Discover ambitious new stories alongside the artists creating them
New York Stage & Film’s 2026 Summer Season at Marist University and Bardavon Presents features 8 new plays and 3 new musicals with public facing performances by acclaimed playwrights, composers, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winners, as well as two EGOT recipients. National audiences will travel to Poughkeepsie to experience stories in their earliest stages before they go to Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond!
In addition to the creative teams with public-facing projects, the 2026 Summer Season will host a range of artists-in-residence including individual artists and groups such as the Indigenous Voices of the Northeast and The Drama League. This season will also celebrate the Filmmakers’ Workshop and recipients of the Founders’ Award, Pfaelzer Award, and the Dasha Epstein Award; all to be announced at a later date.
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND is developed under New York Stage & Film’s Stories That Move: Developing Dance Narratives.
Flex-Passes are now available for purchase using the button below. Want to see more than one project in our Summer Season? Flex-Passes are designed to bulk purchase your tickets at a discounted rate. Book before April 19 to redeem the Early Bird All-Access Season Pass to see every show in our season at an exclusive rate. All passes are limited and based on availability.
Only valid for one ticket per project.
New York Stage & Film is thrilled to welcome a new partnership with Bardavon Presents to deepen S&F’s relationship with the City of Poughkeepsie, and showcase larger scale workshops in development in their newly renovated historic theater. In an ongoing collaboration with Marist University, S&F allows artists to create and develop new stories in an academic environment which fosters freedom of expression and natural exchanges of ideas. Together, New York Stage & Film, Marist University, and Bardavon Presents will continue to make Poughkeepsie a destination for new works in development, welcoming national audiences to the Hudson Valley.
Stay at Poughkeepsie's finest hotels, dine at the best restaurants, and find nearby shops to make your trip to Poughkeepsie an unforgettable one!
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Inn at Bellefield
25 Old Vineyard Place, Hyde Park, New York 12538
Call (845) 414-6750 to book Stage & Films's $149 rate or click here.
Hampton Inn & Suites
2361 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Call (845) 463-7500 to book Stage & Films's rate or click here.
10 Dutchess Landing Rd, 2A Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
S&F patrons get 10% with proof of ticket or company lanyard
Hyatt Place Poughkeepsie / Hudson Valley
2165 South Road Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601
Call (845) 632-3100 to book Stage & Films's $139 rate or click here.
26 Winslow Gate Rd. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
S&F patrons get 10% with proof of ticket or company lanyard
DoubleTree by Hilton
40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Call (845) 485-5300 to book Stage & Films's rate or click here.
WHERE THEATER & FILM BEGINS
Since 1985, New York Stage & Film (S&F) has developed over 1,000 stories for theatre, dance, film and television that have won every major award including the Pulitzer-Prize, Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Obie. Including HAMILTON, HADESTOWN, DOUBT, AMERICAN IDIOT, THE INVISIBLE HAND, TRU, SIDE MAN, amongst hundreds others.
LEAD FUNDING PROVIDED BY:
The New York Stage & 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 Partners in the Arts 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, The Lucille Lortel Foundation, Richenthal Foundation, Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts, and the Tiger Baron Foundation.