Our spaces

PS21’s main facility, the Pavilion Theater, is a 300-seat open-air proscenium stage protected by a pavilion roof. Its retractable risers allow for flexible seating configurations, including in-the-round performance and interactive, mobile productions, as well as traditional raked seating configurations sheltered by the theater’s large, sweeping roof. Our commitments are incorporated into the design of our new theater and the surrounding grounds: open, inviting, and optimized for the public’s enjoyment and to encourage citizen expression and participation.

The main stage can be sealed, creating an intimate, 100-seat black box space, with its riser system easily reconfigured to accommodate various types of performances. The Black Box is geothermally heated, allowing for year round performances to take place at PS21. The Black Box space is also a capable sound stage, able to be repurposed for audio and video recording, rehearsals, and workshops.

The PS21 Dance Barn is a renovated nineteenth-century structure, charmingly preserved and upgraded with a sprung dance floor. A short walk from the Pavilion and Black Box Theater across our grounds, the Dance Barn hosts workshops and small scale performances, and also serves as a rehearsal space for resident artists. Its double doors provide natural cross ventilation.

Fondly nicknamed the “White House,” PS21’s artist housing sleeps up to 16. Its bucolic natural setting and rustic coziness provide a rich environment for rest and focus, allowing artists to inhabit PS21 for multi-day residencies, fostering deep creative engagement with the grounds and unencumbered creativity.

Throughout the year, from sunrise to sunset, all are welcome to explore PS21’s 100 acres of meadows, woodlands, apple orchards, and trails—open to the public every day—at their own pace. Encounters with artists undertaking creative practice or animals nestled among installations are among the range of experiences to be expected. Ever since PS21 first put down roots in Chatham in 2006, our mission and programming have reflected our commitment to the intertwined goals of environmental preservation and the need to live in harmony with nature.

Rewraps is PS21's resale clothing outlet in the Village of Chatham. By donating gently used clothing and shopping at Rewraps you support PS21 and the performing arts in Chatham.

Rewraps is located at 32 Main Street, Chatham NY.

Store Hours:
Tuesday–Saturday: 10 AM–5 PM

For more information, call Rewraps at 518-392-7333, visit the Rewraps Facebook page, or email rewraps@ps21chatham.org.

Chatham Animal Haven, Inc. is a 501(c)3 farm animal sanctuary located on PS21’s 100-acre campus. Since taking in her first animal in 2015, owner Colleen Carpenter-Rice has provided a home and care to dozens of animals, including such famous residents as Oscar the pig, Hoss the goat, and the band of chickens “Amos and The Ladies.” Colleen runs tours of the Animal Haven on request and is a great resource from whom to learn more about animal rescue. You can learn more about the animal haven at chathamanimalhaven.org.