Downtown Upstate / Sept 21 & 22

Downtown Upstate festival

The first annual Downtown Upstate festival brings the best of NYC downtown theatre artists to the Hudson Valley from Sept. 7 - 22, 2024, featuring three different shows at two different venues over three consecutive weekends. Downtown Upstate will also include free workshops for local residents, including: playwriting, acting, and solo performance. Presented by Ancram Arts Center & Stissing Center (Pine Plains). Produced by Soho Think Tank with funding from the New York State Council for the Arts. Specific shows TBD.

Downtown Upstate is the brainchild of Soho Think Tank’s Artistic Director Robert Lyons, who recently wound down operations of the legendary New Ohio Theatre in Manhattan’s West Village after more than 30 years as Artistic Director. (Soho Think Tank, New Ohio’s underlying not-for-profit incorporation, continues on.)

Lyons, a recently minted Pine Plains resident, says “I’m interested in bringing together a network of existing upstate theaters to bring NYC’s new, experimental work to an upstate audience. This year we start with two great partners - Ancram Opera House and Pine Plains Stissing Center. Hopefully this network can expand as the festival develops.”

September 21, 2024 at 7pm

September 22, 2024 at 3pm