About

Bay Street Theater is a not-for-profit 299-seat professional regional theater located in Sag Harbor, NY, and was founded in 1991 by Sybil Christopher, Emma Walton Hamilton and Stephen Hamilton.

Mission Statement

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center of the Arts is a year-round, not-for-profit professional theater and community cultural center, which endeavors to innovate, educate, motivate, and entertain a diverse community through the performing arts. We serve as a beacon, a social and cultural gathering place, an educational resource, a center for innovation and new work development, and an ever-expanding home for a community of artists.  

 

History

Many of the productions that premiered or were developed at Bay Street have moved to Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally and abroad, including NOBODY DON'T LIKE YOGI, HEDDA GABLER, LOVE JANIS, IF LOVE WERE ALL, FULL GALLOP, SWINGTIME CANTEEN and THREE HOTELS. Bay Street is considered " ...one of the Country's pre-eminent regional theatres" ( CBS Sunday Morning ) and "...in the same league with the best major regional and Off-Broadway theatres." (Newsday)

In addition to the Mainstage productions, the variety of year-round programs at Bay Street include The Comedy Club, The Workshops, Special Events, and Educational Outreach Initiatives including Literature Live!, a Summer College Internship Program, Theater Workshops and Kids Theater Camps and Classes.

 

Bay Street Theater is proud to be a member of Hamptons Arts Network

 

A look back at Bay Street's past Mainstage productions:

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 2021