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Theater

Behind the big, sliding metal door near the top of the stairs at Caffè Lena is a dark chamber filled with a sense of magic. Feeling almost like a secret room, the lights come on to reveal a bank of forty-five freshly refurbished theater seats, racks of lights, and a well-used stage. Known in Lena's day as the Gallery Theatre and now called Caffè Lena's Black Box Theater, the room remains in heavy demand as it is the only publicly available small theater in town. It is the perfect choice for debuting new works, putting on one-man-shows, and building an exciting piece with a small budget.

Omoye Cooper, Burundi Dancers

This simple facility has a remarkable history: it launched the Kaffeteria Players and Gallery Players, The Homemade Theater, now in residence at the Spa Little Theater, and Fovea Floods, now producing acclaimed avante garde shows in New York City. Spalding Gray, John Wynne-Evans, and David Hyde Pierce were part of the scene in the 1970s and 80s. Lena Spencer, whose first love was acting, starred in many plays during her twenty-nine years here.
Since 2000 our resident company has been Channel Z Productions, primarily a teen theater ensemble that is now bringing a growing number of adult shows to Black Box audiences. It has offered many low-income and at-risk youth positive, life-changing experiences in theater training. No child who auditions is turned away, and none are denied admittance because of lack of funds. Channel Z has been built by the talented and committed mother/daughter team of Irma and Jeannette Zehr.

To make reservations for a theater production, call Caffè Lena at 518-583-0022 and leave your message at extension 94.

CONTACT
Channel Z can be reached through Caffè Lena at 518-583-0022, x94 .

To enquire about using the theater, contact Sarah Craig: sarah

caffelena.org or 518-583-0022 x93.