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SUMMARY:Real. Life. Stories. 3.0
DESCRIPTION:The Firehouse Center for the Arts and Silver Theater Productions presents… \n  \nReal. Life. Stories. 3.0\n$20/ All Tickets \n  \nPurchase Tickets\n\nReal. Life. Stories. 3.0 is six\, ten-minute plays\, about ordinary people navigating engaging and\, sometimes\, extraordinary circumstances. The plays are seasoned with comedy\, pathos\, surprise and inspiration. \n  \nThe themes are universal. The actors are seniors\, but their stories apply to all ages. They confront unexpected surprises\, precarious social situations\, life management\, newfound relationships\, and even life-and-death battles. \n  \nThe First Day\nWritten by Kathleen Miller \nDirected by David Houlden \nFeaturing Susan VanDrie\, Margaret Mcquillan\, and Arthur Knight \nNurse Katie confronts a surprise on her first day at work. It involves a catheter\, the “perpetually cranky” Mr. Jones\, and a particularly delicate body part. \nA Serendipitous Faux Pas\nWritten by Cynthia Arsenault \nDirected by Sally Nutt \nFeaturing Kristen Ledson and Mike Pingree \nNewcomers to a prestigious condo community find themselves in a precarious situation after inadvertently opening their neighbor's Amazon delivery – and the fun begins! \nThe Conversation Bench\nWritten by Deirdre Girard \nDirected by Barbara Keiter \nFeaturing Adair Rowland and Melody Fried \nAlexa is fed-up with her job. Maybe Martha can help. Or maybe the two are in a battle for life or death. \n  \nEddy and Edna\nWritten by Donald Loftus \nDirected by Stefan Tsiplakis \nFeaturing Maureen Daley\, Peter Nawrocki\, and Adam Bere \nEddy\, loving husband and good father\, confronts harsh realities – or are they? \n  \nAlone At Last\nWritten by Leslie Powell \nDirected by David McCaleb \nFeaturing Pat Tosches and Patrick Cheney \nJean and Ed are cuddled up outside their Airstream trailer\, watching the sky. Romance is in the air. Then Mark enters their life. \n  \nFlying Lessons\nWritten by Steve Faria \nDirected by Amy LeJeune \nFeaturing Gretchen Stone\, Jeffrey Cousminer\, and Madeline Sherwood \nDonna\, recently widowed\, is on her second date with Kurt\, who takes her flying. She soon discovers that she can take control of her own life and fears. \n  \nAbigail & Beatrice\nWritten by Tim Diering & Sandy Farrier \nDirected by Sandy Farrier \nFeaturing Deborah Baker and Elizabeth Carroll \n  \n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/real-life-stories-3-0/2025-03-30/
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SUMMARY:James & the Giant Peach - TYA
DESCRIPTION:The Firehouse Center for the Arts Presents… \nJames & the Giant Peach\nBook by Timothy Allen McDonald \nMusic & Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul \n  \n$15 / Adults \n$10 / Kids \nPurchase Tickets\n\nWhen James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree\, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach… and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly\, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach – among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities – but\, after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean\, the group faces hunger\, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking\, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success\, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/peach-25/2025-03-09/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Second Act Readers Theater - Friendship
DESCRIPTION:The Firehouse Center for the Arts presents… \nFriendship: The chocolate chip on the cookie of life \na Second Act Readers Theater program \n  \nPurchase Tickets\n\nA Specialty of Sorts\nWritten by Charles Hertz \nStarring: Bette Lischke as Janey\, and Barbara Lasovick as Emmaline \nEmmaline is eeking spiritual help to reach a loved one who has passed – but it’s not exactly the kind of loved one Jane is used to reaching out to. \n  \nBob in 4B\nWritten by Bruce Deveau \nStarring: Lenora Salvucci as Gladys\, and Ann Dooley as Karen \nBob in 4B has had a fatal accident – or was it something more nefarious? Gladys and Karen try to solve the mystery\, but something keeps getting in their way. \n  \nThe Wedding Suit\nWritten by Charles Hertz \nStarring: Jeffrey Cousminer as Joe\, and Brian Charewicz as George \nJoe needs a new suit for a wedding he’s attending. His tailor of many years pokes a little fun at him but ultimately provides some perspective on life as we age. \n  \nVines\, Heat\, Simmer Ash Plume\nWritten by Charles Hertz \nStarring: Andy Griffith as Patron\, and Ann Dooley as Artist \nLooking to re-tool a life he views as squandered\, a man seeks out his former teacher – who has undergone a reinvention of her own. \n  \nRolling\nWritten by Marc Clopton \nTwo strangers meet on a park bench in Southern California. They are both dealing with health issues. One is dire\, the other’s is\, well\, kinda goofy. With seemingly nothing in common\, they find a kind of solace. \n  \nMajor Turbulence\nWritten by Lawrence Hennessey \nStarring: Candie Benjamin as Attendant\, and Ruth Allen as Captain Ross \nThe passengers of State of Main Airlines flight to Bar Harbor are in for a surprise: their pilot isn’t who they expect. Are they worried? Well\, a bit. Do they get unruly? You betcha. Can the flight attendant save the day? Maybe… \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/sart-325/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Matilda Jr.
DESCRIPTION:The Firehouse Center for the Arts Presents Matilda Jr.! \nBook by Dennis Kelly \nMusic and Lyrics by Tim Minchin \nPurchase Tickets\n\nRebellion is nigh in Matilda JR.\, a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson. \nMatilda has astonishing wit\, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher\, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing\, however – the school’s mean headmistress\, Miss Trunchbull\, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts\, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace! \nPacked with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs\, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination. \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/matilda25/2025-02-23/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Slide; A Quest for Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:The Firehouse Center for the Arts is proud to present: SLIDE; A Quest for Mental Health \n$25 / All Tickets \n  \nSlide; A kaleidoscopic journey through mental health is a concept album….a fictionalized account of the author’s personal journey told through a multimedia platform of music\, dance\, vocalization\, videography\, visual art and figure skating. It weaves the tapestry of experience and explores the struggles of living with\, coping with\, and healing our relationship with our own mental health. \nWritten and performed by (Caren Lyn Manuel) Tackett (of Broadway’s Hair\, Rent\, High Fidelity\, The Times They Are A Changing\, & Brooklyn)\, Slides artfully and open-mindedly explores a subject that is often not a part of the cultural conversation; the misdiagnosis\, mistreatment\, and misplacement of those diagnosed with mental illness in our society.  \n  \nPurchase Tickets\n\n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/slides/2025-02-09/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:New Works Festival - Shorts
DESCRIPTION:$15 / General Admission \n  \nPurchase Tickets\n\n  \nThe Firehouse Center for the Arts presents this second day of our 2025 New Works Festival featuring the Honnegger Prize winning short\, Ellen Talks About the Bird* by Donna Sorbello. The performance will be supported by 7 shorts including: Home Invasion by Candace Perry\, Meteor by Tori Stubbs\, What Is Due by Deirdre Girard\, and A Woman in Need by Martha Patterson\, Grammy G by Christopher Lockheart\, Pass the Salt by Leslie Powell\, and To Our Beloved Shareholders by Gregory Hischak. \n  \nEllen Talks About the Bird* \nby Donna Sorbello \nTwo sisters\, seemingly mundane lives\, of coupons and coffee but also a heart filled with a secret. \nDonna Sorbello’s theatre works have been produced at the New Market International Festival\, Canada\, Lincoln Center Library Theatre\, Odyssey Festival at Asolo Theatre\, Boston Theatre Marathon\, International Festival for Peace and Justice\, Studio 620\, Gloucester First Night\, Open Voices\, BPT (staged readings) Turtle Lane Theatre\, Priscilla Beach Theatre and Tampa Bay Festival\, with online fundraisers for Theatre Alliance and Wellfleet Harbor Theatre. A past winner of the Robert J Pickering award\, she has been a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Center\, New Dramatists\, WCVB Prime Time Drama Contest\, and the Kennedy Center College competition. Her historical novel for middle-school girls\, Daughter of Liberty\, Latticework Press\,(Barnes and Noble\, Amazon) combines American Revolutionary history with magical realism.She has many published articles and interviews. As past Director of Emerging Playwrights\, a grant-funded program for City High School students at Wheelock Theatre\, she helped foster and bring to production the work of young playwrights. She has taught Playwriting for the past twelve years. She is a graduate of Emerson College\, and Boston University\, studying under Derek Walcott and Kate Snodgrass. \n  \nHome Invasion \nby Candace Perry \nAn uninvited guest shows up at the home of Martha and Paul\, and they must figure out how to manage this unwelcome intruder. \nCandace Perry is a writer\, teacher\, and social justice activist who strives to change the world\, one play at a time. Over 40 of her short plays have been produced in the US and Ireland; her four full length plays have had readings\, workshops and productions in New York and at Cape theaters; and a dozen of her short plays have been produced online. She lives in Wellfleet with her husband\, Charles Thibodeau. More info at www.candaceperryplaywright.info. \n  \nMeteor \nby Tori Stubbs \nTwo strangers meet on a roof hours before the end of the world.  \nTori Stubbs is a Massachusetts native and a New Hampshire resident. When she isn’t working or chasing around her two rambunctious kids\, she loves to write. Her short stories have been published in magazines such as Daily Science Fiction and The Story Shack as well as an anthology\, Enter the Rebirth. She is fairly new to playwriting but has “caught the bug” and has finished writing more than 30 short plays since her start in August of 2023. \n  \nWhat Is Due \nby Deirdre Girard \nSuzanne is about to lose everything\, but she’s come up with a series of solutions that grow more and more surprising…. \nDeirdre Girard\, who tells women’s stories\, received her Playwriting MFA at Boston University. She has had dozens of award winning one-act plays produced both nationally and internationally; her full-length productions include The Christina Experiment at The Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Reconsidering Hanna(h) at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Short and Scary at the Lynn Arts Center. Short and Scary II will be produced at the Actors Studio of Newburyport in October 2025. Her work has been published by Applause Books\, Smith & Kraus\, Next Stage Press and Heuer Publishing. Deirdre was named a 2012/13 and returning 2013/14 Playwriting Fellow at New Repertory Theater\, and was selected for both the Company One Play Labs and Central Square Theater’s TWSS play development programs. Her one-act play In the Buff was commissioned by Peabody Essex Museum in Salem\, MA and subsequently won QC Theatre’s Susan Glaspell National Playwriting Award. Most recently\, Women at the Center\, her collection of short plays featuring female protagonists was published\, her short play Fungus was filmed for the Recover-Me Festival in LA\, she was selected for Barrington Stages 2023 10 x 10 festival and The 2023 Boston Theater Marathon\, had a monologue from her full-length play In This House selected for The Best Female Monologues of 2022 anthology by Smith & Kraus\, had her play Soulmate selected by Smith & Kraus for their Best 10-minute plays of 2023 anthology\, had an evening of her short plays produced at The Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport\, MA in February of 2024\, and had two NY productions with outstanding reviews of her short play A Year to Grieve. She is a playwriting instructor/mentor for several organizations including Gloucester Stage\, Boston University’s Massachusetts Young Playwrights Project\, and Northeastern University’s Silver Masque Theatre as well as a member of the Boston Playwright’s Theatre Advisory Council and a founding member of the Newburyport Arts Collective. \n  \nA Woman in Need \nby Martha Patterson \nOn the patio of a New Orleans bar\, a detective investigating a crime meets his Maker. \nMartha Patterson’s 27-story collection “Small Acts of Magic” was published by Finishing Line Press in 2021. Her work has also been published in more than 20 anthologies and journals\, and her plays have been produced in 21 states and eight countries. She lives in Boston\, Massachusetts\, and loves being surrounded by her books\, radio\, and laptop. \n  \nGrammy G \nby Christopher Lockheart \nWe all have a need to hear our mother say\, “I love you.” So who cares if she raps it? \nChristopher Lockheardt of Groton\, MA\, has had 45 of his short plays produced over 260 times by 95 different theaters in the United States\, Canada\, Ireland\, Hong Kong\, Egypt\, and Australia. His work has been included in ten short play anthologies\, including four of Smith & Kraus’s Best Ten-Minute Plays of the Year collections. \n  \nPass the Salt \nby Leslie Powell \nTwo “mature” sisters revert to their younger selves over a saltshaker. \nLeslie Powell (she/her/hers) writes plays\, fiction\, nonfiction\, essays\, and poetry. “Baby Ghost” as creative non-fiction published through Cool Bean Lit can be found here: CoolBeansLit.com/issue2 Her plays have been read and produced throughout the U.S. and in Toronto\, Canada. Most recently “Baby Ghost” appeared as a staged reading at the Scottsdale Desert Stage theatre\, January 2024 in Scottsdale\, Arizona. “Baby Ghost” was developed and presented under the title “The Way Life Should be” at the Actors Studio of Newburyport\, Massachusetts and the Firehouse Center For the Arts\, also in Newburyport. “Heart-Land: a Lesbian Drama” was selected for National Pride Month in 2022 and presented as a staged-reading for Aria Production in San Antonio\, Texas\, Her first poem “Stuffed” was published in KYSO zine and selected for ‘Best On The Net’ in the print version. Her fiction “Benediction for a Murderer” has appeared in Zoetrope online and her essay “Son of Man” appeared in Pandora magazine. \n  \nTo Our Beloved Shareholders \nby Gregory Hischak \nThe torch of corporate-speak has been passed to a new generation. \nGregory Hischak is a writer and performer living in Yarmouth Port\, MA. \n  \nFull Length and One Act New Works will be presented in April 2025 \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/new-works-festival-day-3/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:New Works Festival - Shorts
DESCRIPTION:$15 / General Admission \n  \nPurchase Tickets\n\n  \nThe Firehouse Center for the Arts presents this first day of our 2025 New Works Festival featuring the Honnegger Prize winning short\, Ellen Talks About the Bird* by Donna Sorbello. The performance will be supported by 7 shorts including: Home Invasion by Candace Perry\, Meteor by Tori Stubbs\, What Is Due by Deirdre Girard\, and A Woman in Need by Martha Patterson\, Grammy G by Christopher Lockheart\, Pass the Salt by Leslie Powell\, and To Our Beloved Shareholders by Gregory Hischak. \n  \nEllen Talks About the Bird* \nby Donna Sorbello \nTwo sisters\, seemingly mundane lives\, of coupons and coffee but also a heart filled with a secret. \nDonna Sorbello’s theatre works have been produced at the New Market International Festival\, Canada\, Lincoln Center Library Theatre\, Odyssey Festival at Asolo Theatre\, Boston Theatre Marathon\, International Festival for Peace and Justice\, Studio 620\, Gloucester First Night\, Open Voices\, BPT (staged readings) Turtle Lane Theatre\, Priscilla Beach Theatre and Tampa Bay Festival\, with online fundraisers for Theatre Alliance and Wellfleet Harbor Theatre. A past winner of the Robert J Pickering award\, she has been a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Center\, New Dramatists\, WCVB Prime Time Drama Contest\, and the Kennedy Center College competition. Her historical novel for middle-school girls\, Daughter of Liberty\, Latticework Press\,(Barnes and Noble\, Amazon) combines American Revolutionary history with magical realism.She has many published articles and interviews. As past Director of Emerging Playwrights\, a grant-funded program for City High School students at Wheelock Theatre\, she helped foster and bring to production the work of young playwrights. She has taught Playwriting for the past twelve years. She is a graduate of Emerson College\, and Boston University\, studying under Derek Walcott and Kate Snodgrass. \n  \nHome Invasion \nby Candace Perry \nAn uninvited guest shows up at the home of Martha and Paul\, and they must figure out how to manage this unwelcome intruder. \nCandace Perry is a writer\, teacher\, and social justice activist who strives to change the world\, one play at a time. Over 40 of her short plays have been produced in the US and Ireland; her four full length plays have had readings\, workshops and productions in New York and at Cape theaters; and a dozen of her short plays have been produced online. She lives in Wellfleet with her husband\, Charles Thibodeau. More info at www.candaceperryplaywright.info. \n  \nMeteor \nby Tori Stubbs \nTwo strangers meet on a roof hours before the end of the world.  \nTori Stubbs is a Massachusetts native and a New Hampshire resident. When she isn’t working or chasing around her two rambunctious kids\, she loves to write. Her short stories have been published in magazines such as Daily Science Fiction and The Story Shack as well as an anthology\, Enter the Rebirth. She is fairly new to playwriting but has “caught the bug” and has finished writing more than 30 short plays since her start in August of 2023. \n  \nWhat Is Due \nby Deirdre Girard \nSuzanne is about to lose everything\, but she’s come up with a series of solutions that grow more and more surprising…. \nDeirdre Girard\, who tells women’s stories\, received her Playwriting MFA at Boston University. She has had dozens of award winning one-act plays produced both nationally and internationally; her full-length productions include The Christina Experiment at The Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Reconsidering Hanna(h) at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Short and Scary at the Lynn Arts Center. Short and Scary II will be produced at the Actors Studio of Newburyport in October 2025. Her work has been published by Applause Books\, Smith & Kraus\, Next Stage Press and Heuer Publishing. Deirdre was named a 2012/13 and returning 2013/14 Playwriting Fellow at New Repertory Theater\, and was selected for both the Company One Play Labs and Central Square Theater’s TWSS play development programs. Her one-act play In the Buff was commissioned by Peabody Essex Museum in Salem\, MA and subsequently won QC Theatre’s Susan Glaspell National Playwriting Award. Most recently\, Women at the Center\, her collection of short plays featuring female protagonists was published\, her short play Fungus was filmed for the Recover-Me Festival in LA\, she was selected for Barrington Stages 2023 10 x 10 festival and The 2023 Boston Theater Marathon\, had a monologue from her full-length play In This House selected for The Best Female Monologues of 2022 anthology by Smith & Kraus\, had her play Soulmate selected by Smith & Kraus for their Best 10-minute plays of 2023 anthology\, had an evening of her short plays produced at The Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport\, MA in February of 2024\, and had two NY productions with outstanding reviews of her short play A Year to Grieve. She is a playwriting instructor/mentor for several organizations including Gloucester Stage\, Boston University’s Massachusetts Young Playwrights Project\, and Northeastern University’s Silver Masque Theatre as well as a member of the Boston Playwright’s Theatre Advisory Council and a founding member of the Newburyport Arts Collective. \n  \nA Woman in Need \nby Martha Patterson \nOn the patio of a New Orleans bar\, a detective investigating a crime meets his Maker. \nMartha Patterson’s 27-story collection “Small Acts of Magic” was published by Finishing Line Press in 2021. Her work has also been published in more than 20 anthologies and journals\, and her plays have been produced in 21 states and eight countries. She lives in Boston\, Massachusetts\, and loves being surrounded by her books\, radio\, and laptop. \n  \nGrammy G \nby Christopher Lockheart \nWe all have a need to hear our mother say\, “I love you.” So who cares if she raps it? \nChristopher Lockheardt of Groton\, MA\, has had 45 of his short plays produced over 260 times by 95 different theaters in the United States\, Canada\, Ireland\, Hong Kong\, Egypt\, and Australia. His work has been included in ten short play anthologies\, including four of Smith & Kraus’s Best Ten-Minute Plays of the Year collections. \n  \nPass the Salt \nby Leslie Powell \nTwo “mature” sisters revert to their younger selves over a saltshaker. \nLeslie Powell (she/her/hers) writes plays\, fiction\, nonfiction\, essays\, and poetry. “Baby Ghost” as creative non-fiction published through Cool Bean Lit can be found here: CoolBeansLit.com/issue2 Her plays have been read and produced throughout the U.S. and in Toronto\, Canada. Most recently “Baby Ghost” appeared as a staged reading at the Scottsdale Desert Stage theatre\, January 2024 in Scottsdale\, Arizona. “Baby Ghost” was developed and presented under the title “The Way Life Should be” at the Actors Studio of Newburyport\, Massachusetts and the Firehouse Center For the Arts\, also in Newburyport. “Heart-Land: a Lesbian Drama” was selected for National Pride Month in 2022 and presented as a staged-reading for Aria Production in San Antonio\, Texas\, Her first poem “Stuffed” was published in KYSO zine and selected for ‘Best On The Net’ in the print version. Her fiction “Benediction for a Murderer” has appeared in Zoetrope online and her essay “Son of Man” appeared in Pandora magazine. \n  \nTo Our Beloved Shareholders \nby Gregory Hischak \nThe torch of corporate-speak has been passed to a new generation. \nGregory Hischak is a writer and performer living in Yarmouth Port\, MA. \n  \nFull Length and One Act New Works will be presented in April 2025 \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/new-works-festival-day-2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:A Christmas Carol Panto!
DESCRIPTION:$18/ Students – Seniors – Members \n$20/ Adults \n  \nBah\, humbug! Theater in the Open celebrates the holiday season with this Dickens classic\, presented in true TITO panto style. So bring your whole family and your figgy pudding be prepared for anything to happen! \nPurchase Tickets\n\n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/a-christmas-carol-panto/2024-12-22/2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beetlejuice Jr.
DESCRIPTION:$20/Adults\n$15/Students \nThe Firehouse Center for the Arts is excited to announce Beetlejuice Jr.! \nPurchase Tickets\n\nIt’s our show now\, kid. The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR.\, the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager\, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia\, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice\, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse\, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes\, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/beetlejuice-jr/2024-11-17/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater,Youth
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SUMMARY:It's Not Over 'Til It's Over...
DESCRIPTION:$10 / General Admission \n  \nPurchase Tickets\n\n  \nThe Firehouse Center for the Arts and Second Act Readers Theater present It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over… Eight short plays about life – and it’s surprises! \n  \nWaiting for 7 \nby Philip W. Hall \nSix husbands just aren’t enough! \nMary – Ruth Allen \nEthel – Candie Benjamin \n  \nPiece of Cake \nby Maximillian Gill \nTwo sisters squabble over a piece of cake. Or\, is it really about just a piece of cake? \nBetty – Pat Tosches \nGlenda – Deborah Baker \n  \nShe Knows When You’ve Been Latte. She Knows When You’ve Been Iced \nby R.D. Murphy \nTwo\, somewhat disenchanted women\, talk about life and work. Maybe it will lead to something neither of them expects. \nMinerva – Anna Bradfield \nSandy Claus -Ruth Benjamin \n  \nRoman Forever \nadapted by Myron Moss from an Edith Wharton short story \nAfter many years\, two longtime friends return to Rome \nAlida – Madeline Sherwood \nGrace – Sharon Wintner \n  \nCrossing Harvey \nby David Susman \nHarvey’s great escape doesn’t take him far\, but it does prove rewarding. \nEleanor – Camille Garro \nHarvey – Terry Blanchard \n  \nSight Lines \nby R.D. Murphy \nA life drawing class leads to more than disrobing.  \nPrentice – Gretchen Stone \nRolando – Andy Griffith \n  \nGlenda Jackson in a Bodega (I Am Not) \nby R.D. Murphy \nIs it really Glenda Jackson? Somebody certainly thinks so – or do they? \nErrington – Lenora Salvucci \nDeirdre – Dena Stern \n  \nEscape From Baked Alaska \nby R.D. Murphy \nMaggie misses Raj\, the love of her life. \nBurton – Roger Burgess \nMaggie – Bette Lischke \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/its-not-over-til-its-over/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T213002Z
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SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show
DESCRIPTION:$20 all seats \nPurchase Tickets\n\nIn this cult classic\, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon)\, stuck with a flat tire during a storm\, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry)\, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost\, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters\, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O’Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs\, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.” \nProp bags are included with your ticket! \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Special Events,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T151308
CREATED:20240913T155054Z
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SUMMARY:Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.
DESCRIPTION:$18 Students/Seniors/Members \n$20 Adults/Non-Members \nActing Out Presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR \n  \nPurchase Tickets\n\nProduced by Acting Out Productions \nDirected by Deirdre & John Budzyna \n  \nFrom classic literature to the Academy Award-winning film and Broadway musical\, Ariel’s Undersea Journey is a beautiful love story for the ages. Journey “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories\, Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is an enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance. In a magical underwater kingdom\, the beautiful young mermaid\, Ariel\, longs to leave her ocean home — and her fins — behind and live in the world above. But first\, she’ll have to defy her father\, King Triton\, make a deal with the evil sea witch\, Ursula\, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she’s the girl whose enchanting voice he’s been seeking. Featuring a talented cast of over 60 student performers.  If you wish to see a specific actor\, be sure to get tickets to the correct cast show. \nCast A Shows: Thu.\, Oct. 10 at 7pm.\, Sat.\, Oct. 12 at 1pm. \nCast B Shows:  Fri.\, Oct. 11 at 7pm.\,  Sat.\, Oct. 12 at 10am. \nCAST A \nChristopher Carney\, Dominic Corjay\, Easton Botto-Hanson\, Lukas Sutton\, Owen Donahue\, Silas Robbins\, Jackson Boger\, Addyson Bagnall\, Audrina Lazarus\, Ella Mills\, Paige Solioutis\, Brightly Laansma\, Isabella Schwarzkopf\, Chloe Auger\, Lorelei Rea\, Elyse Farrell\, Ruby O’Toole\, Violet Treem\, Maggie Temple\, Lukas Sutton\, Sagan Gilkey-Anderson\, Hazel Clinton\, Elle Sullivan\, Emilie Lombart\, Nora Wedge\, Caela Farrell\, Vivian Potts\, Elle Sullivan\, Preston Jackman\, Nieve Farrell\, Luciana Foster\, George Boger\, Wilder Laansma\, Quinn Dulaney\, Izzy V\, Charlotte O’Toole\, Evelyn Pitts\, Makayla Pataro\, Louie Temple\, Evie Clowe and  Tatum Jones. \n  \nCAST B \nChristopher Carney\, Owen Donahue\, Alex Barton\, Addyson Bagnall\, Lukas Sutton\, Dominic Corjay\, Easton Botto-Hanson\, Silas Robbins\, Maddie Beams\, Paige Solioutis\, Cady Beams\, Elspeth Mercer\, Fiona Whitten\, Mae Estrin\, Anabel Pappas\, Sienna Dole\, Zoe Fasching\, Addyson Bagnall\, Reagan Foss\, Kate Clinton\, Elle Sullivan\, Emilie Lombart\, Nora Wedge\, Scarlett Nelezen\, Vivian Potts\, Elle Sullivan\, Tessa McCarron\, Daisy Hanson\, Avery Griffin\, Vivian Santoro\,  Soleil Glickman\, Sylvie Whitten\, Lyla Erirso\, Winnie Feinstein\, Fatima Sharifi\, Leah Haber and Finn Packer.
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/disneys-the-little-mermaid-jr/2024-10-12/2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T153000
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SUMMARY:Hurricane Diane
DESCRIPTION:General Audience: $20\nStudents/Seniors : $15\n\n \nNorthern Essex Community College presents Hurricane Diane\, by Madeleine George. \n \nPurchase Tickets\n\n \nAn ancient god on an earthly mission\, gardener Diane comes spiraling in on a Red Bank cul-du-sac\, forever altering the lives of four New Jersey housewives. Set on convincing each woman to implement her environmentally friendly landscape design\, Diane soon learns there is a lot more to the neighborhood than its “curb appeal.”\n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/hurricane-diane/2024-10-06/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T163000
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CREATED:20240903T145147Z
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SUMMARY:Teletherapy
DESCRIPTION:Lawrence Hennesy and Mark Davis present Teletherapy! \n  \nVery dark! Deeply disturbing! Really funny! A comedy about a man who couldn’t tell if he was kidding or not. \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/teletherapy/2024-09-29/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T140000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T102609Z
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SUMMARY:Into the Woods
DESCRIPTION:$35/Members\n$40/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nMusic and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim\nBook by James Lapine \nJames Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless\, yet relevant\, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. \nThe story follows a Baker and his wife\, who wish to have a child; Cinderella\, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack\, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse\, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted\, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. \nPurchase Tickets\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/into-the-woods/2024-08-25/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T151309
CREATED:20230901T104528Z
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SUMMARY:In the Heights
DESCRIPTION:$35/Members\n$40/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nThe unbearable July heat has the denizens of NYC’s Washington Heights neighborhood in the streets shouting\, “Que calor!” Several established businesses have closed. Housing costs – and racial tensions – are on the rise. And the once vibrant\, now dwindling community must rally together to preserve their culture and their way of life. \nLin Manuel-Miranda’s music-filled love letter to the community of his youth\, In The Heights\, tells the story of the corner bodega where the coffee is hot\, light\, and sweet\, the apartment windows that are always open\, and the cool breeze that carries the percussive rhythm of the bustling city and three generations of dreams. And for this community on the brink of change\, it tells a story of hope\, heritage\, and healing love.
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/in-the-heights/2024-06-23/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T222942Z
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SUMMARY:Our Human Journey
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Second Act Readers Theatre\n$5/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nOur amazing Second Act Readers Theatre students perform the works of Marc Clopton. Masterfully directed by Charles Van Eman\, these 8 short plays will examine how we think and feel as we travel on this journey called life.  \nThe Dao of Tigger\nSally – Maureen Daley\nMartin – Terry Blanchard \nHere in the Holler\nBertie – Dr. Dael Angelico-Hart\nMay —  Sharon Curtis Phelan \nAshley’s Lament\nSarah — Cher McDevitt\nMolly — Bette Lischke \nLa Grande Cynosure\nStephen Sondheim – Roger Burgess\nDanielle Thomas – Gretchen Stone\nFan #1 – Lenora Salvucci\nFan #2 – Sharon Curtis Phelan\nSam Masters – Jeffrey Cousminer\nFan #3 —  Mary Corsetto\nFan #4 – Deborah Baker\nFan #5 – Bette Lischke\nWaiter – Terry Blanchard \nBungalow Bugaloo\nMeg – Candie Benjamin\nLiz – Ruth Benjamin  \nReflections in a Dream\n Violet – Maureen Daley\n Thomas – Andy Griffith  \nFor Better or For Worse\nAdelaide – Deborah Baker\nJasper — Jeffrey Cousminer \nPearl and the She-Bear\nOrsola – Lenora Salvucci\nPerlita – Mary Corsetto \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-human-journey/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T140000
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SUMMARY:Eurydice
DESCRIPTION:$30/Members\n$33/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nEurydice reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus’s infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bride\, but through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day\, Eurydice must journey to the underworld\, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters\, ingenious plot twists\, and breathtaking visual effects\, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/eurydice/2024-05-26/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T180000
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CREATED:20240504T105218Z
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SUMMARY:A Kick Off To Summer - A Fundraiser for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:$50/ticket\nLimited to 100 Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nPlease join us for a very special evening at the Firehouse! \n6:00: Start with Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails on the balcony and the upstairs lobby. \n7:00: Enjoy an exclusive performance by BeatleJuice and a sneak peek from our upcoming summer musicals. \n8:00: Join the bidding! We will be auctioning off the opportunity to host a private party at the Firehouse on each of the six nights of the Yankee Homecoming Concert Series July 28 – August 2nd \nYANKEE HOMECOMING CONCERT SERIES PERFORMANCES \nJULY 28 – Scenes: A Billy Joel Experience\nJULY 29 – IMPACT (70’s\, 80’s\, 90’s Covers)\nJULY 30 – Red Solo Cup: Toby Keith Tribute\nJULY 31 – 12 Barz Band\nAUGUST 1 – BeatleJuice\nAUGUST 2 – The Far \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/a-kick-off-to-summer-a-fundraiser-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T140000
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SUMMARY:The Stands
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Acting Out Productions\nAdult: $30\nStudent/Senior: $28 \nPurchase Tickets\n\nTHE STANDS Four moms\, one grandmother and one dad huddle together in the chill of a New England Saturday morning as they wait for their kids to begin their first Little League practice of the year. As we get to know them\, we’re surprised\, entertained and sometimes even shocked by what they have to say. Underneath the delightful banter\, however\, is the measured revelation of a horrible\, life-changing moment they all will share before the end of the play. THE STANDS\, winner of 4 New Hampshire Theatre Awards\, including Outstanding Professional Production\, is fast-moving\, funny and suspenseful — a moving\, stunning story about kids and parents and the shattering power of words.
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-stands/2024-05-05/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T140000
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SUMMARY:The Big Game
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Acting Out Productions\nAdult: $18\nStudent/Senior: $15 \nPurchase Tickets\n\nTHE BIG GAME \nWritten and Directed by Jack Neary \nTHE BIG GAME is tomorrow\, and Middle School team captain Jonas has his players ready to go against a rival Middle school. However\, at the last minute\, his principal tells him that six of his players have failing grades and can no longer be on the team! And the principal won’t let Jonas cancel the game\, it’s just TOO BIG! So Jonas and his few friends still on the team have to find players SOMEWHERE! He begs coaches and teachers to help him out to recruit kids\, with no luck! But he finds one teacher who WILL let his kids play! And nobody can believe who these kids are! \nTHE BIG GAME is a fast-moving\, funny play with surprises galore for the whole family! \nFeaturing student actors Sevilla Emmons\, Sienna Dole\, Kairi Bohanan\, Melina Bohanan\, Owen Donahue\, Jack Kassemos\, Mae Estrin\, Silas Robbins\, Zoe Fasching\, Elle Sullivan\, Bo Weese\, Owen Prah\, Christopher Carney\, Isabella Schwarzkopf\, Lila Anthony\, Nora Runnals\, Audrina Lazarus\, Catherine Melnick\, and Alex Sullivan \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-big-game/2024-05-04/2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T110000
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SUMMARY:The Adventures of Sleepyhead
DESCRIPTION:By Gemma Soldati \nNon-Members: $15 for adults/$10 for children\nMembers: $13 for Adults/$8 for Children \nPurchase Tickets\n\n“Charm and loveliness from beginning to end” – Fringe Review\n“Had my children howling with laughter” – The Scotsman\n“Utterly charming” – Portsmouth Herald\n“A laidback natural” – Fest Mag \nShe’s the dreamer of dreams. The walking-talking nap. A snoozer and a muser. \nChildren and adults alike will delight in this adventure to the heart of dreamland as Sleepyhead fends off the Zzz… \nWe are all a little Sleepyhead\, waking to the world with wonder and hope. From the brain of award winning clown\, Gemma Soldati\, this otherworldly\, interactive hour explores the source of imagination and the tick-tock of our internal clock. The Adventures of Sleepyhead promises better dreams and a good night sleep or your money back.\nFOR DREAMERS OF ALL AGES! \nAs seen on NHPBS. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-adventures-of-sleepyhead/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Theater,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T151309
CREATED:20240302T114229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T013300Z
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SUMMARY:More Real. Life. Stories.
DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with Silver Theater Productions\n$18/Non-Members\n$15/Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nReal. Life. Stories. is back! Six\, ten-minute plays\, about ordinary people dealing with engaging and\, sometimes\, extraordinary circumstances\, seasoned with comedy\, pathos\, surprise and inspiration. Ninety minutes of good\, solid entertainment\, that will have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face – and a few things to think about. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/more-real-life-stories/2024-04-13/2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T153000
DTSTAMP:20260414T151309
CREATED:20240306T231621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T231621Z
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SUMMARY:Joppa Dance Co. Presents "Ever Since"
DESCRIPTION:$15/All Seats \nPurchase Tickets\n\nJoppa Dance Company presents\, Ever Since\, a contemporary dance performance featuring new work by directors\, Fontaine Dubus\, Jen Steeves\, Erin Staffiere\, and by Rebecca Maikels. The performance also features new student choreography. Joppa Dance Company is a non-competitive youth dance troupe that performs throughout the year. Joppa is made up of Joppa Junior- grades 4-6\, Joppa 2- grades 7 & 8\, Joppa T2- grades 9 & 10\, and Joppa Teen- grades 11&12. Joppa also participates in showcases with Performing Arts Educators in New York and overseas. The Teen/T2 group will be in performing in Rome this summer! \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/joppa-dance-co-presents-ever-since/2024-04-07/2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Special Events,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T190000
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CREATED:20240225T053538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240225T053538Z
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SUMMARY:April Fools Comedy Show
DESCRIPTION:$15/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nWhen You Laugh\, You Walk With The Gods! \nPerspective.\nHumor gives us perspective.\nAnd\, perspective can give us balance. \nCome to the Firehouse for an evening of of divine silliness and merriment with some of your favorite local comedians on April Fools Day. The cheapest and most fun therapy in Newburyport! Hosted by award winning comedian Kathy Isbell\, come in and welcome the spring with laughter! \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/april-fools-comedy-show/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T100000
DTSTAMP:20260414T151309
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual Firehouse Family Tea
DESCRIPTION:$25/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nJoin us for our 2nd Annual Firehouse Family Tea. This very special Family Event sold out last year so don’t wait to get your tickets! \nHere’s what to expect: \n10:00a – Welcome with tea and snacks in the Upper Lobby\n10:15a – Egg Hunt in the theater!!\n10:25a – Easter Bunny DANCE PARTY on stage!!\n10:45a – Face painting\, Relay Races\, Spring Crafts\, Egg Painting\, and more !\n11:30a – Special Story Time\n11:45a – Photos with Easter Bunny and our special guest\n12:00p – One Last Dance and Enjoy Your Day! \nThis is sure to be a fun time for families of all types – and children of all ages!
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/2nd-annual-firehouse-family-tea/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater,Youth
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SUMMARY:Frozen Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Acting Out Productions\nAdult: $20\nStudent/Senior: $15 \nDirected by Deirdre Budzyna \nA story of true love and acceptance between sisters\, Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger\, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic\, adventure\, and plenty of humor\, Frozen JR. is sure to thaw even the coldest heart! Featuring over 60 local student actors.  If you are coming to see a specific actor\, make sure you purchase tickets for the right cast: A or B. \nCast A – Thursday\, March 7\, 7:00 pm\, Saturday\, March 9\, 7:00 pm.\, Sunday\, March 10\, 1:00 PM \nChloe Auger\, Addisyn Bagnall\, Maddie Beams\, Cadence Beams\, Victoria Busby\, Christopher Carney\, Hazel Clinton\, Theo Clinton\, Phoebe Coffey\, Sarah Day\, Owen Donahue\, Keira Dower\, Nina Fish\, Raegan Foss\, Tessa McCarron\, Elspeth Mercer\, Avery Nippes\, Anabel Pappas\, Abby Pataro\, Makayla Pataro\, Evelyn Pitts\, Linnea Roalshik\, Silas Robbins\, Charlie Schena\, Henry Schwarzkoff\, Isabella Schwarzkoff\, Lucas Sutton\, Sophie Terry\, Julia Treat\, Alice Wentworth and Ella Whitney \nPurchase Tickets for Cast A\n\nCast B – Wednesday\, March 6\, 7:00 pm\, Saturday\, March 9\, 2:00 pm.\, Sunday\, March 10\, 4:00 PM \nGeorge Boger\, Jackson Boger\, Emmy Bolt\, Christopher Carney\, Leah Caulfield\, Riley Caulfield\, Hadley Coffin\, Sienna Dole\, Owen Donahue\, Quinn Dulaney\, Caela Farrell\, Nieve Farrell\, Zoe Fasching\, Henry Hopp\, Brooke Kobzik\, Eve Kobzik\, Nora Kobzik\, Brightly Laansma\, Ella Mills\, Nancy Moore\, Silas Robbins\, Lucie Shapiro\, Maddie Shapiro\, Lilah Stroeher\, Alex Sullivan\, Elle Sullivan\, Lily Veit\, Izzy Veno\, Calleigh Ware\, Tessa Ware and Nora Wedge \nButton\n\n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/frozen-jr/2024-03-10/4/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T110000
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SUMMARY:Freckleface Strawberry
DESCRIPTION:Non-Members: $15 for adults/$10 for children\nMembers: $13 for Adults/$8 for Children \nPurchase Tickets\n\nFreckleface Strawberry will do anything to get rid of her freckles – from scrubbing them with soap to caking on makeup… and even wearing a ski mask to school! Will her schoolmates realize that it’s her under the mask? Will Freckleface be brave enough to finally face her complexion in the mirror? With the help of her loveable schoolmates\, including an amazingly talented ballerina\, a cutie jock\, a charming ditz and a totally kooky teacher\, Freckleface learns that everyone is different – and that’s what makes everyone special. \nLength of show: ~55 minutes\nGreat show for ALL ages!! \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/freckleface-strawberry/2024-03-03/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T140000
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SUMMARY:The 10-Minute Plays of Deirdre Girard
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Second Act Readers Theatre\n\n  \n  \n  \nTickets: $5 \nPurchase Tickets\n \nDirected by Charles Van Eman \nA Year to Grieve\nTwo murder mystery writers in a secluded cabin in the woods joke about killing one of their spouses.\nBut is it really a joke?\nHeather – Bette Lischke\nThomas – Roger Burgess \nFungus\nSometimes it takes a creative prescription to heal what hurts the most.\nEvelyn – Candie Benjamin\nHeather – Deborah Baker\n \nTurk\, Turk\, Turk\nToo many turkeys turn good neighbors into great neighbors.\nDanny – Lenora Salvucci\nMichael – Andy Griffith\n \nLetting Go\nA veterinarian is deeply challenged by a woman struggling to let go of her dying dog.\nDiana – Sharon Curtis Phelan\nDr. Lanza – Mary Corsetto \nABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT \nDeirdre Girard\, who tells women’s stories\, received her Playwriting MFA at Boston University. She has had dozens of award winning one-act plays produced both nationally and internationally; her full-length productions include The Christina Experiment at The Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Reconsidering Hanna(h) at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Short and Scary at the Lynn Arts Center. Her work has been published by Applause Books\, Smith & Kraus\, Next Stage Press and Heuer Publishing. Deirdre was named a 2012/13 and returning 2013/14 Playwriting Fellow at New Repertory Theater\, and was selected for both the Company One Play Labs and Central Square Theater’s TWSS play development programs. Her one-act play In the Buff was commissioned by Peabody Essex Museum in Salem\, MA and subsequently won QC Theatre’s Susan Glaspell National Playwriting Award. Most recently\, Women at the Center\, her collection of short plays featuring female protagonists was published\, she was selected for Barrington Stages 2023 10 x 10 festival and The 2023 Boston Theater Marathon\, had a monologue from her full-length play In This House selected for The Best Female Monologues of 2022 anthology by Smith & Kraus and had her play Soulmate selected by Smith & Kraus for their Best 10-minute plays of 2023 anthology. She is a playwriting instructor/mentor for several organizations including Gloucester Stage\, Boston University’s Massachusetts Young Playwrights Project\, and Northeastern University’s Silver Masque Theatre as well as a member of the Boston Playwright’s Theatre Advisory Council\, an editor for Stage Source’s New Play Alliance Newsletter and a founding member of the Newburyport Arts Collective.\n \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-10-minute-plays-of-deirdre-girard/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T200000
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Shorts - 22nd Annual New Works Festival
DESCRIPTION:$16/All Seats \nPurchase Tickets\n\nMEETING FINGERMAN by Mark Evan Chimsky\n*HONEGGER PRIZE WINNER FOR BEST SHORT PLAY*\nDirected by Pam Battin-Sacks\n\nWhen novice writer Nate Crane shows his new short story to his idol–the literary lion Saul Fingerman–things take an unexpected\, disastrous turn. \nPENDING PICKUP by Glenn Arthur Pierce\nDirected by Eden Tomaszewski \nTwo men meet to transfer a microwave oven\, as arranged through a social-media giveaway site. One has a suspicious confidence and the other is amidst a personal crisis. And he’s about to learn the true price of free appliances. \nROOTS by James McLindon\nDirected by Arlene Barnard \nA man and a woman are hunting something in the woods … hoping they’re not being hunted as well. \nTOMMY AND MARY SPELL CANAJOHARIE by John Minigan\nDirected by Suzanne Hitchcock-Bryan \nMary\, claiming she’s had a vision\, has pulled the car off the highway in the middle of the night. Her brother Tommy has to convince her to get back on the road if they’re going to get to their destination in time to say good-bye to their father. \nSEA CHANGE by L.W. Lucas Hasten\nDirected by Tim Diering \nTwo male clownfish must come to grips with the fact that one of them is becoming biologically female. \nDOG PARK by Julie Amery\nDirected by Bruce Menin \nTwo dogs communicate with each other and try to figure out their humans as they all engage in separate conversations. When Ryan figures out how he knows Pam\, he unwittingly helps her by giving her advice she once gave him. \nTHE COLLEGIANS by Tim Lehnert\nDirected by Corinne Hickey \nTo gain admission to The College\, you have to really want it\, and that means defeating the competition; otherwise\, it’s hello safety school! \nSO LONG\, STUART JOHN MILL by R.D. Murphy\nDirected by David Houlden \n Actions are right in the proportion as they tend to promote happiness\, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness\, and always remember to take the cannoli. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/an-evening-of-shorts-22nd-annual-new-works-festival/2024-01-27/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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