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.
by R. Scott Reedy - June 10, 2026
Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of their source material as much as their familiar scores for success....
by R. Scott Reedy - June 09, 2026
But in playwright Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” – now being given a cleverly funny production by The Huntington at the Huntington Avenue Theatre through June 28 – they are also comic fodder for a trenchant story about a tempest over vaccination in a hyper-woke teacup....
by Marc Savitt - June 07, 2026
Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. BSC Artistic Director, Alan Paul said: 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemp...
by Marc Savitt - June 09, 2026
Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemporary and relevant its themes still are...
by R. Scott Reedy - June 03, 2026
What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH DARREN CRISS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
by Marc Savitt - June 03, 2026
Listening to SELECTED STORIES is a delight. The actors bring energy, nuance, intonation, inflection, and character to every aspect of the story they are telling. Having them do so live, in-person to a room full of enthusiastic audience member reactions made it even more so....
by Marc Savitt - May 31, 2026
As BTG's Artistic Director, CEO Kate Maguire stated: 'Through moments of joy, heartbreak, humor and healing, JOHN & JEN explores the enduring connections between siblings, parents and children- the people who remain part of us across a lifetime. With Andrew Lippa's moving score and a story filled ...
by R. Scott Reedy - May 20, 2026
Playwright Luis Alfaro aimed high when he decided to bring Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from 429 BC into the 21st century with “Oedipus El Rey,” his contemporary retelling of the Greek tragedy set in a Los Angeles barrio....
by R. Scott Reedy - May 17, 2026
What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?...
by R. Scott Reedy - May 14, 2026
When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper. After all, he is the greatest writer ever in the English language, and his 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and three long narrative poems have been translated into virtually every living lang...
Past Shows
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...
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...
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 is the 30 minutes in the dressing room before the curtain rises, which feels like an eternity for one actor about to perform...
Videos
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) |
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Eureka Day Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20) |
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Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: Judy Saves the Day by Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion Puppet Showplace Theater (7/12-7/12) |
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The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/07-8/07) |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Wheaton College (6/05-6/14) |
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Black Uhuru Payomet Performing Arts Center (6/19-6/19) |
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Steel Pulse: Reggae Against Racism Tour Payomet Performing Arts Center (8/04-8/04) |
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MTV Unplugged Tribute Band at Taffeta Music Hall Taffeta Music Hall (6/13-6/13) |
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Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute Provincetown Town Hall (6/20-6/20) |
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John Waters: Going to Extremes Provincetown Town Hall (7/23-7/23) |
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