JULY 11 - AUGUST 3
New York Stage and Film’s Summer Season at Marist University features productions, readings and residencies for new plays, musicals, dance, film, and television in development. Audiences experience stories in their earliest stages before they go to Broadway, major resident and international theaters, movies theaters or TV.
This milestone Season supported 265 artists, through 12 public performances, including one full production, 10 residencies, eight television pilots and screenplays, two panel discussions, and more. This group of artists has been recognized by every major award, including the Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Obie, Oscar, Emmy, etc.
Summer Season photos by Deborah Lopez
In addition to the creative teams with public-facing projects, the 2025 Summer Season hosted a range of artists-in-residence including Ngozi Anyanwu, Elizabeth Archer, Sopan Deb, Ryan Dobrin, Rebecca Gilman, Julian Hornik, Joseph Joubert, Ralph Peña, Betty Shamieh, Hannah Tobias, and Lois Walden, among others. Residency groups included Indigenous Voices of the Northeast and The Drama League. This season also celebrated the Filmmakers’ Workshop and recipients of the Founders’ Award, Pfaelzer Award, and Epstein Award.
In an ongoing collaboration with Marist University, SAF allows artists to create and develop new stories in an academic environment which fosters freedom of expression and natural exchanges of ideas. Together, SAF and Marist are bridging academic communities with professional artists in residency programs, and collaborations with the University’s Fashion, English, and Music Departments.
Season support provided by the Board of Directors of New York Stage and Film, Barbara Manocherian, President; and Doug Harmon.
The New York Stage and Film Summer Season is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, through funding from Dutchess Tourism, Inc. and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson, and with leadership support from the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Shubert Foundation, and the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation.
Leadership support for Stories That Move: Developing Dance Narratives, inspired by Jerome Robbins, is provided by the Jerome Robbins Foundation with additional support provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Frederick Loewe Foundation and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation.
Additional support provided by Axe-Houghton Foundation, The Ellen M Violett and Mary PR Thomas Foundation, The Drama League, The Dyson Foundation, Hyde & Watson Foundation, The Lucille Lortel Foundation, Richenthal Foundation, Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts, the Tiger Baron Foundation, and Jesse Eisenberg.