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 […]
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A New Chapter in the Island Theatre Scene
Early this spring, a board member from the Nantucket Performing Arts Center (NPAC) approached director Mark Shanahan during intermission of Theatre People, or The Angel Next Door in the Westport Country Playhouse, and the conversations and collaborations that followed brought this theater production to our island in record time. “He came to me and said ‘I think this would be great on Nantucket,’” Shanahan recalls. What typically takes a year to plan became a summer reality, part of an new chapter in Nantucket’s theater scene.
Seth Meyers to Perform
Comedian and writer Seth Meyers will be performing live on Nantucket Tuesday, August 19 at the Nantucket Performing Arts Center (NPAC) in two special stand-up comedy performances. Tickets for the 6 pm and the 8:30 pm shows are available at NantucketPerformingArts.org or by calling 508-680-0003. “When we started Nantucket Performing […]
Funniest Weekend on Nantucket July 10-12
The annual Nantucket Comedy Festival, which brings top comedic talent to Nantucket Island, opens at the Dreamland Theater on Thursday, July 10 at 7 pm with one of this festival’s most beloved traditions: an evening spotlighting some incredibly funny female comedians. This year’s Women’s Night of Comedy features nationally headliners, […]
Hilarious, Hopeful, & Achingly Human
On July 3, the curtain went up on Nantucket Performing Arts Center’s inaugural play: What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck. Described as “hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human,” NPAC’s production stars awardwinning actors and Sconset residents Nina Hellman and Jeremy Shamos along with talented Nantucket student Danielle Lewis. […]
Curtain Goes Up in New Island Theater
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 […]