News and Events for Nantucket Island
In a place as culturally rich as Nantucket, it’s fitting that summer activities go beyond the beach. This summer, Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, the Nantucket Dreamland and the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts (NISDA) have packed their summer calendars with programs for children and teens that range […]
There are just a few more days to watch Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s brilliant production of the sharp, laugh-out-loud satire Eureka Day, on stage through June 20. This award-winning play follows the executive committee at a private school as it navigates a mumps outbreak among its students. Tensions rise as […]
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s production of Eureka Day, written by Jonathan Spector, follows the executive committee at a private school as it navigates a mumps outbreak among its students. Tensions rise as they are left debating vaccination policies, and the audience gets a taste of the range of opinions among […]
by Sarah Wright Watching the audience arrive to the breezy courtyard at the Nantucket Performing Arts Center on opening night, I felt happy. A palpable energy permeated the air as director Mark Shanahan rolled up on his bicycle, then mingled with several ticket holders. In the mood for laughter, everyone […]
The curtain goes up July 3 on the debut season of ACK Theatre Company, Nantucket Performing Arts Center’s new professional theater company in residence, with What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck. Nantucket Performing Arts Center (NPAC) is Nantucket’s newest destination for the arts. The nonprofit acquired the […]
Theater has the unique power to touch your soul, stir your emotions, expand your mind, and broaden your understanding of the world. But sometimes all you really want is to escape reality, and theater can help you do that too.
Lively and entertaining with a dash of lunacy: Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s current production is playwright Kate Hamill’s playful version of Sense and Sensibility.
This theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel is a contemporary take on navigating love, loss, and societal expectations in 18th-century England. Hamill’s script gets to the heart of the story while bringing a fresh and energetic perspective to this very well-known comedy of manners.
The announcement came in last week: Bartlett’s Farm is harvesting their corn crop! Every day hundreds of freshly picked ears are offered for sale at the farm and from Bartlett’s farm trucks on Main Street and in Sconset. When it’s this fresh, corn is delicious simply steamed or even raw, […]
