The Steamer No.10 Theatre

The Little Theatre that Could!

Upcoming Events

Adult Auditions for Carrie: the Musical!

Steamer N.10 Theatre 500 Western Ave, Albany, NY, United States

Call for Adult Musical Theatre performers for Steven King classic, to open in May!

Adult Auditions for Carrie: the Musical!

Steamer N.10 Theatre 500 Western Ave, Albany, NY, United States

Audition Announcement! CALL FOR ADULT PERFORMERS for CARRIE: THE MUSICAL Music by Michael Gore Lyrics by Dean Pitchford Book by Lawrence D. Cohen Based on the novel by Stephen King Director: Brian McBride Land […]

CAST Auditions – A Wrinkle in Time

Steamer N.10 Theatre 500 Western Ave, Albany, NY, United States

Following Madeleine L'Engle's award-winning classic 1962 novel, this play adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time” written for young performers opens late March and centers on what is good, what is evil, and the conversation sparked around spirituality and purpose.

CAST Auditions- A Wrinkle in Time

Steamer N.10 Theatre 500 Western Ave, Albany, NY, United States

Following Madeleine L'Engle's award-winning classic 1962 novel, this play adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time” written for young performers opens late March and centers on what is good, what is evil, and the conversation sparked around spirituality and purpose.

Get Involved with Steamer 10

CAST at Steamer 10

C.A.S.T. –Creative Arts at Steamer Ten is our Theatre arts education program. Our students want to learn by doing, which means being in a show. We produce: dramas, musicals, classical works of Shakespeare, the Greeks, and others. We hire professional directors with experience working with students’ ages 7 to 18, cast students in the shows, and occasionally professional adult actors in appropriate roles where they can give depth to the show and serve as mentors to the students.

2024 Summer Session Information Available

Preserve History

The history of the Albany area is deeply embedded in the land the Theatre rests on. In 1831 the first steam-powered locomotive in New York, the DeWitt Clinton made its inaugural run to Schenectady as the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad. In the late 1880’s the area was being developed and a firehouse needed to be constructed at the intersection of Western and Madison. 

The Steamer No.10 firehouse was built in 1891 and opened that year. In 1910 they began to experiment with automotive fire engines and by 1920 they had committed to them, renamed the firehouse Engine No.10 and retired the horses and steam-engine. In 1926 they tore down the horse barn and built a police station, now Center Station. In 1988 the City built a new Engine No.10 at Brevator and Washington and the fire engine rolled out for the last time. After two and a half years of renovations, converting a working firehouse into a 120 seat theatre, Steamer No.10 Theatre opened on February 1, 1991.