GREENE — Esther Mills is a talented black seamstress who creates intimate lingerie for women from all walks of life in turn-of-the-century New York City. Her talents have acquainted her with the society women residing on 5th Avenue, the prostitutes in the Tenderloin, and the purveyors of fine fabrics on the Lower East Side. But a surprising correspondence with a handsome man working to build the Panama Canal kindles a romance that transforms her well-ordered dreams of self-determination and financial independence.

“Exquisitely stitched tale of a seamstress’s dreams,” says The Guardian.

Chenango River Theatre’s production runs May 22nd through June 7th, 2026. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., plus Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.chenangorivertheatre.org, or by email at tickets@chenangorivertheatre.org. You can also make reservations 24 hours a day by voicemail at 607-656-8499. Individual tickets are $33 for adults, $12 for college students, and $6 for children 18 and under. All performances start on time.

Chenango River Theatre is just 15 minutes north of Binghamton at 991 State Highway 12 in Greene, NY 13778.

Intimate Apparel leads off Chenango River Theatre’s twentieth year of bringing exceptional professional theatre to the Southern Tier of New York. Directing the production is Carmela Marner, former Artistic Director of the Franklin Stage Company, with a talented cast of new and familiar faces, including Eliana Rowe*, Adara Alston*, Kristofer Ryan Wilson*, Alondra Hughes, Nina Varano, and Ricky DeRosa.

Scenery and Costume Design are by Barbara Kahl, with Lighting Design by Laura Renae Kensley, and Technical Direction by Becca Rayne. This production will be Stage Managed by Melissa Nathan*.

For more details about our 2026 Season, and our upcoming productions of The Cottage, The Last Five Years, and Proof, please visit our website at chenangorivertheatre.org. Information about individual ticket sales, season subscriptions, and our One-Night Stand performance series are also available there. 

The 2026 Season is produced in partnership with Empire Toyota (Oneonta). All productions will be presented on the Gault BMW Stage (Endicott). Executive Producer of the 2026 Season is Pete and Karen Raymond. Season Producers of the 2026 Season are Kevin and Jonalyn Cooper and Fred and Sandra Weitsman. “Intimate Apparel” is Co-Produced by NBT Bank.

This production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatist Play Service (www.concordtheatricals.com)

Chenango River Theatre’s 2026 Season is made possible in part by:

The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and a grant from the Community Fund of the Community Foundation for South Central New York.

— Information from Chenango River Theatre

*Signifies member of Actors Equity, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.