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TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN

Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park
New Canaan, 06840



Review: ASSASSINS at Brookfield Theatre


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - February 15, 2026

What did our critic think of ASSASSINS at Brookfield Theatre?...

Review: WHAT THE DICKENS at TheatreWorks New Milford


by Jared Reynolds - December 14, 2025

If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve reviewed the same show, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I’m surprised that it took so long in my reviewing history to happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, however, that in both cases, they are to review Christmas productions. For the fir...

Review: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET at Connecticut Theatre Company


by Jared Reynolds - December 12, 2025

Cozy, cute, and full of Christmas cheer. That’s what you get with Miracle on 34th Street. That was abound and aplenty at the Connecticut Theatre Company’s production of the motion picture classic! CTC’s production of Miracle on 34th Street kept the joy of the season at the heart of this produc...

Review: WRECK THE HALLS at Sherman Players


by Jared Reynolds - December 06, 2025

Holiday traditions are sweet, but sometimes the stress of the holidays outweighs the joys. That's where Wreck the Halls comes in: It points out the pain of the holidays and is committed to making you laugh. And this raucous production of Wreck the Halls had the audience rolling!...

Past Shows

DROP DEAD (a comedy murder mystery)
DROP DEAD (a comedy murder mystery)
Apr 21 – May 7, 2023

Drop Dead! is a play about a bad stage production, similar to "The Play That Goes Wrong". Who done it? Who cares! Its all about...

ORDINARY PEOPLE
ORDINARY PEOPLE
Feb 17 – Mar 5, 2023

BASIC DESCRIPTION: This play is based on the Oscar Winning Best Picture movie starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton by first-time Director,...

JOYFUL NOISE, by Tim Slover (like Amadeus about Handel’s Messiah)
JOYFUL NOISE, by Tim Slover (like Amadeus about Handel’s Messiah)
Nov 18 – Dec 4, 2022

A joyful play that "hits all the right notes"! Clever and funny as well as inspiring. If you love Handel's Messiah, this play is a...

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Movie - with Shadow Cast
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Movie - with Shadow Cast
Oct 28 – Oct 29, 2022

Lets do the Time Warp again!! This musical horror comedy film will come to life with a live shadow cast (that's actors acting in front...

The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
Sep 16 – Oct 2, 2022

The Fantasticks, music by Harvey Schmidt, with lyrics by Tom Jones is the word's longest running musical, which ran off-Broadway for 42 years! This funny...

TPNC “The Best of the Best” One-Acts Festival
TPNC “The Best of the Best” One-Acts Festival
Apr 9 – Apr 23, 2021

27 actors, 11 plays, 9 playwrights, nearly 2.5 hours of entertainment. Laugh, cry, be touched. Something for everyone. You have a full 24-hours to watch...

TPNC OLD-TIME RADIO SHOW LIVE!
TPNC OLD-TIME RADIO SHOW LIVE!
Feb 12 – Feb 28, 2021

Recorded LIVE ONSTAGE at the Powerhouse Theater! An evening of old-time radio shows: Burns & Allen, Blondie, The Bickersons, and more. Comedy, Soap Operas, and...

THE OUTGOING TIDE by Bruce Graham
THE OUTGOING TIDE by Bruce Graham
Aug 29

We are the first theater in the area to perform a live, on-stage, fully produced play during these difficult times and stream that show to...

On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
Jul 24 – Aug 9, 2020

Norman Thayer is an 80-year-old curmudgeon who has heart palpitations, a fading memory, and an estranged relationship with his middle-aged daughter, Chelsea. When he and...

Rocket Girl
Rocket Girl
Feb 21 – Mar 8, 2020

The year is 1957. The United States and the Soviet Union are locked in a battle to see which country will be the first to...

Cinderella, A Panto
Cinderella, A Panto
Dec 12 – Dec 15, 2019

Wacky re-telling of the story of Cinderella through the classic British humor of a Panto. Not to be confused with white-faced mutes! Audience interaction. Loads...

Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement
Oct 25 – Nov 10, 2019

A seemingly quiet Victorian country home on the marshes of the Thames estuary is actually the backdrop for murder and madness in this show that...

ROMANTIC COMEDY
ROMANTIC COMEDY
May 3 – May 18, 2019

A darling of a play! Arrogant, self-centered and sharp tongued Jason Carmichael, successful co-author of Broadway romantic comedies, is facing two momentous events: he is...

GASLIGHT (Angel Street)
GASLIGHT (Angel Street)
Feb 22 – Mar 9, 2019

One of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time... made popular from the movie starring Ingrid Bergman. It tells the story of Mr. Manningham, a...

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Jody Davidson & Brett Schrier
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Jody Davidson & Brett Schrier
Dec 1 – Dec 10, 2017

This charming tale touches the heart – with lots of laughs along the way! It is hard enough for Mr. Popper, a simple painter, to...

Play On by Rick Abbot
Play On by Rick Abbot
Oct 27 – Nov 11, 2017

This is the hilarious story of a community theater desperately trying to put on a play despite maddening interference from a haughty authoress who keeps...

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
May 3 – May 18, 2013

The Town Players of New Canaan are bringing classic American drama, Of Mice and Men, to the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park. John Steinbeck's tale...

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