What’s on in Rockland County in February and beyond? Check out our selected listings of plays and films you won’t want to miss. If you have other films and theater performances that you’d like to see included in our next roundup, email us at info@nyacknewsandviews.com.
SPOTLIGHT: Rivertown Film Honors Black Hollywood’s Rockland Roots in “Losing Ground” on Feb. 25
As part of its 25th anniversary special events series, Rivertown Film is screening the pathbreaking film “Losing Ground” on February 25. Made in 1982, predominantly shot in Rockland County, and rarely shown, “Losing Ground” is one of the first American feature films directed by a Black woman, Kathleen Collins, who lived in Piermont and Nyack and raised her children here. The film upends the stereotype of Black American life in the 1980s as it follows Sara (Seret Scott), a Black philosophy professor, and her abstract artist husband Victor (Bill Gunn), who are at a crossroads in their lives during a summer spent in Haverstraw. “The movie is a nearly lost masterwork. It’s the only feature made by Collins, who died in 1988 at the age of forty-six. “Had it screened widely in its time, it would have marked film history,” Richard Brody wrote in The New Yorker.
A discussion with Collins’ children, Nina and Emilio Collins, follows the film. It will be moderated by Liani Greaves, granddaughter of seminal Black filmmaker William Greaves, and producer of “Once Upon a Time in Harlem,” a film about the Harlem Renaissance begun by William Greaves and completed by his son David; it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2026. Kathleen Collins was a production assistant in Greaves’ film “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One” (1968), which was screened in the same series at Lincoln Center in which “Losing Ground” was rediscovered.
Showing February 25th at 8 p.m. Get tickets. See On Screen below for additional Rivertown Film movies.
On Stage in Rockland
“Misery” & “Avenue Q” at Antrim Playhouse
Tappan’s Antrim playhouse offers two modern classics.
“Misery“
February 6 – 22, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on various days
Adults: $31.50; seniors/military/students (22 and under): $28.50
Stephen King’s iconic and intense novel steps on to the stage in an adaptation of “Misery.” Follow the gripping story of renowned author Paul Sheldon, who finds himself trapped and at the mercy of his obsessive fan Annie Wilkes after a tragic car accident.
“Avenue Q“
March 27 – April 19, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on various days
Adults: $36.50; seniors/military/students (22 and under): $34.50
“Avenue Q” is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the story of a recent college grad who moves into a shabby New York apartment on Avenue Q and soon discovers an extraordinary neighborhood where puppets and people explore adulthood, purpose, and friendship. Winner of the 2004 Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book.
Get tickets at Antrim Playhouse.
“The Book of Will” at Elmwood Playhouse
“The Book of Will“
Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack
March 13 – April 11 (no performances the weekend of April 3 – 5), 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on various days
Adults: $32; senior/military/students: $29
Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have “Romeo and Juliet.” But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever. After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives.
Get tickets at Elmwood Playhouse.
Nyack Middle School Presents “Sister Act Jr.”
“Sister Act Jr.“
February 27, 7 p.m.
February 28, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
Rittenhausen Theater, Rockland BOCES
131 N. Midland Ave., Nyack
Based on the 1992 film and Tony-nominated Broadway play, this is a heart-filled musical that turns the story of a nightclub singer hiding out in a convent into a celebration of friendship and soulful music.
More info from NyackDramaAngels on Instagram.
“Les Misérables” at Nyack High School
March 13 at 7:30 pm
March 14 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
March 20 at 7:30 p.m.
March 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Nyack High School, 360 Christian Herald Rd., Nyack
Based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel, “Les Mis” is a rousing musical that tells the story of Jean Valjean, who is released from a long stay in prison into a world that won’t give him a second chance. It’s a tale of revolution and romance, and hope and redemption.
More info from Nyack Drama Club
“Afterplay,” Phoenix Theater Ensemble
Afterplay
Twenty years after they appear as characters in Chekhov’s plays, Sonya (“Uncle Vanya”) and Audrey (“Three Sisters”) cross paths one night in a run-down Moscow café. They’re both lonely and a little socially awkward, but a relationship forms as they hilariously reveal their true selves.
February 21, 7 p.m.
Prohibition River (Rose Hall)
82 Main Street, Nyack
$15; doors open at 5:30 p.m. for cocktails and dinner service; show begins at 7 p.m.
On Screen in Rockland
While you can always see blockbusters at AMC Palisades Theater and other theaters, Rockland has great indie options for film lovers. Rivertown Film shows new and classic documentaries and foreign and independent films, and the historic Lafayette Theater in Suffern offers a wide range of screenings.
Lafayette Theater in Suffern
February 13 – 15, Classic Romance: Love & Laughter in NYC
“When Harry Met Sally” (1989) — February 13, 7:30 p.m.; February 15, 1 and 3:30 p.m.
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) — February 14, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Get tickets.
February 20 – 21, Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival at Lafayette Theater in Suffern
Feb. 20: Icefall Program and Feb. 21: Moraine Program, both at 7:00 p.m.
Organ performance on both nights at 6:30 p.m.
A three-hour celebration of mountain sports, adventure, culture, and the environment, this lineup of short films were shot in some of the world’s most wild and remote locations. Join some top filmmakers and adventurers as they climb, ski, paddle, and ride through the wildest corners of the planet. Get tickets.
Rivertown Film
“You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine, March 11 at 8 p.m., Nyack Center
John Prine is widely celebrated as a great American songwriter, who wrote classics such as “Angel from Montgomery” and “Hello in There.” This tribute, filmed in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, features acclaimed artists, including Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Bonnie Raitt, and Bob Weir; friends; and family, who share stories and perform classic songs. Get tickets
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” March 25 at 8 p.m., Nyack Center
With her life (and ceiling) crashing down around herm Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist. Get tickets.