The Gathering Place for Great Performances at the Gateway to Woodstock, New York
Uniting Country Living with Fulfilled Expectations of Great Quality Performances
Rooted in the Founding of Woodstock: The Town, The Festival and The Destination
The Non-Profit Iconic Site of American Theatre & Music History
Established 1938 as One of the First Rural Extensions of Broadway
by Robert Elwyn, A 5th Generation Woodstock Founding Family Member
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COVID-19 Related Safety Protocol
Dear Friends and Visitors:
As we begin to welcome you back to the iconic Woodstock Playhouse for the Summer Festival of Theatre 2021, please note that for your health and the safety of all visitors to the Woodstock Playhouse, there are certain COVID protocols that are in place for this season which must be followed.
When visiting the playhouse:
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Masks must be worn at all times in the building. If masks are removed by an individual in the building, they will be asked to leave with no refund.
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All patrons must arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to showtime. No one will be admitted after the start of the show and there are no refunds for late-comers or no-shows.
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All patrons must remain socially distanced from those who are not in their party.
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All seats are reserved, and due to social-distancing, patrons will be required to stay in their assigned seating.
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Intermission and concessions will take place outdoors and all patrons must exit the playhouse after the performance has ended with no loitering indoors.
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The purchasing of any tickets by individuals/parties will be a confirmation that they agree to follow all safety protocols in place during their visit to the Woodstock Playhouse.
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All individuals who purchase a ticket/tickets will be emailed a ticket voucher/confirmation for their assigned seating which will act as their ticket/tickets which must be presented to the ushers/house manager on their mobile device or in printed form upon entering.
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Protocols may change based on New York State and CDC guidelines.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
The Woodstock Playhouse is a member site of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area which protects, promotes, and interprets the nationally significant resources of the Hudson River Valley for the benefit of our Nation.
The Cast of the
Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival
of Theatre 2021
Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival of Theatre presents
FAME THE MUSICAL June 11 - 27
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
"Light up the sky like a flame, FAME!" Come celebrate the opening performance of the Woodstock Playhouse Festival of Theatre 2021 Season and the return of live theatre with a stellar cast of musical theatre performers & team joined together to celebrate the passion and diversity of the performing arts with 'Fame'; based on the 1980s pop culture film of the same name. 'I Want to Make Magic', 'There She Goes/Fame!', 'Hard Work', 'Think of Meryl Streep', 'Bring On Tomorrow'...
Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival of Theatre presents
EVITA, the musical July 2 - 18
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
Embark on a fascinating journey in the theatre as 'EVITA' charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood; from a poor illegitimate child to the most powerful woman in Latin America. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony/Laurence Olivier/Drama Desk/Grammy/Academy Award-Winning musical shimmers with well-known numbers from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical masterpiece include “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” “Oh What a Circus,” “Buenos Aires” and “Another Suitcase in Another Hall...”
Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival of Theatre presents
CHARLOTTE'S WEB, a play July 10 & 17
Saturdays at 2:00pm
Our Theatre for Children cast shines just for you in this beautiful, knowing play about friendship, in which all of the most enchanting characters will join you: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND PURCHASE TICKETS
Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival of Theatre presents
BLITHE SPIRIT, the comedy July 23, 24, 25
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
Come join us in celebrating Noël Coward's most successful comedy which first appeared at the Woodstock Playhouse in the summer of 1945 after a run on Broadway; a marvelous smash comedy hit of the London & Broadway stages. A much-revived classic from the playwright of 'Private Lives', the story offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting “happy medium,” one Madame Arcati. As the (worldly and un-) personalities clash, Charles’ current wife...
Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival of Theatre presents
SWEET CHARITY, the musical July 30 - August 15
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
Come and meet the hapless but unflappable Charity Hope Valentine desperately seeking love in New York City in the 1960s. In this exuberant, groovy, hilarious Tony, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Award-Winning Musical Comedy, Charity tries again and again to find her dream and make something of herself. Inspired by Federico Fellini's 'Nights of Cabiria', with a tuneful, mid-1960s score by Cy Coleman, sparkling lyrics by Dorothy Fields including “Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” “I’m a Brass Band” and “Baby, Dream Your Dream”, and a hilarious book by Neil Simon...
Our Season's
Sponsors and
Community Leaders
Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival of Theatre
SUBSCRIPTION SERIES for the Summer Festival of Theatre 2021
Purchase a 4 Show or 3 Show Subscription Series and get a $20 or $15 reduction in price when you subscribe to the season's series of 4 or 3 Woodstock Playhouse Production offerings this summer. When purchasing a subscription, you can choose your dates and seats now, or choose as you go through the summer.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND PURCHASE SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS
Additional Upcoming Performances
The Woodstock Playhouse's Official Performing Arts Studio at the New York Conservatory for the Arts
with Year-Round Classes in Acting, Dancing and Singing, Summer Programs & More...
Click here to visit our official Performing Arts Studio Website
Len Sapiro & Friends of the Woodstock Playhouse present
THE ANNUAL WOODSTOCK BRITISH CAR SHOW
COMING THIS SEPTEMBER
Join more than 100 British car owners for a smashing display of classic, quirky, and lovable British classics, right in the heart of Woodstock, New York and the Catskill Mountains. Cars will enter the field starting at 8:30 am, and the fun goes on all day. Spectators are welcome, and FREE parking is available.
Updates will soon be available
The Woodstock Film Festival presents
THE ANNUAL WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL
September 29 - October 3
Fiercely Independent and one of the top regional film fests in the country. Follow www.WoodstockFilmFestival.org to learn more, follow the up-to-date announcements, film & event schedules and tickets releases for this lauded and celebrated film festival with presentations at the Woodstock Playhouse and throughout the Hudson Valley.
Updates will soon be available
The Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase presents
THE ANNUAL STRING SAMPLER CONCERT
Saturday October 23
Bill Frisell & Tony Scherr will headline the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase annual String Sampler Concert at the Woodstock Playhouse.
More details TBA
Happy Traum, Celebrated American Folk Musician and stalwart of the celebrated Greenwich Village & Woodstock music scenes AND Cindy Cashdollar, Celebrated 5-time Grammy Award Winning Woodstock American Musician specializing in steel guitar and Dobro join together in a call for Support and Celebration of the Iconic Woodstock Playhouse at the Gateway to Woodstock, New York at this important time when NYS has all live performance theaters shuttered.
We are proud to announce and send out a big "thank you!" to our 2021 Theatre Festival Sponsors; the Community Leaders who are helping to sustain and care for the Iconic Woodstock Playhouse and our community. Please frequent their businesses to show your appreciation for their leadership. Click on their ads to follow the link to their website.
Summer Theatre Festival 2020 Friends & Woodstock Playhouse Family
Susan Alexander
Stuart & Susan Auchincloss
Andrew Bata
Marge Bennett
Dagmar Boek
Sheila Bonilla
Michael Browne
Susan Buckler
Ronald & Mary Ellen Calabro
Sally Caltrider
Elizabeth & Thomas Carroll
Maggie Cammer
Precision Care Software In Memory of Patrick Casillo
Jane Raymond Ciarcia
Donna Cohen
Wendy Cohen
Deborah Conathan
In Memory and Celebration of Salvatore M. Conti
Jack Creviston
George Cross
Walter Crump & Richard Merrill
Leslie & Steven Dawson
Paul DeLisio
Howard Efran
Richard Egan
Shauna Eisenberg
Joann Elenson
Phyllis Elkind
James Fabiano
Gloria & William Farrell
Wendy Fehse & Alan Rasweiler
Linda Feldman-Weiss
Fidelity Charitable
Ruth Frans
Nina L. Friedman
Lindy Fruithandler
Roger Gindi & Gregory Victor
Judy Girard
Diane & Garth Godfrey
Lucy & Ned Goldfarb
In Memory of Lila Goldworm
Michaela Graham
Velma Grazier
Kathleen Greene
Thomas Greene
Dolores and James Hagedorn
Allen Haines
In Memory of Julie Harris
Jessica Hartshorn
Kim Herald
James Horner
Karen Horvat
Carlene & Steve Hummell
Robert Inglish & Craig Wood
Angela & Peter Janecke
Bob & DJ Kaminsky
Paula Katz
The Katz Family Charitable Fund
Eilleen Kelly
Jacquelyn Kilmer
Susanne & Gregory Kleen
Ellie & Rick Kramer
Jane Laiken
Jane Lazgin
Virginia Lawrence
The Leach Family
George and Kay Lockmer
Alice Lotosky
Linda & Terence Lover
Wendy Lowe
Kay Lustberg-Goldbeck
Jason Makowski
Marshall & Sterling Insurance
Daniel Melnick
Gary Meyer
Kathryn Miller
Mary Mistler
Dorothy M. Morris
Mary Mullaney
In Honor of Joan & Ernest Myer, West Hurley, NY
Joan & Ernest Myer
Paula Nelson
Elise & Steve Pittelman
Marie Raymond
The Maurice A. Recanati Foundation, Inc.
Ellen Relkin
Scot H. Rider
Virginia Rietz
Ruth Rogaski
Eric Rogoff
Rondout Cares Campaign
Baker Rorick & Betsy Friedman
Barbara Sanborn
Mary Frances & Michael J. Sass
Benjamin Schachter
Linda Sheldon
Judith Simon
Sheila Slater
Lily May Spada
Sophia Lynn Spada
Barbara Steele
John Storyk & Beth Walters-Storyk
Claudia Taft
Marion Tarantina
Tsedaka Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund
Iris York
Sally VanZandt & Family
Antoinette Villani
Andrew Wachtfogel & William Dalton
Joey Wall & Family
Alexandra Weinbaum
Linda Weiss
Louis Weiss
Peggy Winters
Gerald Wintrob
Donald Zabel
Diana & Donna Zucca
Or mail a check to:
Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock NY 12498
If you are looking to donate through Guidestar or NYS Charities,
we are listed as Pan American Dance Foundation, Inc.
The Pan American Dance Foundation, Inc.
is a Local Non-Profit Organization dba/Woodstock Playhouse
& New York Conservatory for the Arts
Honorary Board Member
Peter Yarrow of ‘Peter, Paul & Mary’
Board Members
Diane Stein Randy Conti Douglas Farrell
Jack Creviston Roger Gindi Carlene Hummell Diane Godfrey
Michael Gugliotti, Jr. Laura Mason Bonnie Rubenstein Sharon Spaulding
Honorary Board Members Emeritus
Peter Cambariere Vincent DeBiase Christine Hein Jessica Morton
The Pan American Dance Foundation, Inc. is a Not-for-Profit Organization 501c3 whose purpose is to promote, cultivate, sponsor, develop, aid and advance the public interest in and appreciation of the Performing and Fine Arts through year-round educational and performance projects and programming.
The Gallery at the Woodstock Playhouse
Visit the Artists' Galleries Online
While the gallery at the Woodstock Playhouse remains on pause, please visit the websites of our current exhibitors, painter Allan Skriloff and photographer Elliott Landy. When contacting them, please be sure to mention the Woodstock Playhouse as a percentage of all sales through the playhouse will benefit the iconic site to sustain and ensure its place in our community and region during these uncertain times.
Allan Skriloff attended Pratt institute in 1962 and 1963, then transferred to Parsons School of Design, studying interior design. He studied at the Art Students League in 1954 and 1964, and then on and off for the next decade. Allan has had shower at Ok Harris and Jakendoff Bochi Gallery in SoHo NYC. He’s also shown at General Electric Headquarters , Manhattan College. An amusing Allan factoid: he’s had 6 paintings on The Days of Our Lives soap opera, over the course of several episodes that took place in a gallery. His work has also showed at Woodstock Art Association, Hunter Gallery, displayed and loan at the Emerson Resort, an award-winning four-diamond property here in the Hudson valley. Several of his Oil Worker paintings were purchased by Precision Drilling in Houston Texas. Allan is represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson New York.
His work can be seen on his web site fineartbyskriloff.com. But to see all of his work go to houzz.com/pro/interioranalysis and scroll down to MY OTHER LIFE. He can be reached at 845-679-6325 if you wish to speak to him and see his work in person.
Elliott Landy, born in 1942, began photographing the anti-Vietnam war movement and the underground music culture in New York City in 1967.
He photographed many of the underground rock and roll superstars, both backstage and onstage, from 1967 to 69.
His images of Bob Dylan and The Band, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Joan Baez, Van Morrison, Richie Havens, and many others documented the music scene during that classic rock and roll period which culminated with the 1969 Woodstock Festival, of which he was the official photographer.
After that, Elliott moved on to other inspirations and art forms, photographing his own children and travels, creating impressionist flower photographs and doing motion and kaleidoscopic photography in both still and film formats.
His photographs have been published worldwide for many years in all print mediums including covers of Rolling Stone, Life, the Saturday Evening Post, etc. and album covers, calendars, photographic book collections, etc.
He has published Woodstock Vision, The Spirit of A Generation, in book and CD-ROM format, and authored the book Woodstock 69, The First Festival.
He is currently publishing a series of limited edition lithographs of his classic rock photographs. To view and purchase his photographs and merchandise, click here to visit his website.