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Doubt, A Parable
2023-03-24 20:00, 2023-03-25 20:00, 2023-03-26 15:00 (America/New_York) | Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
$30/Member
$33/Non-Member
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Winner of Four 2005 Tony Awards including Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
A Play by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Joe Couturier
In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.
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Approximate Length: Doubt runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission
Age Appropriate/Recommendation: Recognizing that families can make the determination for what their child is allowed to view, this show is recommended for teens aged 14 and up.
Sensitive Content Warning: Doubt contains adult themes and suggestions of sexual abuse.

Women In Music
2023-03-26 19:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
$18/Members
$20/Non-Members
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A concert featuring Broadway’s Allison Case, Firehouse Alumni, and local musicians celebrating female writers, performers, and stories in music and theater. Celebrating some of the most inspiring female voices: Etta James, Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Sara Bareilles, Stevie Nicks, Natalie Cole, Alanis Morissette and more!
On Broadway, Allison originated the role of Crissy in the Tony Award-winning revival of Hair (Off-Broadway, Broadway, West End). Other Broadway credits include: Matilda (Miss Honey), Hands on a Hardbody (Kelli Mangrum), Mamma Mia (Sophie). Off-Broadway: Fly by Night (Miriam) at Playwrights Horizons, NYC workshops of Hadestown, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, and Bright Star, and originated the role of Nemo in Finding Nemo the Musical at Disney.
On screen she has recurring roles in HBO’s “The Young Pope” with Jude Law and Diane Keaton, and on USA’s “The Sinner.” Other TV credits include roles on “Nurse Jackie,” “Royal Pains,” “NYC 22.” A Southern California native, Allison is a graduate from UC Irvine and South Coast Repertory’s Professional Conservatory.
Allison can currently be heard on Disney Junior’s animated series, Firebuds, as the voice of Viv Vega-Vaughn.
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Real.Life.Stories
2023-03-30 20:00, 2023-03-31 20:00, 2023-04-01 13:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Tickets:
$13/Members
$15/Non-Members
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Seven short plays about what it means to be human.
What happens when your partner, of many years, decides to make a sharp turn in the road of life ? Remember the joy and exhilaration when you accomplished an especially difficult task? Ever wonder what would have happened, if you didn’t follow your parents advice?
Real. Life. Stories. explores these – and several other – very human, matters.
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Joppa Dance Company presents Spring's Promise
2023-04-02 13:00, 2023-04-02 16:00 | MA
$15/Adults
$12/Students
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Joppa Dance Company will be presenting new choreography in a range of styles including Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, and Modern. The performance also features new student choreography. This skillful, expressive group of movers will truly inspire. Company choreography is by directors, Fontaine Dubus, Jen Steeves, and Erin Staffiere, with ballet choreography by Rebecca Maikels.
Joppa Dance Company, established 40 years ago by Irene Weiss, is a noncompetitive youth dance troupe that gives its members the opportunity to perform all over the world. The company is made up of: Joppa Junior-grades 4th-6th; Joppa 2-grades 7th-8th; Joppa T2-grades 9th-10th; Joppa Teen-grades 11th-12th. Dancers learn a wide range of techniques that prepare them for dance majors and careers. Creating their own work is an important element that allows them to grow even more as artists. Touring with Performing Arts Educators, (PAE), Joppa has performed in Scotland, Spain, Italy, Greece, and in New York City, (Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall). Joppa Dance Co., based at The Dance Place in Newburyport, is a nonprofit 501c3.
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Firehouse Family Tea
2023-04-08 10:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
$25/All Tickets
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Join us for a very special Family Event. Here’s what to expect:

Tea, Coffee, and Baked Treats
Balloon Animals
An Egg Hunt in the theater!
Spring Crafts

Make Your Own Basket for the Egg Hunt!
Slap Bracelets
And So Much More

And, to top it all off, a visit from the Easter Bunny – complete with dance party and photos!

This is sure to be a fun time for families of all types – and children of all ages!
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Trifles and Escaped Alone
2023-04-14 20:00, 2023-04-15 20:00, 2023-04-16 14:00, 2023-04-21 20:00, 2023-04-22 20:00, 2023-04-23 14:00 | MA
A Firehouse Community Collaboration
$18/Member
$20/Non-Member
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TRIFLES (1916) by Susan Glaspell and ESCAPED ALONE (2016) by Caryl Churchill
Written one hundred years apart in drastically different styles, these one-act plays of murder and mayhem share startling similarities, depicting the lives of women with precision, ferocity and immense empathy. TRIFLES presents a desolate farmhouse, a disturbing crime, and two women who detect the clues their husbands refuse to see. In ESCAPED ALONE, three old friends and a neighbor chat over tea in the garden, spilling secrets and apocalyptic visions. This darkly entertaining double-bill brims with exquisite writing and remarkable characters.
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Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill
Featuring:
Rebecca Axelrod as Mrs. Jarrett
Barbara Bourgeois as Lena
Sally Nutt as Vi
Carol Raiche as Sally
Trifles by Susan Glaspell
Featuring:
Pamela Battin-Sacks as Mrs. Hale
Dan Bruns as George Henderson, County Attorney
John Budzyna as Sheriff Peters
Rebecca Laurion as Mrs. Peters
Steven Sacks as Mr. Hale
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A Brit of Magic
2023-04-25 19:00 | MA
Member Price:
$8/children
$13/adults
Non-Member Price:
$10/children
$15/adults
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“Delightfully wacky and bordering on the manic” Edinburgh Evening News
We could tell you about their wonderful British sense of humor, or that it is full of the funniest magic you will ever see, or that it is a unique theatrical experience, and we would just be scratching the surface!
Keith Fields and Lady Sarah are a true comedy double act, a modern version of the great acts of time gone by. One moment they are performing an amazing piece of magic, the next… Well, you can never be certain of what is going to happen next! But you can be sure it will be funny!
Lady Sarah has a penchant for outrageous shoes and sparkly eyeglasses, but these are outshone by her effervescent and infectious personality. Her boundless energy and quintessential Britishness are divine. She also has a sharp sense of humor and knows how to use it!
Keith Fields seamlessly slips between the role of master magician and hilarious husband. His sleight of hand skills are a joy to behold and his sleight of tongue, a pleasure to hear.
Put them together and you will discover that the real jewel in this show is their relationship. It is a sublime pleasure to watch two people doing something that they absolutely love – making themselves laugh and sharing that laughter with an audience.
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Take Ten
2023-05-04 19:30, 2023-05-05 19:30, 2023-05-06 14:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
$25/Adult
$20/Students and Seniors
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Written and Directed by Jack Neary
Produced by Acting Out Productions
From the author of recent Acting Out Productions’ MOONGLOW and FIRST NIGHT comes TAKE TEN which, as the title suggests, is a series of ten short, comic plays, many of which were featured over the years as the closing show at the highly prestigious Boston Theater Marathon of Ten-Minute Plays. You’ll meet a young man confronting his fiance, who has just written a scathing review of his new play; a senior couple “discussing” the possibility of renewing their marriage vows (one of them is not thrilled); a group of teens hell-bent on rescuing one of their own from Frank Sinatra; a budding actress auditioning for Ben Affleck, and many other hilarious characters. Short, sweet and very funny.
CAST
Piper Allard, AnnieKate Ames, Jack Ames, Deborah Baker, Deirdre Budzyna, John Budzyna, Thomas Carnes, Elizabeth Cormier, Oliver Dehner, Gus Gustafson, Corinne Hickey, Tom Hickey, Brooke Lawton, Sally Nutt, Michaela D. T. Pride, Sarah Risteen, Alexandra Sullivan, Elizabeth Trach, Kirk Trach, and Ava Valianti.
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Seussical Kids
2023-05-06 10:00, 2023-05-06 12:00, 2023-05-07 14:00, 2023-05-07 19:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
$15/Adults
$10/Students & Seniors
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Produced by Acting Out Productions
Seussical Kids
Directed by Deirdre and John Budzyna
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical KIDS, a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, Seussical Kids tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child, who gets in trouble for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton’s challenge is twofold — not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must also guard an abandoned egg that’s been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!
Seussical KIDS is great fun for the whole family. Featuring Two casts of local student performers. If you are coming to see a specific actor, be sure to choose the correct performance.
Cast A (May 6, 10am; May 7, 7pm)
Chloe Augen, Mia Acton, Em Botto-Hanson, Christopher Carney, Caela Farrell, Elyse Farrell, Harris Galoski, Brooke Kobzik, Eve Kobzik, Nora Kobzik, Brightly Laansma, Kathryn Langille, Audrina Lazarus, Jade Leblanc-Yung, Nancy Moore, Maggie Moriarty, Brooklyn Murphy, Helen Ober, Grace Runnals, Isabella Schwarzkopf, Lilah Stroeher, Elle Sullivan and Lukas Sutton.
Cast B (May 6, 12pm, May 7, 2pm)
Addisyn Bagnall, Maddie Beams, Victoria Busby, Christopher Carney, Riley Caulfield, Leah Caulfield, Eliza Cheever, Louisa DeGrano, Sevilla Emmons, Mae Estrin, Ruby Kelliher, Catherine Kelly, Sarah Lyman, Colin Makin, Oliver Makin, Elspeth Mercer, Maggie Moriarty, Mia Roach, Aria Slocum, Alice Schwab, Elaina Trovato, Isla Tulsky and Sofia Waldon.
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American Promise - A Multicultural, Multimedia Performance
2023-05-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
$20/All Tickets
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MUSIC – DANCE – POP – POETRY – SPOKEN WORD – AND MORE
Join us for an energetic, thought-provoking evening of entertainment and community with artists from across the region. Hear fresh voices and BIPOC perspectives about what it means to be an American in today’s challenging climate. United We Stand! Incredible works by Publix weekly ad might be offered for all art enthusiasts.
Featuring Lisa Miller-Gillespie, Michelle Lapoetica Richardson, Wangari Fahari, Michelle Aguillon, Otto de la Cruz, and Ubuyle Toyvo Narwele
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The Lightning Thief
2023-05-12 18:30, 2023-05-13 18:30, 2023-05-14 18:30, 2023-05-19 18:30
Tickets:
$5 Suggested Donation
Free for Members
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Book by Joe Tracz
Music & Lyrics by Rob Rockicki
Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Directed by Andy LeBlanc
Music Directed by Shawn Gelzleichter
Choreographed by Andrea Lyons
All shows will be at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
5 Little’s Lane
Newbury, MA 01951
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure “worthy of the gods” (Time Out New York). If you like that kind of books, you will love the kids’ book collection in aldi weekly ad.
Audiences will park in the main field of Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm and the show will be held in the Event Field directly behind the Visitor’s Center. Our wonderful team of volunteer ushers will be there to guide you the whole way!
Seating is first come, first served. Bring your own chair or blanket.
“Doors” open at 5:45pm
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Terezin: Children of the Holocaust
2023-05-15 19:00 | MA
TIckets: $20/adult; $12/student and senior
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Terezin: Children of the Holocaust, the recipient of the 1984 Children’s Television Drama Award, is a theatrical play that follows a day and night in the lives of six children held at Camp Theresienstadt in the Czech Republic. The camp, also known as Terezin, imprisoned many thousands of European Jews, including over 15,000 children during the Nazi era. While the play takes place during the Holocaust, it teaches its audience about the consequences of discrimination in general, the need for higher social responsibility, and the infallible power of every individual voice.
Written and directed by Anna Smulowitz.
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