Woodstock Playhouse

We are excited for the Woodstock Playhouse Summer Festival of Theatre 2021 Season begin and we are honored to welcome Marshall & Sterling Insurance - Kingston as a Community Supporter Sponsor! Thank you to Christopher Harris and all of the great folks in Kingston for joining in and caring for the Woodstock Playhouse and the great artists and community organizations who call it home! Take a bow!

Happy Birthday, Randy Conti, Executive Director of the Woodstock Playhouse. Cheers to you and all of the passion & inspiration you bring to this world! "WE HONOR MR. CONTI, TODAY & ALWAYS, FOR HIS DEDICATION & LEADERSHIP WHICH HAS GUIDED THE ICONIC WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE TO A NEW AGE. HE STEPPED FORWARD, DEDICATING & COMMITTING HIS MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP, GROWTH & PLANNING AT OUR COMMUNITY'S NEW YORK CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARTS TO HONOR AND REHABILITATE THE TRADITION & C...ONTINUED LIFE OF CELEBRATED THEATRE & MUSIC HISTORY AT THE WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE - ROOTED & FOUNDED IN 1938 BY A MEMBER OF ONE OF WOODSTOCK'S OLDEST FAMILIES. HE HAS NAVIGATED NEW DAYS FOR THE PLAYHOUSE OVER THE PAST 11 YEARS, THROUGH HARD WORK, VOLUNTEERISM, INSPIRATION, LEADERSHIP AND HONOR; PREVAILING ABOVE & BEYOND, THROUGH THE MAGNITUDE OF HIS PASSIONATE HEART AND KEEN BUSINESS SENSE. WE PUT ASIDE ALL ELSE TODAY TO HONOR HIM FOR ALL HE HAS SHARED TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR TOWN AND FOR ALL HE HAS INSPIRED." Photo by Dion Ogust #woodstockny #nonprofit #hudsonvalley #nyc #newyork #happybirthday #leader #ulstercountynewyork #thankyou #leadingtheway

The Chronogrammies are back for 2021! New look, new categories, but still your choice! Nominate your iconic WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE for readers’ choice ‘Live Theatre Venue’ AND ‘Performance Space’ from January 1- February 15! The more nominations we get, the closer we are to moving on in the voting round! Nominate us now at each of these two category sites: https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/Chronogrammies/Page https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/Chronogrammies/Page... Thank you! #chronogrammies #livetheatre #hudsonvalley #liveperformance #woodstockny #catskills #ulstercounty #escapebrooklyn #hudsonrivervalleynationalheritagearea #rootsofwoodstock

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Mr. M. Edgar Rosenblum, the brilliant American Arts Executive who emerged as executive director and manager of the Woodstock Playhouse throughout the decade of the 1960s, during which he presented plays, musicals, children's shows and folk concerts at the playhouse and play readings in his Polari Art Gallery. Upon moving on from the Woodstock Playhouse in 1970, Mr. Rosenblum became the arts executive at the Long Wharf Theate...r in New Haven for 26 years, steering it to prominence in the American theater landscape, developing work that traveled to Broadway and elsewhere and that won Pulitzer Prizes and Tony Awards along the way. Edgar was one of the most important executive directors in the country, stated artistic director Arvin Brown. He combined remarkable business acumen with a deep and emotional devotion to the art of the theater. Together they raised the Long Wharf’s profile with numerous plays that moved to Broadway. Among them were The Changing Room by David Storey, which earned John Lithgow a Tony in 1973 for best featured actor, and The Gin Game, by D. L. Coburn, which won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Tony for Jessica Tandy. The Long Wharf’s annual budget was $400,000 when Mr. Rosenblum arrived in 1970; in 1996 it was $5.5 million. During his career, Mr. Rosenblum taught theater management at Yale, served as president of the League of American Regional Theaters and the American Arts Alliance, an advocacy group known as the Performing Arts Alliance, and worked for Circle-in-the-Square and Theatre for a New Audience, both in New York City, as well as the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Mass., and as executive director of the California International Theater Festival. #edgarrosenblum #woodstockny #broadway #longwharftheater #ulstercounty #brooklyn #theatre #legacy Sources: New York Times, Hartford Courant Photo by Simon Russell

Ever since being a child singing this beautiful song for our school's Christmas Concert, it's message of kindness and sharing is still one of the most beautiful I know. During this season and the coming year, may you always have a "bit of bread and cheese" to share with a friend in the soft and warming light of a candle. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. https://youtu.be/-DfEpCQKsyc #christmas #peterpaulandmary #woodstockny #christmasdinner #candlelight #onefamily #peace #love #light #sharing

It's Official! Thanks to your support through daily voting, the Woodstock Playhouse will receive $1,000 from Rondout Savings Bank! The $1,000 will also be matched through the generosity of Carlene and Steve Hummell. Thank you all, and thank you to Rondout Savings Bank and the Hummells for these opportunities during this very difficult year. Happy Holidays and Wishes for a bright & Blessed New Year! #rondoutsavingsbank #woodstockny #woodstockplayhouse #gratitude #happyholidays #rondoutcares #ulstercountyny

So excited to see this!...remembering and celebrating The Band and the 50th anniversary of their recording of the 'Stage Fright' album at the iconic Woodstock Playhouse in 1970. #TheBand #Holiday #giftgiving #StageFrightAlbum #WoodstockNY #UlsterCountyNewYork #WoodstockPlayhouse #Remastered

Take a moment to view this love letter to the tradition of Christmas Eve at the Woodstock Village Green; written by Richard Heppner, narrated by Lewis Arlt and sponsored by the Historical Society of Woodstock. May our hearts and spirits join on the Village Green this season despite our earthly bodies absence. #woodstockny #christmas #historicalsocietyofwoodstock #tradition