In 1941, Harry C. Pomeran bought a 70-acre farm in Bellport, NY with intentions of creating a hotel. Harry and his wife, Libby, converted the property into a resort hotel for visitors spending the summer on Long Island. Their three children Sally, David, and Ruth planted vegetables, washed dishes, waited tables, and milked the family cow, Daisy. The barn housed Daisy alongside 200 chickens, hay, corn, and other essentials. The windmill pumped the family's water from a deep artesian well. When the Pomeran children began entertaining guests with shows and skits, the family knew that this was the true destiny of the humble barn. The Gateway's theatrical tradition began in 1950 with a production of
Taming of the Shrew in the old barn--converted into a theater by popular demand. By the 1960s, it transitioned from a summer stock to a professional company, complete with a new theater that seats 500. Among its notable productions are a 1992 production of
Once on This Island with
Norm Lewis, as well as a 2011 production of
Sunset Boulevard and a 2016 production of
Anything Goes with
Andrea McArdle. Each fall, the theater transforms into the Haunted Playhouse. == Productions ==