Join us for our 10th anniversary season at The Theater at Woodshill as we bring to life Shakespeare's transcendent tragicomedy, The Tempest, directed by Hamilton College's own Emily K. Harrison (more below).

This year we will bring together 7 professional actors from London, NYC, and Minneapolis, with 13 local artists from Central New York, to complete what we call our "hybrid" theater group. On the one hand, this model provides an incredible opportunity for young students to be able to work and perform alongside professionals. On the other hand, this model creates an enriching environment for professional actors, and a very special—unique, even—production for our local audiences.

Each year Woodshill contends with the need to house and transport the many professional artists whom we bring to Central New York for the summer.

To that end, this year, we're hoping to raise $10,000 by the end of May—before rehearsals begin—to cover two key living expenses for our professional artists.

1x apartment rentals - $5,000

2x rental cars for the month of July - $5,000

Please help us hit our goal on time! Your early support gives us the tailwinds and encouragement we need as we embark on another big summer.

Thank you so much.

-The Theater at Woodshill

ABOUT OUR DIRECTOR

Originally from the piney woods of East Texas, Emily K. Harrison is a theatremaker, producer, and educator based in Boulder, Colorado and Utica, New York. The founder and producing artistic director of Boulder-based, award-winning square product theatre, she holds an MFA in Performance from the Savannah College of Art & Design, a PhD in Theatre from the University of Colorado, and a BA in Theatre Studies from Boston's Emerson College. Emily works as a collaborator with theatre companies and individuals across the nation.

Emily currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Hamilton College, and has taught at colleges and universities across the country and internationally, including Sewanee: The University of the South, Whitman College, Brunel University London (UK), the University of Colorado Boulder, Naropa University, and the University of Northern Colorado. She was featured as part of Westword’s "100 Colorado Creatives" series as well as in a "100 Colorado Creatives Redux," interview, and was recognized by The Denver Post as a 2011 Pathmaker, one of only seven individuals working in an arts field to receive the honor. In both 2016 and 2023 she was awarded a shared True West Award.