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THT Rep presents The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header

Limited run! Three nights only! Originally staged in October 2020 for socially-distanced audiences, The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header returns to haunt fully seated houses! At turns dark and darkly funny, this 60-minute solo show is staged as a séance, conjuring two of Poe’s most notorious narrators. Created and performed […]

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Exhibit This! presented by THTC Youth Acting Company

A fast-paced series of SIX comedic plays and SIX monologues based on 50+ real-life exhibits. Paintings, sculptures & antiquities emerge from their molds & frames. Mix in some artists, guards, critics, lovers, curators and one very special night and you have this new comedic hit. In fact, even the artwork […]

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Disney’s Aladdin

An extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite. From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of Disney’s ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. Disney’s ALADDIN features all your favorite songs from the […]

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Cookies and Tea with Clara from The Nutcracker

Seating Times 10:30am – 11:30am 12:00pm – 1:00pm 1:30pm – 2:30pm 3:00pm – 4:00pm Clara and her friends invite you for a special meet-and-greet tea party at The Hanover Theatre’s McDonough Room. At this exclusive event, Clara, the Nutcracker and some of their friends will read the story of The […]

JMAC BrickBox Theater

My Son The Waiter

This hilarious and poignant story is universal in its message: The journey to follow one's dream and the parents who suffer through it! Actor/Comedian Brad Zimmerman's hit New York comedy is the moving and hilarious story of the grit and passion required to 'make it’ as an artist and the […]

JMAC

Winter Warmer

Come to the JMAC on 12/9 to enjoy a night of artistic expression! Performances Include: Scenes from Mary Darling's newest work in progress "The Translator" featuring Kayla Schenk, Madeline Falcone, Kyle Hargrove, Patrick Bracken, Ed Humprhies, Tim Nichols, and Chandra Watts Stand-up by the Wootenanny comics Shaun Connolly and Bryan […]

BrickBox Theater

Tony Award Winner Kelli O’Hara

Join us for one of Broadway's most celebrated leading ladies in concert. Broadway in Worcester and the Hanover Theatre present Tony Award winner and star of stage and screen, Kelli O’Hara. Ms. O’Hara has been hailed by The New York Times as “Broadway musical’s undisputed queen.” Her concerts have gained […]

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Conservatory Winter/Spring Semester

Winter/spring 2023 classes are now open for registration! Register now to ignite creativity and inspire confidence in the new year! With classes for students of ALL ages in drama, dance, music and technical theatre & design, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Call us anytime at 508.471.1795 for more information about registration. […]

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Llama Llama Red Pajama Live!

“Llama Llama Red Pajama Live!”, a new musical by Bay Area Children’s Theatre (BACT) inspired by the best-selling Llama, Llama Red Pajama series of picture books by the late Anna Dewdney. Families can join in the fun when Llama bursts into his bedroom looking frantically for his favorite red pajamas. […]

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Annie

The best-loved musical of all time is set to return in a new production – just as you remember it and just when we need it most. Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in […]

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The Seagull presented by THTC Youth Acting Company

February 24th 2023, 7:00 pm February 25th 2023, 7:00 pm February 26th 2023, 2:00 pm   Experience Livy Scanlon’s 75-minute adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull, presented by The Hanover Theatre Conservatory’s Youth Acting Company (YAC). In a letter dated 1895, Anton Chekhov wrote, “Believe it or not, my friend, I’m writing […]

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