Here are some lovely shots of our grand lady, Gates Hall.

Built in 1825, this lovely old building is a NY State historical site whose deed is held by the Pultneyville Historical Society.

Originally a non-denomination church in 1825, it soon became a community theatre in 1867.

After The Pultneyville Players, The Gatesingers Company, Ltd. companies became the residents of the Hall. Pultneyville Civic Light Opera Company (PCLOC), a Gilbert and Sullivan theatre group, was born in 1961. Gatesingers started putting on Broadway musicals and plays in the 1970’s and the youngster of the group, YouTHeatre, turned 21 years old in 2005.

The living, breathing home of an active community theatre company, Gates Hall has had it stage tranformed into a Japanese town in “The Mikado”; the English countryside in “The Secret Garden”; and a fairy tale land in “Into the Woods.”

To maintain a historic building takes energy and resources. The Historic Society and Gatesingers are both non-profit organizations that count on patron support to keep the building in working order. The organizations also work to preserve historic integrity while operating a functioning theatre.

Take the backstage tour with us.

Cast members leave thier signatures for posterity in the lighting “coop” above the stage.

Situated on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, Gates Hall sits at the intersection of Lake Avenue (Rt. 21) and Lake Road, in the hamlet of Pultneyville, NY.

photos taken for Gatesinger Co. Ltd. by Eliza Pope Collins