News and Events for Nantucket Island
There’s something wonderfully irresistible about Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s production of Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville. From the moment the lights come up, Bennett Hall is transformed into a carefree tropical getaway, filled with infectious music, laughter, romance, and the unmistakable good-time spirit of Jimmy Buffett. With more than two […]
Sunshine, songs, and island vibes when you Escape to Margaritaville with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket. This fun-filled evening of great music, laughter, and unforgettable performances features more than two dozen of Buffett’s greatest hits including Cheeseburger in Paradise, Fins, Volcano, Why Don’t We Get Drunk, It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere, and […]
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket brings the magic of the holidays to life with their production of A Christmas Story, on stage Nov. 25 -Dec. 14. Based on Jean Shepherd’s stories and the 1983 film, this heartwarming play follows young Ralphie Parker’s quest for the ultimate Christmas gift: an official Red […]
A horror show about a sociopath who demands stories be rewritten to her satisfaction is, I daresay, opportune. Onstage now at the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, this new production of Misery is bad to the bone, subtly campy, & crazy good all at once. Indeed, Misery loves company—get your tickets now!
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.
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. […]
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.
