One-Woman “Hamlet” Challenges the Line Between Apathy and Action

February 21, 2025 at 8pmFebruary 22, 2025 at 2pm and 8pmThe Workroom, 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA 01060 Whatever audience-goers might envision a one-woman production of “Hamlet” to be, Hilary Dennis promises it will likely be the opposite.  In the 60-minute “Sweet Prince,” Dennis reimagines the relationship between audience and…

Historic Northampton & Plays In Place Present Reading of “Blood on the Snow”

Wednesday March 5 & Thursday March 6 at 6:30pm (doors open at 6pm) at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 220 Main St, Northampton, MA Staged Reading of historical play: Blood on the Snow by Patrick Gabridge Produced by Historic Northampton in collaboration with Plays In Place Blood On the Snow takes…

Smith College Department of Theater Presents “Scissoring”

The Smith College Department of Theater presents Scissoring by CQ Quintana, directed by Kelsey Rainwater on February 26, 27, 28, and March 1 at 7:30 PM in Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre. When Abigail Bauer takes a job as a teacher at a conservative Catholic school, she is forced to step…

Youth Performance Festival Comes to the Northampton Center for the Arts

Youth Performance Festival February 8 & 9 from 1-4 pm Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley Street, Northampton MA Contact: Kelly Silliman, kelly@nohoarts.org, 413-584-7327 Tickets:$5-25 Sliding Scale https://www.nohoarts.org/youth-performance-festival Northampton, MA— The Youth Performance Festival is a collaborative program of Play Incubation Collective and the Northampton Center for the Arts…

Junkyard Shakespeare Brings Hamlet Adaptation to Northampton

Junkyard ShakespeareSweet Prince February 21, 2025 at 8pmFebruary 22, 2025 at 2pm and 8pmThe Workroom, 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA 01060 Junkyard Shakespeare presents Sweet Prince, a one-woman adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet that challenges the audience to take a stand. Tickets and more info. Read more and help us pay…

Auditions for “Twelfth Night” at Smith College

Smith College Department of Theatre TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer Viola and her twin brother Sebastian wash ashore in Illyria and are separated. Viola dresses as a boy and goes to the court of Count Orsino, who finds himself deeply attracted to this boy “Cesario.”…

Serious Play Theatre Ensemble Celebrates 30th Anniaversary with “In The Dark Times There Will Be Singing”

In recognition of our 30th Anniversary, Serious Play Theatre Ensemble is gathering together an array of local performing artists, musicians, speakers, singers, poets, all pledging resistance and resilience to the destructive policies of the new administration, and celebrating our strong, vibrant and unified Valley community. We will sing, play music, share poetry…

“Still Singing” A Performed, Staged Reading of a Musical Memoir

STILL SINGING – A NEW MUSICAL MEMOIR BY MARCIA GOMES, DIRECTED BY ROBERTA UNO  Northampton, MA – STILL Singing, a performed, staged reading of a musical memoir, written and composed by Marcia Gomes, and directed by Roberta Uno, opens on January 18, 2025, with performances at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm…