American Repertory Theater of WNY

11/22/2025

Purple and Gold Saturday here at ART/WNY and the company is offering some fun ticket deals for the outstanding local playwright short play showcase CONCRETE CHRISTMAS. Take a look at this bag o' goodies:

🎄🎄Pay what you can Thursdays 🎄🎄
Hey, times are tough but let's make theater accessible for all, so the December 11th & 18th evenings are whatever you can afford. Good at the door or via online (there will be a service charge)

☃️☃️Date Night, Friends Outing, Family Treat Buy one/Get one Free Ticket Deal☃️☃️
Oh Hell Ho Ho Ho Yeah! For the price of a GA $28 (+service charge) you get to take your favorite person to a great night of theater. Only availabe via online.

🎅🎅Holiday Party Package🎅🎅
Bring your co-workers, family, posse or a group of besties out for a Holiday get-together of mirth, food and good cheer. Designed to accommodate 25, let ART/WNY handled your soirée as you don upon your gay apparel and FA LA LA. Only available via online.

Don't miss out as this little showcase gem is already gathering a buzz and the production run is only two weeks. Click the link below for more information:

Concrete Christmas
December 11th, 12th 7:30 pm/ December 13th 5:00 pm
December 17th (Weds), 18th, 19th 7:30 pm/December 20th 5:00 pm

A showcase of play shorts written by local playwrights based on Christmas Songs and Carols

11/21/2025

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Mind and body connection

11/20/2025

“True art and true science possess two unmistakable marks: the first, an inward mark…the servitor of art and science will fulfill vocation, not for profit but with self- sacrifice…second, an external…productions will be intelligible to all the people whose welfare (they) have in view” - Leo Tolstoy

With that, Tolstoy provided two types of Art(creativity): genuine and counterfeit. The former came from a real place and from the heart. The second was phony, made purely for “art for art's sake", elitist and only accessible to those who could afford to see it.

The most moving Art comes from those who are of the working & lower classes. Those who everyday lives are about day to day survival. Because in their experiences, the creativity comes from the true, raw world around them and not from the Ivory Towers of Institutions, Privilege, or Wall Street. These experiences are born from city concrete, small-town pastures, factory shadows, and coastal fishing towns. From here, the honest truth, good & bad, is what deeply inspires them “to keep it real”.

This truth isn’t bougie. This honesty isn’t elite. This reality isn’t bought & sold. These all have purposes which is to uplift, unite and bring inspiration to all.

American Repertory Theater of WNY
Theater with a Purpose

11/17/2025

A lonely busker plays on cold city street corner as the hustle & bustle of Holiday traffic passes them by. But, perhaps with some sort of celestial knowledge or just dumb luck, a Holiday song they strum stops a passerby and gives them pause to reflect how the song plays a part of their life: present, past or future.

Tasked with creating a short plays from Christmas Carols and Holiday songs, "Concrete Christmas" features the creative writing talents of Donna Hoke, Camilla Maxwell, Michael Fanelli, Mark C LLoyd, Billy Horn, Rosemarie Lorenti, Justin Karcher, j Snodgrass, and Matthew LaChiusa.

The Artie-nominated director duo Catherine Burkhart and Mariangela Mercurio (ART/WNY 2024's short-play showcase"London Calling") oversees an incredible talented cast including Katie Buckler, Jay Byron, Shelby McNulty-DeCaro, Suzanne Hibbard, John Kehoe, Devin Klumpp, Jo O'Donnell, Askshat Sharma, Nick Winger and Andrew Zuccari.

From Dec 11th to Dec 20th, this two-week Holiday limited engagement will be a great way to bring in the season cheer. Special ticket deals for Holiday date night or an co-workers night out celebration. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concrete-christmas-tickets-1926700104879

All showtimes are Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 5:00 pm. The Dec 17th, Wednesday night performance is at 7:30 pm.

11/15/2025

What do you get when you have nine talented local playwrights assembling short works based on Christmas & Seasonal songs? A perfect remedy for Holidazing, family get-togethers dealing with drunk uncles., trendy ugly Christmas sweaters, and more stress than the average snowfall in December. Join American Repertory Theater of WNY for "Concrete Christmas" and enjoy some Holiday cheer through an evening of local playwrights weaving stories together that are based on seasonal songs.

Concrete Christmas runs December 11th through December 20th. With ticket specials on sale sale now. Visit the company's online ticket site for more details at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concrete-christmas-tickets-1926694538229?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/31/2025

Join ART/WNY for a night of celebrating the amazing work of goth-rock pioneer, Nick Cave, through story and song, November 8th at 8 pm. Free to the public.

Featuring WNY playwright John Snodgrass (and author of ART’s upcoming musical “Helen of Troy”), and musician Susan King (musical director for ART’s acclaimed “Mercy Seat”).

November 8th, 8 pm at the Compass Performing Arts Factory, 545 Elmwood Ave.

10/30/2025

RIP Christopher Standard

An influential player in the early days of ART/WNY whose talent & creativity earned the company some of the first Artie nominations. ART/WNY remains eternally grateful for blessing the company’s multiple stages throughout your prolific acting career. Find peace.

10/23/2025

Last call for Gods of Paderewski Drive by Tom Dudzick - Thurs & Fri @ 7:30 pm / Sat @ 5:00 pm

Thursday is pay-what-you-can
GA $28 / Industry $15

545 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo
Online tickets: www.artofwny.org

10/17/2025

Where are these popping up from? Paranormal Invasion? Scientific Explanation? Come find out on Oct 18th - if you dare. “Acting with Spirits Ghost Hunt” follows the 5-7 pm Gods of Paderewski Drive show.

Good evening of paranormal investigation, mulled apple cider, and scaring the beejesus out of you in a building that has its fair share of activity.

Details in the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acting-with-spirits-a-ghost-hunt-tickets-1695843767359?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/16/2025

For the remaining two Thursday 7:30 pm shows, ART/WNY is offering a pay-what-you-can ticket deal. Times are tight so the Rep wants you to make the best out of your entertainment dollar and take in some great theater.