This theater is actually always busy. There's so much going on here.

For a long time, we were the only theater in town. And it may be the only theater in Nyack again.

Vegas has had a ripple effect on the theater product for the whole Valley. Shows that are normally on the road, playing the Valley, are now sitting in Vegas for three months or for a period of extended play.

This is a place where I can escape to fantasyland.

Basically it was a traveling company the first few years. They had no home. They would travel around the county performing at schools and churches. And the group had several names along the way.

But you know, I'm not 25 anymore, and I have always said musical theater in particular is a young person's game. It requires energy, mentally and physically, to do it.