera
Directed by Ellie Heyman
Choreographed by Bo Park

SHANGHAI SONATAS
JULY 26 - 28
Music and Concept by Sean Gao
Book by Alan Goodson
Lyrics by Joyce Hill Stoner
Directed by Chongren Fan
Musical Arrangement and Direction by Asher Denburg
Produced by Diane Fisher and LED Theatrical Productions

Visit vassar.edu/powerhouse to learn more about the entire 2024 Powerhouse season.

Less than a month left to apply to this summer's Powerhouse Theater Training Program! Applications for actors, directors, and playwrights remain open until April 1.

Visit https://www.vassar.edu/powerhouse/training-program for more information.

It is with great sadness that I share with you, the extended Powerhouse family, that our dear friend, Mateo Ervin (Acting Apprentice, 2011) passed away on August 4, 2023. After studying with us his first summer, we were lucky enough to have Mateo work on the staff of Powerhouse in the years that followed, even returning as a “Dandy Minion” in Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. In the words of his wife, Lizzy Ana Lincoln, “He is survived by his parents, brother, sister in law, and numerous former foster cats...[and]... It is in the love between us that he survives.” Our thoughts and love are with Lizzy and the rest of his family in this difficult time.

I first met Mateo at the NETC auditions in the spring of 2011. He came to our “call back,” our little table in a large meeting room. He sat and listened and asked questions. He was so earnest. Luckily for us he accepted our offer to join the program. He would spend that summer absorbing everything like a sponge! Getting over his fear of Shakespeare in Brian McManamon’s Text Class, discovering a brand new language (Soundpainting) with Mark Lindberg and learning to “dream” into Strindberg’s A Dream Play by way of Caryl Churchill under the thoughtful direction of Jessi Hill. Mateo absorbed everything Powerhouse had to offer. At Mateo's invitation I went to recruit at his school, Austin College, in Sherman, Texas. He introduced me to his friends, his teachers, and his favorite roadside restaurant complete with a “smoking section.” I had heart shaped chicken fried steak (or was it chicken fried chicken?). His friends, all of whom seemed to find their way to Powerhouse over the next few summers - Harrison, Nick, Anika, Colin, Lizzy - all came to Powerhouse because of Mateo. My heart breaks for their loss.

And, Lizzy, dear sweet lovely Lizzy Ana Lincoln. My heart breaks for you, especially. We lost a light too soon. But you? You lost your play-mate, your buddy, your pal.

Mateo touched so many here at Powerhouse, a web of connection only those who have experienced it can understand. Mateo is part of the Powerhouse DNA and part of so many lives and the proof of that lies in all the calls and emails and text messages I have received.

At the end of his first summer at Powerhouse, he posted to the Facebook group: “You people. You wonderful, passionate, talented, completely batsh*t insane people. I miss you dearly.” (August 4, 2011)

We will miss you dearly. Rest in peace, dear sweet, earnest, funny, thoughtful Mateo.

- Ed Cheetham

to the 2019 Powerhouse season and our reading of The Notebook, which is transferring to Broadway in the spring!

Congratulations to the entire team! See you on Broadway!

📸: Vassar and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater, 2019. Photo by Buck Lewis.

The Tank’s presentation of Behind the Attic Wall begins performance tonight in the Powerhouse! With imaginative puppets and masks designed by The Ladies of Mischief and an interactive video design by David Pym, Behind the Attic Wall is an inspiring new play for all ages.

Tickets available now at vassar.edu/powerhouse.

Only one more chance to see the Training Company’s annual Soundpainting performance at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. Conceived and directed by Max Reuben, Real Human Beings utilizes the gestural composing language of Soundpainting to create a spontaneous, ensemble-based improvised performance.

Final performance today at 6:00pm. Details at vassar.edu/powerhouse.

📸: Buck Lewis

On Sunday, Powerhouse had the privilege of collaborating with The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center and artist Audra Wolowiec on a live performance of AIR, a notational score created from extracting the commas from the Constitution of the United States of America. Thanks to all who came out!

📸: Buck Lewis