What’s on in Rockland County in July and beyond? Check out our selected listings of plays and films you don’t want to miss. NEW: We’ve added a section called On the Radar so you know what’s coming up. If you have additional films and theater performances that you’d like to see included in our next roundup, email us at info@nyacknewsandviews.com.
SPOTLIGHT: Penguin Rep Theatre
“The Heart Sellers” by Lloyd Suh
July 9 – July 26, 7 Crickettown Road, Stony Point
Step back in time to 1973 when two young women meet by chance in a supermarket on Thanksgiving and discover they have much in common. Recent immigrants, homesick, and lonely with hardworking absentee medical-resident husbands, they’re both adjusting to a new country filled with as much political uncertainty as the places they’ve left behind. Over wine and a questionable frozen turkey, they dream of Disneyland, learning to drive, and an unknowable future as they share their hopes and fears in making a new home in a new country. Buy tickets.
Penguin Rep Theatre
“The Stockholm Syndrome”: Reading
July 13, 7:00 p.m., 7 Crickettown Road, Stony Point
A script-in-hand reading of The Stockholm Syndrome, a new play by Carolyn Kay Brancato
A daughter struggles to free herself from her psychiatrist father’s research into hypnosis. This attachment threatens to destroy not only her relationship with her loving partner, but her sanity as well. Who will win this psychological tug of war for her heart and mind – her partner or father? Tickets are free, but reservations are required. Buy tickets.
Elmwood Playhouse
One-Act Weekend
July 24 at 8:00 p.m.; July 25 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and July 26 at 2:00 p.m., 10 Park Street, Nyack
See original plays by playwrights from our area in a celebration of local talent. Plays include: “Burnt Toast” by Matthew Gilleece; “Eugene and Oliver Back at the White Horse Tavern” by David Adam Gill; “Where the Waves Meet the Shore” by Wesley Cappiello; “Comfort Care” by Michael Reisman; “Electronic Arms” by Brian Petti; “These Aren’t My Boobs” by Molly Canu; and “The Standing Ovation” by Michael Moore. Learn more; buy tickets.
Children’s Shakespeare Theatre
Summer 2026 Programs, August 17–28
Children’s Shakespeare Theatre invites kids and teens, ages 8–18, to play with theater and perform Shakespeare this summer in one- or two-week programs from August 17 to 28. Kids can explore classic theater games and bring full scenes from Shakespeare to a final performance. And Teen Troupe Shakespeare offers an intensive acting workshop that ends in a public performance. Learn more about the programs here and sign up soon; there are only 20 spots available per session.
On Screen in Rockland
Rivertown Film
“Men with Guns“
July 8, 7:50 p.m., Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave., Oscar-nominated director and indie film pioneer John Sayles will discuss the film with Missing Movies founder Rich Guay after the screening.
Living a city life where he has been indifferent to the world around him, a wealthy physician in an unnamed Latin American country is near retirement and thinking about his legacy. He visits former medical students he trained and sent to dangerous rural areas to serve indigenous communities, hearing that they may be lost or dead. Never having given serious thought to the reality of the world around him, he is surprised to find himself slowly being immersed in a world of violent conflict, where powerless villagers and educated doctors are threatened and killed by “men with guns.” This 1997 political drama was edited, written, and directed by John Sayles, and filmed in Mexico with a cast that included many who had never seen a film. Learn more; buy tickets
“The Story of Us: Behind the Scenes with American Revolution Reenactors”
July 16, 6:30 p.m., the Nyack Library, 59 S. Broadway
A new documentary, “The Story of Us: Behind the Scenes with American Revolution Reenactors,” is a 45-minute intimate portrait of the people behind the uniforms/kit we see on the “battlefields.” The film focuses on three members of the Brigade of the American Revolution, who guide us through their thoughts and meditations on what they do and why they do it. The film is timed to discuss America’s 250 and the state of the union. The screening will be followed by a Q+A with the three main characters. Tickets are free, but registration is required.
Rivertown Film
“Steal This Story, Please!” Producer Karen Ranucci will discuss her film after the screening
July 22, 8:00 p.m., Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave.
Undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, Goodman broadcasts stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media. Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi raised in a tradition of asking hard questions as she navigates a news landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on the press — and on truth itself.
On the Radar
The 5th Annual Phoenix Festival
Live theater, dance, music, and more
October 8 through 25th in several Nyack locations
It’s back! The Phoenix Festival returns to Nyack for its 5th season of world-class live performing arts featuring theater, music, dance, improv, family entertainment, and more in Nyack from October 8 to 25th. Three weekends, four venues, 15 shows, and only one performance of each. Buy a flex pass and see six shows — all exceptional and nearby in Nyack — for less than the cost of most Broadway show tickets, or buy individual tickets. See their website for what’s on when and where. Buy tickets.