About the Theatre
The White Heron Theatre Company believes in the power of theatre to engage audiences in a truthful and compelling journey that touches the human experience through the arts. To accomplish its mission, White Heron fosters the growth of professional theatre on Nantucket Island, across the nation and around the world through a range of artistic and education programs for the Nantucket community and beyond. Founded in New York City in 2004, by actor/director Lynne Bolton and Yale School of Drama Acting Dean Earle Gister, White Heron was sparked by their shared aspiration to form a professional ensemble-driven company of like-minded artists. In 2012, the company was reborn in Nantucket, becoming the first professional theatre company on the island. Three years later, the company opened the first purpose-built venue on the island dedicated to professional repertory theater. Over the last decade, our production highlights include God of Carnage by Yesmina Reza, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, Seawife by Seth Moore and The Lobbyists, and Private Lives by Noel Coward.
Review: 15TH ANNUAL 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - February 16, 2026
In the past, I have compared the 10x10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL to dining at a Tapas restaurant, and it is. The production offers theatre goers a variety of content in small sized servings, to explore, share, and shake off a bit of mid-winter blues in anticipation of the bountiful season ahead. You may see...
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Actors' Shakespeare Project
by R. Scott Reedy - February 16, 2026
Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” has proven so enduringly popular since it was first published in 1868 that it has been turned into two plays, a musical, an opera, 11 different feature films and TV movies, three Japanese anime versions, and even a 12-part Korean streaming series....
Review: A Startling THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater
by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater?...
Review: AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre
by R. Scott Reedy - January 30, 2026
What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
Review: A Thrilling JOB at SpeakEasy Stage Company
by R. Scott Reedy - January 23, 2026
What did our critic think of JOB at Roberts Studio Theatre?...
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC is Gorgeously Sung at the Citizens Opera House
by R. Scott Reedy - January 11, 2026
What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Citizens Opera House?...
Review: NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH SETH MACFARLANE AND THE BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall
by R. Scott Reedy - January 06, 2026
Seth MacFarlane was in great voice when he took the stage at Symphony Hall recently for his sold-out New Year’s Eve concert with the Boston Pops, even if it wasn’t his most familiar voice....
Review: A Taut IS THIS A ROOM at Apollinaire Theatre Company
by R. Scott Reedy - January 04, 2026
What did our critic think of IS THIS A ROOM at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...
Review: American Repertory Theater's World Premiere is a Musical WONDER
by R. Scott Reedy - December 31, 2025
What did our critic think of WONDER at American Repertory Theater?...
Review: Gold Dust Orphans Sprinkle Holiday Fun with SWEENEY CLAUS: THE DEMON FATHER OF SLEET STREET
by R. Scott Reedy - December 16, 2025
What did our critic think of SWEENEY CLAUS: THE DEMON FATHER OF FLEET STREET at Iron Wolf Theatre, South Boston Lithuanian Citizens Association?...
Past Shows
A Nantucket Christmas Carol
Nov 25 – Dec 3, 2022
Let the holiday spirits light your way. The spirit of the island meets the spirits of the holidays! The whale oil trade has made Ebenezer...
Thurgood
Aug 22 – Sep 1, 2022
Justice. For all. Described by the New York Times as absorbing and riveting, Thurgood will inspire and empower audiences with the story of a truly...
Dial M for Murder
Jul 26 – Aug 11, 2022
A deviously good time. The Hitchcock classic comes to life on stage! Tommy and Margot Wendice seem to have it all, until Tommy discovers his...
The Half
Jun 26 – Jul 17, 2022
The Half is the 30 minutes in the dressing room before the curtain rises, which feels like an eternity for one actor about to perform...
DADDY LONG LEGS
Jul 5 – Aug 12, 2018
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