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The Performing Arts in the Finger Lakes

AURORA

Morgan Opera House

370 Main St., 2nd floor

Aurora, NY 13026

315-364-5437

A variety of forms of entertainment, including opera, instrumentalists, children's theatre, and historical lectures.

AUBURN

Auburn Players Community Theater

197 Franklin St.
Auburn, NY 13021

315-258-8275

Affiliated with Cayuga Community College, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious community theaters in the country.

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse

Emerson Park, Rt. 38A

Auburn, NY 13021

800-457-8897

Professional musical theatre in the historic carousel building on Owasco Lake.

CORNING

The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes

1 Cedar St., P.O. Box 15

Corning, NY 14830

607-936-2873

A fully professional regional orchestra, OSFL provides inspiring performances of all the major orchestral repertory.

CORTLAND

Cortland Repertory Theatre

Edward Jones Playhouse

Dwyer Memorial Park

Little York, NY 13087

800-427-6160

Professional theatre presenting quality musical and dramatic performances.

ELMIRA

Clemens Center

207 Clemens Center Parkway

Elmira, NY 14902

800-724-0159

Providing a wide variety of quality performing arts programs, including touring Broadway shows, dance, international orchestras, comedy clubs, as well a quality children's theatre.

Elmira Little Theatre

1000 Laurel St.

Elmira, NY 14904

Since 1944, ELT has produced a wide variety of entertainment, including comedy, farce, tragedy, and drama--the common theme always being the human condition.

Gibson Theatre

Elmira College

One Park Place

Elmira, NY 14901

607-735-1853

A variety of preforming arts programs including music, dance, and theatre.

Rafael Grigorian Ballet Theatre

Clemens Center

207 Clemens Center Parkway

Elmira, NY 14902

607-733-2554

The resident classical ballet company of the Clemens Center.

GATES

Gates Community Theater

Gates Chili High School Auditorium

910 Wegman Rd.

Rochester, NY 14624

585-247-6100 ext. 234

Offering drama, comedy, and musicals.

GENESEO

Geneseo Community Players

Alice Austin Theatre

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY 14454

585-245-5833

Presents well-known modern works.

GENEVA

Geneva Theatre Guild

Geneva, NY 14456

315-789-5677

Presents drama, comedy, and one-act plays at various venues in the area.

Smith Opera House

82 Seneca St.

Geneva, NY 14456

866-355-5483

An eclectic mix of quality films, dance, and music.

GREECE

Greece Summer Theater

Greece Olympia High School

1139 Maiden La.

Greece, NY 14616

585-234-5636

Musicals presented by the Greece Performing Arts Society.

ITHACA

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

116 N. Cayuga St.

Ithaca, NY 14850

607-273-8981

Classical chamber music of the highest quality.

Cornell Savoyards

Kulp Auditorium

Ithaca High School

1401 N. Cayuga St.

Ithaca, NY 14850

607-844-4039

Ithaca's Gilbert and Sullivan company.

Cornell University Center for Theatre Arts

430 College Ave.

Ithaca, NY 14853

607-254-2700

Housed at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Cornell University campus, this regionally recognized cultural facility acts as a teaching and performance facility. Its three theatre performance spaces offer a variety of works.

Dillingham Performing Arts Center

Ithaca College

953 Danby Rd.

Ithaca, NY 14850

607-274-3224

Clark Theatre can seat 280 in the round, while Hoerner Theatre presents a 520-seat proscenium-style venue with a Broadway-sized stage.

Hangar Theatre

Taughannock Boulevard (Rt. 89) at Cass Park

607-273-8588/800- 284-8422

Located in a converted airplane hangar, the Hangar has provided professional theatre since 1975.

Kitchen Theatre Company

116 N. Cayuga St.

Ithaca, NY 14850

607-272-0403

Dynamic group of actors perform in a 73-seat theatre in the historic Clinton House.

The State Theatre

109 W. State St.

Ithaca, NY 14850

607-277-8283

Wide range of performing arts, including Broadway hits, classics, comedy, well-known singers, instrumentalists, and dance troupes.

NAPLES

Bristol Valley Theater

151 South Main St.

Naples, NY 14512

585-374-6318

Professional theatre offering a mix of music, mystery, and drama. Season runs from June through October.

OWEGO

Ti-Ahwaga Community Players

42 Delphine St.

Owego, NY 13827

607-687-2130

Cabaret-style theatre, performing comedies, musicals, children's shows, concerts and dramas.

PULTNEYVILLE

Gatesinger Company Ltd.

Gates Hall

4107 Lake Rd.

Pultneyville, NY 14538

315-589-3326

The Gatesinger Company, Ltd. is the non-profit umbrella organization for the Pultneyville Civic Light Opera Company and YouTHeatre Productions. They present modern interpretations of well-known works.

ROCHESTER

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre

20 Windsor St.

Rochester, NY 14605

585-325-4370

Live, professional, not-for-profit theatre, producing musicals, comedies, dramas, new works, and cabaret artists in a year-round, repertory schedule.

Everyone's Theatre Company

The JCC Hart Theatre

1200 Edgewood Ave.

Rochester, NY 14618

585-415-4747

Provides a variety of theatrical experiences, including dinner theatre and open-air productions.

Geva Theatre Center

75 Woodbury Blvd.

Rochester, NY 14607

585-232-4382

The most attended regional theatre in the state and Rochester's leading professional theatre, Geva has 2 stages that showcase a wide variety of theatre, including American classics, musicals, children's theatre, and improv comedy.

Mercury Opera Rochester

26 Gibbs St.

Rochester, NY 14604

585-473-6567

Professional opera from classical to modern.

Rochester Broadway Theatre League

Auditorium Theatre

885 E. Main St.

Rochester, NY 14605

585-222-5000

RBTL provides a wide variety of quality performing arts programs, including touring Broadway shows, at various venues in the Rochester area.

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

108 East Ave.

Rochester, NY 14604

585-454-2100

Founded by George Eastman in 1922, the RPO performs more than 140 classical, pop, family, and free concerts per year.

Shipping Dock Theatre

Visual Studies Workshop Auditorium

31 Prince St.

Rochester, NY 14620

585-232-2250

Theatre that is unusual, daring and provocative.

SENECA FALLS

Seneca Community Players

91 Cowing St.

Seneca Falls, NY 13148

607-586-0114

The best in American drama and musicals.

SYRACUSE

Landmark Theatre

362 S. Salina St.

Syracuse, NY 13202

315-475-7980

Full schedule of live performances by the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, touring Broadway shows, and a wide variety of renowned musicians. 

Oncenter Complex

800 S. State St.

Syracuse, NY 13202

315-435-2121

Three theatrical venues in one cultural complex, the Oncenter offers lectures, concerts, dramatic presentations, poetry readings, dance, and films.

Salt City Center for the Performing Arts

204 Lincoln Park Dr.

Syracuse, NY 13203

315-475-9749

The non-profit center houses two theatres, a shop, dance studio, lounge, offices and classrooms. Activities include theatrical presentations, a Youth Theatre, outreach programs, apprenticeship training, classes in the arts, and special events.

Syracuse Opera

411 Montgomery St., Suite 60

P.O. Box 1223

Syracuse, NY 13 201

315-476-7372

Upstate New York's only year-round professional opera company.

Syracuse Stage

820 E. Genesee St.

Syracuse, NY 13210

315-443-3275

Professional theatre offering 8 works each season. 

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra

411 Montgomery St., Suite 40

Syracuse, NY 13202

800-724-3810

Plays 193 classic, pop, and family concerts locally and nationally per year, including Carnegie Hall.

 

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