Theaters & Performing Arts
Enhance your Ithaca experience by catching a show from one of our local theatre groups! With national recording artists and Broadway-caliber theatre mixed with young, undiscovered talents, Ithaca's art scene will leave you with a fresh new perspective on the performing arts. Plus the many venues around town offer everything from a small, personalized experience to a 1,600 seat historic theatre, giving you fantastic variety for whatever you're in the mood for.
Theatre is Gorges Passport
New digital passport launches in June 2026!
See Live, Local Theatre — Unlock Something Special. Sign up for this free Theatre is Gorges passport and visit three theatres in Ithaca's west end over the course of twelve months. Each month, passholders will be entered to win a prize from one of the three theatres. At the end of the program, you'll receive an invitation to a party hosted by the theatres.
Theatre Arts in the Ithaca Area
State Theatre of Ithaca
- 107 W. State/MLKing Jr. St.
- (607) 277-8283
The State Theatre of Ithaca is a historic, 1600 seat theatre in the heart of Downtown Ithaca, NY. We host various events between September and June including concerts, comedians, lectures…
Kitchen Theatre Company
- 417 W. State St./Martin Luther King Jr. St.,
- (607) 272-0570
Bold • Intimate • Engaging The Kitchen Theatre Company is Central New York's Off-Broadway theater, a critically acclaimed and nationally recognized year-round professional theater…
Hangar Theatre
- 801 Taughannock Blvd.
- (607) 273-2787
About the Hangar Theatre The Hangar Theatre is located at 801 Taughannock Blvd., north of Ithaca on Route 89 on the shores of Cayuga Lake. The building — once part of the Ithaca Municipal…
The Cherry Arts
- 102 Cherry St.
- (607) 241-0703
The Cherry Arts is a waterfront arts destination on the Cayuga Inlet for performing and visual arts. The Cherry presents new and innovative works that are radically local, radically…
Cinemapolis Movie Theater
- 120 E. Green St.
- (607) 277-6115
You know those cool, independent films you think you need to go to a big city to see? We've got them! Cinemapolis is Ithaca's member-supported art house cinema. During your visit to…
Civic Ensemble
- 127 Cleveland Avenue
Civic Ensemble is Ithaca's Public Theatre, a community-based theatre with national reach that creates theatre that explores and explodes the social, political, and cultural issues of our…
Ithaca College - Theatre Department
- 953 Danby Rd., Ithaca College,
- (607) 274-3224
Enjoy opera, musical theatre, dramas, classics and comedy –all performed in the professional model by talented students from across the country. Oct-April. Visit their Main Stage…
Cornell University - Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
- 430 College Ave.,
- (607) 254-2787
The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts is the building that houses the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University. The Schwartz Center is a regionally recognized…