Founded in 1947, the Forestburgh Playhouse, operated by Theatrical Arts at Forestburgh, Inc, is the oldest continuously operating professional summer theatre in New York State. Under an agreement with the Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers, the Playhouse employs professional actors, often with Broadway or other major credits, as well as a company of non-union professionals who earn credit toward their own eventual membership in the Actors’ Equity Association. The Forestburgh Playhouse operates during the summers only, from mid-June through Labor Day, and offers 3 different types of performance experiences: musical theatre and plays on the main stage, a youth theatre performed at 11 AM on Thursdays and Saturdays, and musical cabaret shows presented in the adjoining Tavern after every evening performance.