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MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE

50 East Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852


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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Begins Performances At Merrimack Repertory Theatre This Week


by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2024

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will present A Christmas Carol, adapted and directed by Courtney Sale. ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2024

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will bring the beloved holiday tradition back to Lowell with its heartwarming and humorous production of A Christmas Carol, adapted and directed by Courtney Sale. ...

MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN Announced At Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2024

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre will bring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by David Catlin to life....

Review: Merrimack Repertory Theatre Makes THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE Worth Joining


by R. Scott Reedy - October 09, 2024

What did our critic think of THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?...

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Opens Its 2024-2025 Season With THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE


by A.A. Cristi - August 28, 2024

Merrimack Repertory Theatre has announced its 2024-2025 season opener, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE....

Interview: Janie E. Howland Honor Sets the Stage for ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS


by R. Scott Reedy - May 15, 2024

The 41st annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) on May 20 at the Huntington Theatre, promises to be a big night for scenic designer Janie E. Howland. Read our interview....

Spiritus/Virgil's Dance is Coming to Merrimack Repertory Theatre in May


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 17, 2024

After The Porch on Windy Hill plays its final tune, Spiritus/Virgil’s Dance will make its way to Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s Nancy L. Donahue Stage at Liberty Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets....

THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL Comes to Merrimack Rep in April


by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2024

Continuing its 45th season, Merrimack Repertory Theatre will bring The Porch on Windy Hill to the Liberty Hall stage. Learn more about the show here!...

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Reveals 'Summer Stage for Youth' Program


by Stephi Wild - March 01, 2024

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will continue its community partnership with Middlesex Community College (MCC) to bring the passion and drive of theatre to local young performers with the “Summer Stage for Youth” program. ...

Alaudin Ullah's DISHWASHER DREAMS Opens In February At Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will welcome Dishwasher Dreams, written and performed by Alaudin Ullah, and directed by Chay Yew....

Past Shows

Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
5/8 - 5/26/2024


In this exploration of the realities of death through the eyes of a watchful and troubled individual, we meet Virgil -- a kid who used ...

The Porch on Windy Hill
The Porch on Windy Hill
4/3 - 4/21/2024


A bi-racial Korean classical violinist, Mira, and her music history grad-student boyfriend, Beck, escape months of Covid-isolation to the mountains of North Carolina. Their journey ...

Dishwasher Dreams
Dishwasher Dreams
2/28 - 3/17/2024


From Bangladesh to New York City, from graffiti crews to baseball games, courageous honesty to emotive humor, Dishwasher Dreams explores the complicated realities of dreams ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/24/2023


Back by popular demand! Experience Charles Dickens’ timeless story of redemption with new songs, scenes, and surprises. With a nod to Dickens’ time in Lowell ...

Gaslight
Gaslight
10/18 - 11/5/2023


A psychological thriller adapted by Steven Dietz based on the 1939 play by Patrick Hamilton which inspired the 1944 Ingrid Bergman film. Gaslight thrillingly delves ...

Fannie Lou Hamer: Speak on It!
10/23 - 10/26/2020


The daughter of a sharecropper and the last of 20 siblings, Hamer did not enter the world of activism and politics until she was 44 ...


Allison Engel, Margaret Engel; dir: Michael Marotta....

Maytag Virgin
1/9 - 2/2/2020


Maytag Virgin follows Alabama school teacher Lizzy Nash and her new neighbor, Jack Key, over the year following the tragic death of Lizzy’s husband. The ...


Maytag Virgin follows Alabama school teacher Lizzy Nash and her new neighbor, Jack Key, over the year following the tragic death of Lizzy’s husband. The ...


In this delightful companion play to Miss Bennet, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to ...

Cambodian Rock Band
10/16 - 11/10/2019


This epic play/rock concert thrusts us into the life of a young woman trying to piece together her family history thirty years after her father ...

Tiny Beautiful Things
9/11 - 10/6/2019


by Nia Vardalos, Cheryl Strayed Based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies ...

First Night
First Night
7/19 - 7/21/2019


New Years Eve, 1985. Danny Fleming, mid-thirties, is about to close up his video store for the evening when into the store pops a woman ...

Cry It Out
4/24 - 5/19/2019


THEATRE EN BLOC PROUDLY PRESENTS THE REGIONAL PREMIERE OF MOLLY SMITH METZLER'S CRY IT OUT, MAY 4 - 20, 2018 Cooped up on maternity leave ...

The Haunted Life
3/20 - 4/14/2019


The Nancy L. Donahue Theatre: adapt: Sean Daniels from Jack Kerouac; dir: Sean Daniels, christopher oscar pena....

The Heath
2/13 - 3/10/2019


The Nancy L. Donahue Theatre: Lauren Gunderson; dir: Sean Daniels....

Slow Food
1/9 - 2/3/2019


The Nancy L. Donahue Theatre: Wendy MacLeod; dir: Sean Daniels....


A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish ...

Murder for Two
10/17 - 11/11/2018


book: Kellen Blair, Joe Kinosian; lyrics: Kellen Blair; music: Joe Kinosian ; dir: JC Clementz....

Native Gardens
9/12 - 10/7/2018


Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this funny world premiere by the author of The Book Club Play. Pablo, a ...

Little Orphan Danny
3/21 - 4/15/2018


Sean Daniels, Dan Finnerty; book: Dan Finnerty; lyrics: Dan Finnerty; music: Dan Finnerty; dir: Sean Daniels. Nancy L. Donahue Theatre:...


Andy Bayiates, Aaron Mu?oz; dir: Nathan Keepers. Nancy L. Donahue Theatre:...

KNYUM
1/10 - 2/1/2018


Vichet Chum; dir: KJ Sanchez. Nancy L. Donahue Theatre:...

Silent Sky
10/18 - 11/12/2017


When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

The Royale
The Royale
9/16 - 10/8/2017

The Royale
9/13 - 10/8/2017


Marco Ramirez; dir: Megan Sandberg-Zakian....

My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend
4/26 - 5/21/2017


book: Christian Duhamel; lyrics: Edward Bell, Christian Duhamel; music: Edward Bell; dir: Sean Daniels. World Premiere...

Chill
3/22 - 4/16/2017


Eleanor Burgess; dir: Megan Sandberg-Zakian. Nancy L. Donahue Theatre:...

Women in Jeopardy!
2/15 - 3/12/2017


Thelma and Louise meets The First Wives Club in this fun and flirtatious new comedy by Rochester-born playwright Wendy MacLeod. Divorcees Mary and Jo are ...


Peter Sinn Nachtrieb; dir: Sean Daniels. Nancy L. Donahue Theatre:...

Going to See the Kid
11/30 - 12/24/2016


Steven Drukman; dir: Alexander Greenfield. World Premiere...

Going to See the Kid
11/30 - 12/24/2016


Steven Drukman; dir: Alexander Greenfield. World Premiere...

Abigail/1702
10/12 - 11/6/2016


Whatever happened to Abigail Williams? It's 1702, a decade after The Crucible's infamous seductress danced with the devil in Salem. Now, the devil returns for ...

Abigail/1702
10/12 - 11/6/2016


Whatever happened to Abigail Williams? It's 1702, a decade after The Crucible's infamous seductress danced with the devil in Salem. Now, the devil returns for ...

45 Plays for 45 Presidents
9/7 - 10/2/2016


Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloë Johnston, Karen Weinberg; dir: Sean Daniels....

45 Plays for 45 Presidents
9/7 - 10/2/2016


Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloë Johnston, Karen Weinberg; dir: Sean Daniels....

Home of the Brave
4/20 - 5/15/2016


Lila Rose Kaplan; dir: Sean Daniels....


Idris Goodwin; dir: Wendy Goldberg....

Tinker to Evers to Chance
2/10 - 3/6/2016


Play ball! Lauren makes a rare trip home to Chicago to take her ailing mother to the biggest Cubs game of the year, Game 6 ...

The White Chip
1/6 - 1/31/2016


Sean Daniels; dir: Sheryl Kaller....


This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast – complete with jazzy radio jingles, hilarious commercials, and a ...

I and You
10/7 - 11/1/2015


On the night before a class assignment is due, Caroline and Anthony plumb the mysteries of a Whitman poem…unaware that a deeper mystery has brought ...

The Lion
8/26 - 9/20/2015


Benjamin Scheuer; book: Benjamin Scheuer; lyrics: Benjamin Scheuer; music: Benjamin Scheuer; dir: Sean Daniels....

The Outgoing Tide
4/23 - 5/17/2015


World Premiere! In a summer cottage on Chesapeake Bay, Gunner has hatched an unorthodox plan to secure his family's future but meets with resistance from ...

Out of the City
3/19 - 4/12/2015


Leslie Ayvazian; dir: Christian Parker....

Oceanside
2/12 - 3/8/2015


Nick Gandiello; dir: Melia Bensussen....

The Best Brothers
1/8 - 2/1/2015


Hamilton and Kyle have lost their mother to a comically gruesome accident at the Gay Pride Parade. As they come to grips with their mother’s ...


They've skewered history, the Bible and the world's most celebrated playwright. Now, the Reduced Shakespeare Company debuts its latest world premiere here in Cincinnati. This ...

Talley's Folly
3/20 - 4/13/2014


Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Talleys Folly is a lyrical romance that follows the unlikely courtship of young Sally Talley and her much ...


Nancy L Donahue Theatre: Angelo Parra; music: Miche Braden (arranger); dir: Joe Brancato....

Equally Divided
1/9 - 2/2/2014


Nancy L Donahue Theatre: Ronald Harwood; dir: Charles Towers....

Stella and Lou
11/28 - 12/22/2013


Nancy L Donahue Theatre: Bruce Graham; dir: Charles Towers....

Mrs. Mannerly
10/24 - 11/17/2013


REGIONAL PREMIERE. This irreverent, yet poignant comedy is inspired by the hilarious memories of a childhood etiquette class, wherein playwright Jeffrey Hatcher conjures up the ...

God of Carnage
9/19 - 10/13/2013


A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
4/25 - 5/19/2013


- David Mamet; dir: Charles Towers....

Proof
3/21 - 4/14/2013


- David Auburn....

RED
2/14 - 3/10/2013


- John Logan; dir: Charles Towers....

Shakespeare's Will
1/10 - 2/3/2013


- Vern Thiessen; music: Marc Desmoreaux; dir: Miles Potter....

Ghost-Writer
4/19 - 5/13/2012


Something mysterious is happening. In the West Coast premiere of an intimate spine-tingler from award-winning playwright Michael Hollinger (Opus), acclaimed novelist Franklin Woolsey has died. ...

Mrs. Whitney
3/15 - 4/8/2012

Daddy Long Legs
2/9 - 3/4/2012

Voice of the Turtle
1/5 - 1/29/2012


Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor; dir: Randall T. Stevens....

This Verse Business
10/20 - 11/13/2011


By A.M. Dolan Directed by Gus Kaikkonen Featuring Gordon Clapp February 6-16 The perfect marriage between a treasured American poet and a beloved actor, Emmy-winner ...

The Persian Quarter
9/15 - 10/9/2011

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