Warehouse 21 Theater History

Through the years, W21 raised funds and presented theater productions with local youth, young adults mixed with adults at the former ole’ warehouse and the latest Railyard building that we leased from the City of Santa Fe. The 5,000 square foot 100 seat black box theater built inside the new Warehouse in 2008 featured hundreds of performing art programs by W21 and with community collaborations. W21 was also a fiscal sponsor to teen directors who mounted their own shows and other directors producing their own well-known or original community theater pieces.

W21 acknowledges Director Keni Cohen who initiated theater with CCA Warehouse in the 1990’s and some with W21.

- Choking on Reality
- Travelers Tale
- Temporary Insanity
- Men, Women and Dreams
- Conference of the Birds
- Rhinocerous
- Street Theater
- Katmandu

For 10 years, Robert Nott wrote slap-stick theater at both buildings for W21 including:

- There’s no Place Like Homicide with Ryan Miera 2000
- Motherly Love with Ryan Miera 2001
- $21 theater festival 2002
- Much Ado About Sleuthing (co-written by Winston Shaw) in 2003
- It’s About Time (the time travel comedy, co-written with Winston Shaw) in 2004
- Mummy’s Dummies in 2005
- Dead Man’s Jest in 2006
- There’s No Place Like Homicide revival 2007
- Doc Watson Vs. The Vampires in 2008
- The Persecution and Assassination of Franz Ferdinand etc. in 2009

In March 2023, W21 presented THEATER Of EMERGENCY, a social justice original audio drama production related to the concerns youth have on their future related to climate change, reproductive rights, LGBT issues, bullying, immigration, active shooters in schools and gun reform. Directed by Talia Pura.