Member Theatres

• Advice To The Players
  Sandwich, NH
  (603) 986-6253
  http://www.advicetotheplayers.org
  

  Advice To The Players is an award-winning, community-based, professional Shakespeare company bringing together theatre professionals, enthusiastic community members and energetic teens in lively productions of William Shakespeare’s brilliantly rendered portraits of humanity. Summer and fall performances are at the Sandwich Fairground Stage; winter performances are at various venues.

• Barnstormers Theatre
  Tamworth, NH
  (603) 323-8661
  http://www.barnstormerstheatre.org
  

  America’s oldest professional summer theatre, founded in 1931, The Barnstormers is the only theatre company in the United States that still mounts eight full productions in eight weeks. With an overall slant towards comedy, The Barnstormers produces at least one musical each summer, a serious drama, and a mystery.

• Children’s Stage Adventures
  Sullivan, NH
  (603) 847-3428
  http://www.childrensstageadventures.org
  

  Children’s Stage Adventures conducts week-long theatre residencies for schools, community groups and summer camps, in New Hampshire and across the Northeast. During each residency, 50+ local children perform in an original, high-quality musical/comedy production of a classic children’s tale. CSA provides professionally designed costumes and scenery, scripts, score and make-up.

• Hampstead Stage
  Center Barnstead, NH
  (800) 619-5302
  http://www.hampsteadstage.org/
  

  Join our family this summer at our black box theatre on Route 28 and help us save theatre! Our mission is to educate audiences by bringing classic literature to life through live theatre, instilling a love and appreciation of the arts, and preserving theatre for future generations.

• Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company
  North Conway, NH
  603-356-5776
  http://www.mwvtheatre.org
  

  Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company celebrates its 40th season at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse, North Conway. Visit our mountains, rivers, National Forest. Enjoy quality shops, delicious restaurants, and top off your vacation with an evening of musical theatre. Be dazzled by “the Broadway stars of tomorrow on our stage tonight.”

• New Hampshire Theatre Project
  Portsmouth, NH
  603-431-6644 ext. 5
  http://www.nhtheatreproject.org
  

  Incorporated in 1988, New Hampshire Theatre Project creates innovative and educational theatre that serves as a catalyst for personal transformation and community dialogue. NHTP programs include a season of professional productions, Youth Repertory Company, classes, summer camps, artist in residence programs, professional development workshops, and the annual New Works Festival.

• New London Barn Playhouse
  New London, NH
  603-526-6710
  http://www.nlbarn.org
  

  New London Barn Playhouse is one of New England’s most cherished summer-stock theaters, presenting excellent theater since 1933, created by emerging artists in collaboration with accomplished professionals. Actors and directors come together in New Hampshire’s beautiful Lake Sunapee region to create a season noted for its fresh approach and talented company.

• NorthEast Shakespeare Ensemble (NESE)
  New London, NH
  603 526 8600
  http://www.nesetheatre.org
  

  NESE (rhymes with Jesse) is a seasonal professional Shakespeare theatre with 50 percent Equity actors from New York City, Boston and New Hampshire. One or two plays are performed during the last two weeks of May at Colby-Sawyer College. NESE conducts free workshops in schools and does one free performance for students.

• Opera North
  Lebanon, NH
  603-448-0400
  http://www.operanorth.org
  

  In August 2010, Opera North stages Puccini’s La bohème and Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the historic Lebanon Opera House in the beautiful Upper Connecticut River Valley of New England. Stars of the opera world take the stage with young artists for grand opera in an intimate setting.

• Palace Theatre
  Manchester, NH
  603-668-5588
  http://www.palacetheatre.org
  

  The Palace Theatre is a non-profit performing arts center that hosts its own professional company, youth and teen program and presenting acts. The Palace is committed to achieving our mission through preserving the historic facilities of the theatre, responding creatively to the cultural and entertainment needs of the community, and governing in a fiscally responsible and strategic manner.

• Papermill Theatre/North Country Center for the Arts
  Lincoln, NH
  603-745-2141
  http://www.papermilltheatre.org
  

  Nestled in the White Mountains, North Country Center for the Arts Papermill Theatre has been delighting crowds for 25 years with professional musical theatre and children’s theatre. Plans are underway to build Jean’s Playhouse, a year-round venue for theatrical, musical and visual arts entertainment, community gatherings and events.

• Peterborough Players
  Peterborough, NH
  (603) 924-7585
  http://www.peterboroughplayers.org
  

  Founded in 1933, the Peterborough Players offers classic to contemporary professional theatre – including world and regional premieres – in a charming, historic theatre located in a converted 18th-century barn. The state-of-the-art, handicapped accessible theatre seats 250 in air-conditioned comfort. Professional theatre June-September, plus children’s shows by their Second Company.

• Pontine Theatre
  Portsmouth, NH
  603-436-6660
  http://www.pontine.org
  

  Pontine brings history to life onstage with its original productions based on the literature and culture of New England: the legend and lore of the Isles of Shoals, adaptations of Sarah Orne Jewett’s “The Country of the Pointed Firs,” Thomas Bailey Aldrich’s “The Story of a Bad Boy,” and more!

• Prescott Park Arts Festival
  Portsmouth, NH
  603-436-2848
  http://www.prescottpark.org
  

  Prescott Park Arts Festival is one of the Seacoast’s favorite summer traditions. Held in the waterfront Prescott Park in downtown Portsmouth, the festival has offered a full summer of events from musical theatre to music concerts and festivals since 1974. The Festival offers all events at no fixed admission.

• Seacoast Repertory Theatre
  Portsmouth, NH
  603-433-4472
  http://www.seacoastrep.org
  

  Seacoast Repertory Theatre, an award-winning professional producing theater, is a “must-do” in culture-rich Portsmouth, NH. The Rep produces a broad mix of classic comedy, drama and musicals including recent Broadway hits and new work, as well as a wide range of educational programming, for people of all ages.

• Second Stage Professional Company
  Manchester, NH
  603-625-4177
  http://www.secondstage.info
  

  Second Stage Professional Company has its home at the Jewish Federation Theatre, 698 Beech Street. It is the professional arm of Manchester Community Theatre Players. Both provide performance and instructional opportunities without production fees. Second Stage has performed many fine plays recently including Golda, Falsettos, and Same Time, Next Year.

• Summer Theatre in Meredith Village Interlakes Community Auditorium
  Meredith, NH
  1-888-245-6374 [NOTE: THE “1” AT THE FRONT IS A MUST]
  http://www.interlakestheatre.com
  

  In its third year, this summer stock company presents Broadway-style musicals featuring talent auditioned across the country! Saturday is Family Day with special pricing on Matinees. Children’s Theatre Thursday/Saturday, 11:00a.m.: Peter Pan, Charlotte’s Web, Winnie the Pooh. 2010 Mainstage Schedule: My Way, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, Camelot, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

• The Players' Ring
  Portsmouth, NH
  603-436-8123
  http://www.playersring.org
  

  The Players’ Ring is a democracy of artistic members inspiring the passion that creates art. Thirty production companies make their pitch every year, and the Board of Directors decides the season layout, focusing on original works. Selected production companies produce their show with guidance from experienced board liaisons.

• Theatre Under The Stars
  Waterville Valley, Plymouth, Manchester NH
  603-726-0098
  http://www.shakespeareinthevalley.com
  

  The Boston Globe declared, “It’s Shakespeare as Willy himself intended” about this New York Times-featured troupe that dedicates its 2010 season to PFC Marc Decoteau (youth actor-turned-serviceman killed in Afghanistan) offering $5 tix (military free!!) to family-friendly, interactive “bare bones bard” productions outdoors & indoors in Waterville Valley, Plymouth and Manchester, 7/1-8/14.

• Weathervane Theatre
  Whitefield, NH
  Box Office (6/24-9/4) 603-837-9322
  http://www.weathervanetheatre.org
  

  Weathervane’s unique alternating schedule and professional company have brought Broadway to Northern New Hampshire for 45 summers. Resident Actors Equity actors, staffers and guest artists offer seven Mainstage productions, special events, children’s theatre, and a youth day camp. Multiple NH Theatre Awards winner, including “Best Professional Musical” for two years running!

• Winnipesaukee Playhouse
  Laconia, NH
  (603) 366-7377
  http://www.winniplayhouse.com
  

  The Winnipesaukee Playhouse is an award-winning off-Broadway style theatre located in the heart of New Hampshire. In its seven years, the Playhouse has earned a reputation for staging high-quality productions of a range of genres including comedies, mysteries, romances and challenging new works.