Coronavirus: Powerhouse Theater Cancels 2020 Season

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — The new coronavirus outbreak has forced the cancellation of Vassar & New York State and Film's Powerhouse Theater for the 2020 summer season. Held annually for more than 30 years on the Vassar College campus, it was originally scheduled for June 19 through July 26.

New York Stage and Film Artistic Director Chris Burney said it was a difficult decision to cancel the season, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported.

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"A large part of what makes the summer special is the intensive, residential community on the Vassar campus, and we cannot wait to return next summer," he said in a statement.

Every year, almost 500 professional artists, student writers, directors and interns participate in Powerhouse productions, Playbill said.

Productions that found their ways to Broadway that could trace their roots to the Powerhouse Theater include Lin Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" and Stephen Karam's "The Humans."

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