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Powerhouse Theater

Powerhouse Theater

Powerhouse Theater

Powerhouse Theater

Powerhouse Theater

Powerhouse Theater

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2026 Season

The 2026 40th Anniversary Powerhouse Theater Season will run from late June through July on the Vassar campus. Check back in the spring for more information about performances, casting and tickets.

News

Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College Announces Complete Casting of It’s Kind of A Funny Story and The Holes

Posted 7/10/2025

Additional casting for the highly anticipated 39th Powerhouse Theater Season: Julia Murney, Tina Benko, Mike Nappi, Happy McPartlin, and Jackson Chase join James Monroe Iglehart, Dominic Sessa, and more!

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Summer Art Programming, Exhibitions Announced at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar

Posted 6/27/2025

With the arrival of summer, Vassar’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is rolling out the red carpet for art lovers this season with a wide range of events and exhibitions spanning improvised performances utilizing the gestural composing language of Soundpainting to exhibitions that explore the reciprocal relationship between place and person, showcase the museum’s collection of Hudson River School art, and examine images of the body fragmented into pieces.

Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College Announces Initial Casting for the 39th Powerhouse Season

Posted 6/18/2025

Vassar College is thrilled to announce initial casting for the 39th Powerhouse Theater Season. Past highlights from this celebrated program include works that have gone on to win Tony®, Emmy, Pulitzer and Grammy awards, and was a developmental stop for the long-running Broadway smash Hamilton.

Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College Announces Programming Lineup for the 39th Season

Posted 5/22/2025

New Mainstage, Workshops, Free Readings, and Training Program for Six Weeks: June 20–July 27, 2025.

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Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College Announces Casting of Messy White Gays and Shanghai Sonatas

Posted 7/8/2024

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Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College Announces Initial Casting for the 38th Powerhouse Season

Posted 6/20/2024

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Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College Announces Programming Lineup for the 38th Powerhouse Season

Posted 5/15/2024

New Musical and Play Workshops, Free Readings, and Training Program for Six Weeks: June 21–July 28, 2024

Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College Announces Programming Lineup for the 37th Powerhouse Season

Posted 5/11/2023

New Musical and Play Workshops, Free Readings, and Training Program for Five Weeks: June 25–July 30, 2023

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Powerhouse 2023 Update

In the summer of 2022, the Powerhouse Theater Program returned to the Vassar campus, after a pandemic induced hiatus. Vassar continued working with its longtime partner, New York Stage and Film (NYSAF), but also expanded access and opportunity by working with and supporting a number of other local and regional theaters and artists.