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THEATRE WORKSHOP OF NANTUCKET

62 Centre Street
Nantucket, MA

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About the Theatre

The mission of Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN) is to entertain, enrich, educate, challenge and inspire performing artists and audiences of all ages. Working with members of the community and visiting artists, and collaborating with other cultural organizations, TWN produces a variety of theatrical works that reflect the highest artistic standards. ADMIT ALL is a shorthand expression of our support for diversity and inclusion in our staff and leadership, our programming, talent, creativity, and community outreach.

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Past Shows

Elf
Elf
11/21 - 12/9/2023


Based on the cherished 2003 New Line Cinema hit,  Elf  features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar ( The Wedding Singer ) and Chad Beguelin ...

James Gallagher
James Gallagher
9/14 - 10/7/2023


Theatre Workshop presents the  World Premiere  of  James Gallagher . A new play by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, Valerie Curtin. Fame, father and son, mistaken identity, ...

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
7/6 - 8/26/2023


Theatre Workshop’s BIG summer musical takes you back to the TOTALLY AWESOME time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting ...

To Steve With Love, Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim


ONE NIGHT ONLY For one night only the incomparable Liz Callaway will celebrate the great Steven Sondheim with a collection of her favorite songs from ...

Boeing Boeing
Boeing Boeing
6/7 - 6/24/2023


Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's opening production of 2023 is a Non-Stop Comedy! It’s Paris in the 1960s and perpetual bachelor Bernard has a swinging flat ...

Scrooge the Musical
Scrooge the Musical
11/18 - 12/12/2022


In 1970, renowned writer/composer/lyricist Leslie Bricusse adapted the classic Charles Dickens tale A Christmas Carol into the hit screen musical Scrooge! In this timeless adaptation ...

On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
9/2 - 9/24/2022


This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond. He is a retired professor, ...


When an uber-organized mother and her spontaneous teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right. Masquerading as each other, ...

We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You
7/8 - 8/13/2022


We Will Rock You, the Queen musical, featuring more than 20 hit Queen songs including Another One Bites the Dust, Killer Queen, Somebody To Love, ...

We Will Rock You
7/8 - 8/12/2022


We Will Rock You is a high-energy rock musical unlike any other. Created by Queen, the legendary rock band, it utilizes the vast catalog of ...

Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower
5/26 - 6/18/2022


Meteor Shower is a new comedy from the genius mind of Steve Martin. Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their ...

Neil Simon's London Suite
Neil Simon's London Suite
9/9 - 9/25/2021


Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's Producing Artistic Director, Justin Cerne says of his love of Neil Simon's work, "I continue to be amazed by Simon's writing. ...

A Grand Night for Singing
A Grand Night for Singing
7/21 - 8/20/2021


Theatre Workshop on Nantucket has reopened its theatre in Bennett Hall with the Tony Award nominated Rodgers and Hammerstein revue A Grand Night for Singing. ...

The Fabulous Invalid
10/7 - 10/28/2020


Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman...

Love and Information
Love and Information
8/5 - 8/19/2020


In this pause, when live theatre has been interrupted across the world, we have reached out to theaters and theater university departments across the country ...

The Pigman
3/20


F. Andrew Leslie, from the novel by Paul Zindel Theatre Workshop of Nantucket...


A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...

Matilda
Matilda
11/22 - 12/14/2019


After a twelve-week trial run staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Matilda premiered in Londons West End in November, 2011 at the Cambridge Theatre and ...

Matilda the Musical
11/22 - 12/14/2019


book: Dennis Kelly; lyrics: Tim Minchin; music: Tim Minchin; dir: Matthew Warchus....

Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
9/12 - 10/5/2019


John Shea and Ellie Gottwald (Cornell) lead cast of Terms of Endearment at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN). Emmy award winning actor John Shea portrays ...

Terms of Endearment
9/12 - 10/5/2019


TERMS OF ENDEARMENT traces the relationship between a highly opinionated mother and her feisty daughter as they seek to find humor and courage in the ...

Grease
Grease
6/6 - 8/24/2019


Its 1959, and Rydell High Schools senior class is in rare form. The too-cool-for-school Burger Palace Boys are stealing hubcaps and acting tough and their ...

Liz is bACK, Liz Callaway


The incredible Liz Callaway returns to Nantucket for her second cabaret performance at Theatre Workshop. For one night only we transform Bennett Hall into a ...

Neil Simon's California Suite


Theatre Workshop of Nantucket opened their 63rd season on May 24th with Neil Simons California Suite. Written in 1976, California Suite is generally considered some ...

The Crucible
4/18 - 4/21/2019


A witch hunt is beginning in Salem. Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a ...


A mother struggles to hold on to her family. A son struggles to let go. A daughter struggles to find her way in the world. ...


Kris Kringle takes on the cynics among us in this musical adaptation of the popular holiday favorite. In his inimitable style, Meredith Willson, the author ...

The C*CKtail Hour
9/13 - 10/7/2018


The time is the mid '70s, the place a city in upstate New York. John, a playwright, returns to his family’s house, bringing with him ...

The Sound of Music
7/5 - 12/10/2017


Based on an inspiring true story, “THE SOUND OF MUSIC” is one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most beloved musicals. Set in Austria on the brink ...

MAMMA MIA!
7/8 - 8/26/2017


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...

A Christmas Story: The Musical
11/18 - 12/10/2016


America’s #1 Christmas movie comes to life on stage as a hilarious holiday musical. Based on the writings of radio humorist Jean Shepherd, A Christmas ...

A Christmas Story: The Musical
11/18 - 12/10/2016


America’s #1 Christmas movie comes to life on stage as a hilarious holiday musical. Based on the writings of radio humorist Jean Shepherd, A Christmas ...

Love, Loss, and What I Wore
9/29 - 10/9/2016


Proving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, featuring Loretta Switt from MASH, a starry rotating cast and ...

Love, Loss, and What I Wore
9/29 - 10/9/2016


Delia Ephron, Nora Ephron....

November
9/2 - 9/24/2016


David Mamet; dir: Dan Foster....

November
9/2 - 9/24/2016


David Mamet; dir: Dan Foster....

Annie Get Your Gun (Stone)
7/8 - 8/28/2016


ANNIE GET YOUR GUN scored a bulls eye when it returned to Broadway in 1999, starring Bernadette Peters and sporting a revised libretto by Tony, ...

Annie Get Your Gun (Stone)
7/8 - 8/28/2016


ANNIE GET YOUR GUN scored a bulls eye when it returned to Broadway in 1999, starring Bernadette Peters and sporting a revised libretto by Tony, ...

GUYS & DOLLS
7/8 - 8/27/2016


The slickest high rollers are in town, and they’re depending on Nathan Detroit to score a secret spot for their floating craps game. Throw in ...

Annie Get Your Gun
7/15 - 8/25/2016


adapt: Peter Stone; book: Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields; lyrics: Irving Berlin; music: Irving Berlin; dir: Justin Cerne....

Annie Get Your Gun
7/15 - 8/25/2016


adapt: Peter Stone; book: Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields; lyrics: Irving Berlin; music: Irving Berlin; dir: Justin Cerne....

THE FULL MONTY
7/13 - 8/25/2016


The Full Monty bursts onto the stage with a hilarious blend of humor, heart, and a healthy dose of male vulnerability. Set in a depressed ...


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Venus in Fur
7/1 - 7/15/2016


Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus ...

Venus in Fur
7/1 - 7/15/2016


Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus ...


Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of ...

Relatively Speaking
3/18 - 4/3/2016


Greg loves Ginny and Ginny loves Greg, well, sort of, but when Greg follows Ginny to what he believes to be her parents’ house, whoops, ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
11/20 - 12/13/2015


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...


This unique show retells the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis, but with a modern twist. It's a full-fledged musical, with the entire ...

Steel Magnolias
9/9 - 10/10/2015


The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped ...

INTO THE WOODS
7/15 - 8/29/2015


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...

Cinderella
Cinderella
11/21 - 12/14/2014


The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television ...

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
8/13 - 9/6/2014


The Last Five Years, a poignant and unconventional musical by Jason Robert Brown, explores the complexities of love and relationships through a fragmented timeline. Unlike ...

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
7/16 - 8/16/2014


Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
11/22 - 12/15/2013


Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL gets the full Broadway treatment by Alan Menken ,  Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent . This spectacular musical extravaganza ran ...

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