Powerhouse Theatre News

The cast has been revealed for the upcoming reading of The White Plague. The event, produced by The Acting Company, will take place at The Public Theater. This is a reading of Karel Čapek's play, originally titled 'Bílá nemoc'.

There’s something wonderfully nuts about The Town Players of New Canaan taking on One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s 2011 hit based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni. The original, written in 1743, is a classic commedia dell’arte comedy built on disguises, twins, and glorious chaos.

There’s something wonderfully nuts about The Town Players of New Canaan taking on One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s 2011 hit based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni.

Fresh off three worldwide comedy tours, Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness is bringing his brand new show Hot & Healed to Australia and New Zealand. Take a look at the tour dates here.

International Guitar Night will return for its 26th anniversary tour, featuring a lineup of internationally recognized guitar and ukulele performers. The tour brings together artists working across classical, fingerstyle, flamenco, rock, and global traditions.

This holiday season, the beloved all-female Irish trio Everdream celebrates 10 years of music making with a return to the Pacific Northwest performing their popular show, A Celtic Christmas, in nine shows across Washington and Idaho.

There’s nothing more exciting for serious theater lovers than to see new original plays. After last summer’s successful Broadway Bound Summer Festival, the creative team of the Theatre Artists Workship will present the plays on Saturday, November 1 at 7:30 and Sunday, November 2 at 2:00. Here are the new shows.

The People's Theatre has seleced three exceptional playwrights for its 2025 Playwrights Unit: Rudy Bamenga, Alyssa Haddad-Chin, and Victoria Lino. Learn more!

Drew Gasparini and Alex Brightman’s irreverent and heartfelt new musical, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, will get a special workshop presentation at Vassar’s Powerhouse Theatre. See who is starring and learn more!

For many, the mention of The Shawshank Redemption instantly recalls the iconic 1994 film that brought Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, to life. Etched into the American consciousness, it’s a slow-burn tale of cruelty, resilience, and—ultimately—hope.

For many, the mention of The Shawshank Redemption instantly recalls the iconic 1994 film that brought Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, to life. Etched into the American consciousness, it’s a slow-burn tale of cruelty, resilience, and—ultimately—hope.

Even if you saw the movie, don't miss this rarely performed play at The Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, New Canaan.

Now in its seventh season, PlayFest has fast become a renowned incubator for well-known and emerging playwrights, actors, and directors to develop new works and test them before audiences.

Durango PlayFest has revealed the four new works that will headline its 7th annual play development festival in June. Learn more about the festival and the lineup and see how to attend.

Open Arts Alliance performs Beetlejuice JR. on March 20, 21 & 22nd at The Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, New Canaan, CT. Based on the blockbuster motion picture.

Truth Future Bachman returns to Joe’s Pub in a one-of-a-kind homecoming performance. This special event showcases music from Truth’s anthology of queer/trans superhero musicals, Shapeshifters, and features some of NYC’s finest talent.

The play selections at TPNC have always intrigued me. I consistently leave their shows with new insights and feeling thoroughly entertained, or emotionally roused. Currently playing is Terra Nova, which won playwright Ted Tally an OBIE Award for its 1984 New York production. Tally also won an Oscar for his adapted screenplay of The Silence Of The Lambs in 1991.

Ted Tally’s Obie Award winning play, Terra Nova, tells the compelling story of the ill-fated British expedition based on facts and the letters and journals found on Captain Robert Scott’s frozen body. Briefly, in 1911-12, teams of five Englishmen and five Norwegians competed to get to the South Pole first. Five men did not return home.

One of the most produced playwrights in the world will be in Laconia for an exciting weekend of events this February. Learn more about the upcoming events here!

Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative and Spectacle Live will team up again in 2025 for Just Duet: Broadway Style, a 'FUN'draising competition to raise money for Powerhouse programming and the Colonial Theatre Advancement Fund. Learn more!