Where professional artists and early-career practitioners live and work together in a collaborative artistic environment at Marist in Poughkeepsie, NY. Artists are free to connect and take risks as they explore and develop new projects through readings, workshops, developmental productions, and residencies. Read more about our collaboration with Marist College.
WHERE THEY ARE NOW
PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY NYSAF WITH MAJOR NYC AND REGIONAL
PRODUCTIONS AS A PART OF RECENT SUMMER SEASONS:
Photo by Buck Lewis & Emilio Madrid
"Our experience was nothing short of unforgettable and incomparable. It was a transformative journey filled with creativity, unwavering support, and a profound sense of community. We are eternally grateful to NYSAF for believing in our show and for being there to give incredible feedback, and listen to us, and talk with us”
- Samara Cohen (Princess Lockerooo)
Co-Creator & Choreographer
PARADISE BALLROOM
2023 Summer Season
LEAD FUNDING PROVIDED BY:
The 2024 NYSAF Summer Season is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, 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 by leadership support from the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Shubert Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and the Board of Directors of New York Stage and Film.
Leadership support for Stories That Move: Developing Dance Musicals, 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 Tiger Baron Foundation, The Ellen M Violett and Mary PR Thomas Foundation, The Lucille Lortel Foundation, Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts, The Dyson Foundation, and Richenthal Foundation.
Kate Douglas’s TULIPA is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support by the Bechdel Project.