Today’s Paramount Theater!
Today, the Paramount Theater is a landmark venue in the beautiful, historic Hudson Valley of New York State. Located in the vibrant city of Peekskill in Westchester County, the theater is easily accessible from New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Come find what makes local theater shine!
The Paramount Theater has been designated a Westchester County Landmark and is on the New York state and National Registers of Historic Places. In 2006, a $1 Million grant from NY State, along with generous support from Entergy Corporation, allowed the theater to be restored to initial glory.
Today, the Paramount Hudson Valley is managed and operated by the nonprofit Paramount Hudson Valley Arts 501(c)(3), with the goal of making this landmark theater a destination for the very best of live music and performing arts.
Incorporated in 2013 as a 501(c)(3), not for profit arts organization, Paramount Hudson Valley Arts (PHVA)’s mission is to provide quality performing arts and arts education programs to the diverse and under-served community of Peekskill and northern Westchester County.
We endeavor to establish accessible and professional arts programming in theater, film, music, and fine arts for schools, universities, centers for seniors, and health programs. We provide internships, technical training, theater related workshops, master classes, and seminars in art administration.
We sponsor, produce, present, promote, and collaborate in the presentation of music concerts, plays, art exhibitions, and special events to benefit the community and regional social welfare of Peekskill, northern Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties.
Our programs include theater, dance, music, fine arts, story telling and poetry readings, and other cultural activities, as well as related workshops, master classes and lecture/discussions.
PHVA particularly seeks to develop new work that celebrates Peekskill’s rich history and culture. Annual program highlights include Black History Month programs; fall and spring Shakespeare residencies for family audiences; a Hispanic Heritage Month festival; and an annual Film Convention featuring 35mm and 70mm films: world-class opera, orchestras, chamber ensembles and quartets, jazz, dance and theater. Our cultural programs are presented at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater through our residency at this landmark venue in Peekskill.
