News and Notes

The Brian Cerow Memorial Scholarship is dedicated to honoring the legacy of Brian Cerow, a passionate advocate for the arts and a beacon...

In August 2024, the PYTCo Board of Directors approved the beginning of major demolition/site prep at the Sampson Theatre and several...

The Penn Yan Theatre Company (PYTCo) is thrilled to announce four original one-act plays have been selected for its Playwright Showcase....

Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo JR. will be performed at Penn Yan Middle School on July 25 & 26 at 7 p.m. and July 27 at 2 p.m. This...

The Penn Yan Theatre Company (PYTCo) is seeking submissions from local writers for original, one-act plays for its Playwright Showcase....

In November 2023, the Penn Yan Theatre Company successfully applied for grant funding from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)...

Hi! Our names are Kat Green and Fiona Marino and we are 7th graders at PYMS and longtime PYTCo youth performers. We are the two...

On Saturday, November 25 at 7 p.m., the Penn Yan Theatre Company (PYTCo) will present Home For The Holidays, an evening of story and song...

The Penn Yan Theatre Company (PYTCo), stewards of the Sampson Theatre Revitalization Project, was recently awarded $15,000 in grant...

Recently, PYTCo Youth Board Member Izzy Hinkal decided she was ready to take on a new challenge. While preparing for her senior year at...

Our third and final camper to share their perspective is Kathryn Daily. Kathryn discovered us last year while visiting her grandparents....

The next camper in our series of entries is a soon-to-be PYMS 7th grader, Kat Green. Kat's entry includes a bit about our day-to-day...

We are currently underway with our 19th Youth Summer Theatre Camp and producing "Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr". Recently, we asked several...

Penn Yan Theatre Company (PYTCo) Youth will transport Penn Yan to a “world of pure imagination” with their production of Roald Dahl’s...

The Penn Yan Theatre Company (PYTCo), which has been providing live entertainment for residents and visitors of Yates County since 1978,...

In small, rural communities, the power of theatre and arts education goes beyond entertainment. It becomes a catalyst for transformation,...

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The Yates Community Endowment is the latest benefactor to support the Penn Yan Theatre Company’s annual Youth Theatre Summer Camp,...

The importance of arts education and theatre in the lives of children and youth cannot be overstated. The arts have been proven time and...