History & Future
Nicholas Pearson (Mitch), Xander Jackson (Steve) and Brendan Sokler (Stanley) in A Streecar Named Desire. Photo by: Mai Dror
Greenwood Lake Theater is an Equity Professional Theater company in Orange County, NY and had its humble beginnings in New York City as Mercia Entertainment in 2011. In 2013 our company was awarded non-profit status, and over the years we have produced fundraisers, cabarets, readings, outdoor Shakespeare, plays, and summer musicals. Once the company shifted to Orange County, NY, it was renamed and rebranded as Greenwood Lake Theater to better reflect the community we serve. Our growth led to our partnership with the Warwick Historical Society. Their beautiful venue, the Old School Baptist Meeting House, was home to many of our live performances. Greenwood Lake Theater is honored as Theater Company in Residence at The Warwick Institute of Culture for the '22-'23 Season. In 2023, we will celebrate 12 years as a non-profit organization and 7 years in our current home of Warwick, NY.
Company History:
2023: Produced Romeo & Juliet, A Streetcar Named Desire Back to the Future: A Musical Review
2022: Produced Fest Folio (Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night), Macbeth, Proof and A Christmas Carol
2021: Produced our first original immersive theater piece Detestable Arts
2020: Produced Romeo & Juliet; A Christmas Carol: Radio Play
2019: Produced our first full season of shows: 2019 Season
2018: Produced Oliver!; our annual Summer Workshop Intensive; A Twisted Halloween Cabaret; and a staged reading of A Christmas Carol
2017: Produced The Wizard of Oz; our first two-week Summer Workshop Intensive; and changed the company name to Greenwood Lake Theater
2016: Produced The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in Greenwood Lake, NY
2015: Produced Hamlet at the chashama annual gala, with an additional performance at their venue, Anita's Way and at Summit Rock in Central Park
2014: Produced Much Ado About Nothing & A Midsummer Night's Dream at Summit Rock in Central Park
2013: Acquired nonprofit status and produced The Comedy of Errors at Summit Rock in Central Park
2012: Produced a reading of Antony & Cleopatra and a reading of works by Edgar Allan Poe titled Descent into Madness
2011: Created in New York City as Mercia Entertainment, produced a reading of Voodoo Macbeth
Company History:
2023: Produced Romeo & Juliet, A Streetcar Named Desire Back to the Future: A Musical Review
2022: Produced Fest Folio (Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night), Macbeth, Proof and A Christmas Carol
2021: Produced our first original immersive theater piece Detestable Arts
2020: Produced Romeo & Juliet; A Christmas Carol: Radio Play
2019: Produced our first full season of shows: 2019 Season
2018: Produced Oliver!; our annual Summer Workshop Intensive; A Twisted Halloween Cabaret; and a staged reading of A Christmas Carol
2017: Produced The Wizard of Oz; our first two-week Summer Workshop Intensive; and changed the company name to Greenwood Lake Theater
2016: Produced The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in Greenwood Lake, NY
2015: Produced Hamlet at the chashama annual gala, with an additional performance at their venue, Anita's Way and at Summit Rock in Central Park
2014: Produced Much Ado About Nothing & A Midsummer Night's Dream at Summit Rock in Central Park
2013: Acquired nonprofit status and produced The Comedy of Errors at Summit Rock in Central Park
2012: Produced a reading of Antony & Cleopatra and a reading of works by Edgar Allan Poe titled Descent into Madness
2011: Created in New York City as Mercia Entertainment, produced a reading of Voodoo Macbeth
