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MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE

50 East Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852



Review: RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?...

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Will Present KEVIN KLING: UNRAVELED in January 2026


by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2025

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will present Kevin Kling: Unraveled from January 21 through February 8, 2026. Created and performed by Kevin Kling, the new storytelling piece is produced in partnership with the Contemporary American Theater Festival....

Review: MISERY is Anything But at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - October 24, 2025

Whether indie films like “Waitress,” coming-of-age dramas like “The Outsiders,” or comedies like “Beetlejuice,” film-to-stage adaptations most often take the form of Broadway musicals, including Hollywood classics such as “Sweet Smell of Success,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” and more....

Katie Đỗ Wins Merrimack Repertory Theatre's Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship


by Nicole Rosky - August 16, 2025

Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) just announced Katie Đỗ as the inaugural recipient of the Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship for her new play, love you long time (already). ...

MISERY to be Presented at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2025

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre will begin its 2025-26 season with Misery, adapted by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

The 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards Winner Revealed


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2025

The 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony was held at The Huntington Theatre in Boston. See the full list of winners here and learn more about the Awards!...

Cast Set For 4-Star Solo Show Festival in Provincetown


by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2025

As part of the 62nd season, the Provincetown Theater will produce the 5th annual 4-Star Solo Show Festival throughout the month of June at their playhouse at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA....

Stephen King's MISERY And More Set for Merrimack Repertory Theatre 47th Season


by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2025

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will unveil its exciting 2025-26 season, bringing a dynamic mix of drama, music, comedy and compelling cultural narratives to the stage. This season will include stories that resonate deeply across diverse experiences....

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces WHAT YOU ARE NOW


by A.A. Cristi - March 07, 2025

What You Are Now by Sam Chanse, will open at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) in Lowell on Saturday April 26 and run through May 11, 2025. This production closes MRT’s 46th season. ...

Merrimack Repertory Theatre To Present THE COMEDY OF HAMLET! (A PREQUEL)


by A.A. Cristi - February 20, 2025

Merrimack Repertory Theatre has announced the return of the Reduced Shakespeare Company to Lowell in the much-anticipated production of The Comedy of Hamlet! (a prequel), on stage from March 12 to March 30, 2025....

Past Shows

Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
5/8 - 5/26/2024


In this exploration of the realities of death through the eyes of a watchful and troubled individual, we meet Virgil -- a kid who used ...

The Porch on Windy Hill
The Porch on Windy Hill
4/3 - 4/21/2024


A bi-racial Korean classical violinist, Mira, and her music history grad-student boyfriend, Beck, escape months of Covid-isolation to the mountains of North Carolina. Their journey ...

Dishwasher Dreams
Dishwasher Dreams
2/28 - 3/17/2024


From Bangladesh to New York City, from graffiti crews to baseball games, courageous honesty to emotive humor, Dishwasher Dreams explores the complicated realities of dreams ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/24/2023


Back by popular demand! Experience Charles Dickens’ timeless story of redemption with new songs, scenes, and surprises. With a nod to Dickens’ time in Lowell ...

Gaslight
Gaslight
10/18 - 11/5/2023


A psychological thriller adapted by Steven Dietz based on the 1939 play by Patrick Hamilton which inspired the 1944 Ingrid Bergman film. Gaslight thrillingly delves ...

First Night
First Night
7/19 - 7/21/2019


New Years Eve, 1985. Danny Fleming, mid-thirties, is about to close up his video store for the evening when into the store pops a woman ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
4/25 - 5/19/2013


- David Mamet; dir: Charles Towers....

Proof
3/21 - 4/14/2013


- David Auburn....

RED
2/14 - 3/10/2013


- John Logan; dir: Charles Towers....

Shakespeare's Will
1/10 - 2/3/2013


- Vern Thiessen; music: Marc Desmoreaux; dir: Miles Potter....

Ghost-Writer
4/19 - 5/13/2012


Something mysterious is happening. In the West Coast premiere of an intimate spine-tingler from award-winning playwright Michael Hollinger (Opus), acclaimed novelist Franklin Woolsey has died. ...

Mrs. Whitney
3/15 - 4/8/2012

Daddy Long Legs
2/9 - 3/4/2012

Voice of the Turtle
1/5 - 1/29/2012


Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor; dir: Randall T. Stevens....

This Verse Business
10/20 - 11/13/2011


By A.M. Dolan Directed by Gus Kaikkonen Featuring Gordon Clapp February 6-16 The perfect marriage between a treasured American poet and a beloved actor, Emmy-winner ...

The Persian Quarter
9/15 - 10/9/2011

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An Evening with Fran Lebowitz in Boston An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
Emerson Colonial Theatre (2/19 - 2/19)
Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet in Boston Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet
The Rockwell (11/28 - 2/14)
BERT KREISCHER: PERMISSION TO PARTY in Boston BERT KREISCHER: PERMISSION TO PARTY
Boch Center Wang Theatre (2/6 - 2/7)
We Had a World in Boston We Had a World
Huntington Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Wimberly Theatre (2/12 - 3/15)
Mozart and More in Boston Mozart and More
52 Sumner (5/17 - 5/17)
DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER in Boston DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
Barnstable Comedy Club (1/8 - 1/25)
An Evening of Elegance in Boston An Evening of Elegance
Brockton Public Library (1/30 - 1/30)
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