Powerhouse Theater

About Us:

Powerhouse Theater, a collaboration between New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, now entering its 25th season, is dedicated to both emerging and established artists in the development and production of new works for theater and film.

During an intense eight-week summer residency on the Vassar campus, up to 20 different projects are publicly presented, typically engaging more than 200 professional artists and theater students. Plays, musicals, and screenplays are presented in a variety of forms: readings, workshops, and fully staged productions. Additionally, 40 theater students from across the country and around the world participate in each summer season and form the Apprentice Company. These young artists are exposed to a wide range of theatrical experiences and are provided with a distinctive opportunity to work on the development of theater productions headed for Broadway and top-ranked theaters nation-wide.

Since the first Powerhouse Theater season in 1985, New York Stage and Film and Vassar have served more than 2,000 artists and over 200,000 audience members through the development and production of artistically exceptional and affordably priced performances.