Summer 2023 will get off to a rollicking start June 16 to July 9 as the Chatham Drama Guild presents “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” a comedy by Marc Camoletti, adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by Scott Hamilton.      Hamilton said that the Guild members were looking for a comedy to open the 2023 season with some laughter and light. The 1992 French farce “Don’t Dress for Dinner” fits the description perfect...

     The summer season at Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre will be filled with dance, song, adventure, laughs and fun for all ages on both CCTC/HJT’s indoor and outdoor stages.      After “Silver Threads 2” finishes up its final night of beloved Linda Ronstadt favorites on June 10, it’s on to “Ballet, Broadway and Beyond” on Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18. In this celebration of arts edu...

     Nauset Regional High School students are getting the chance to perform on one of the area’s most beloved stages, while their drama teacher experiences a homecoming, as the school’s production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” takes the Cape Rep Theatre stage through May 27.      Cape Rep Theatre is hosting Nauset High School’s spring musical while their campus is under construction. The venue is a familiar one fo...

     It’s that time of year again!      Cape Playhouse is preparing to launch a summer season with something to delight everyone, from jazz lovers to Jane Austin aficionados, from fans of the Four Seasons to those who gush over Gershwin, with favorites ranging from King Arthur to Sherlock Holmes.      “For the 2023 season, much like every season, we look to create a balance between light-hearted plays, comedi...

     Do you stifle a yawn or suppress a shudder as you open your closet and contemplate your springtime wardrobe?      Fashion lovers and seekers of sartorial inspiration alike will gather at the Chatham Orpheum Theater on Wednesday, May 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. for Gab & Glam with celebrity stylist George Brescia and bestselling author Lisa Genova. The event promises an evening of fun, laughter and a chance to ...

“ It’s especially exciting to introduce a new play by people from your community,” Cape Rep’s producing artistic director Janine Perry, said on opening night of “Archibald Avery.” “We are so proud of this show; they have written astounding lyrics! Everyone involved with this production — the set, the lights, the costumes — all gave it the effort a new play deserves.” The build-up was not overly exaggerated. At...

If you’re in the mood for a night of phenomenal storytelling and laughs, run, don't walk, over to the Academy Playhouse in Orleans and score tickets to the classic musical comedy “Company.” Written by George Furth, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, “Company” was nominated for a record-breaking 14 Tony Awards and won six in 1970, catapulting Sondheim into mainstream fame and regarding him as one of ...

     What’s it like to be in the mind of an artist during the creative process? What if your childhood fears were real? How does all of that work when mixed with real adult fears that come with consequences?      Welcome to the world of “Archibald Avery,” a new musical making its world premiere April 12 through May 7 on the Cape Rep Theatre stage. Based on original characters and poetry by Macklin Devine ...

A beautiful and historic building in Orleans is receiving a well-deserved makeover. The Academy of Performing Arts, built in 1873, has withstood a lot of weather outside and witnessed many years of theater magic and education inside. Now the time has come to give the iconic building on the hill a loving restoration, thanks to the Orleans Community Preservation Committee and the Orleans Historical Commiss...

     “ Everybody” will be centerstage at Cape Rep Theatre on Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m. as Cape Rep’s Bold Company, BoldCo for short, takes on “Everybody.”      This modern riff on the 15th century morality play “Everyman” offers a playful and colloquial examination of the human condition in the face of mortality as we follow Everybody’s journey down a road towa...

How did Peter Pan become Peter Pan, the clever, crafty boy who never grows up, and can fly? Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, playwright Rick Elice gave us “Peter and the Starcatcher,” with music by Wayne Barkera, play that shows us how an abandoned orphan matures into a confident leader while remaining a child. The Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre embraced this tale with a mu...

     We all remember Peter Pan, soaring around Wendy Darling’s bedroom with Tinker Bell and spiriting children away to Neverland.      But how did Peter Pan become Peter Pan?      Find out the answer as Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre presents “Peter and the Starcatcher,” the backstory of how an orphan boy becomes Peter Pan, Feb. 16 through March 12.      The Tony-winning play tells the story ...

     Bundle up! You now have an excellent reason to brave the chill and head to Cape Rep’s cozy indoor theater, as the Young Company (YoCo) presents William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”      “Pray you sit by us,” says Queen Hermione in “The Winter’s Tale,” “and tell us a tale.” The tale that unfolds swirls with power, desire, jealousy, betrayal, romance and thrills. And let’s not forget Shakespeare’s most...

Alan Rust first met MichaelJohn McGann on the second day of classes in the Actors Studio Program at Ohio University. The subject of the class was fencing, and Mr. McGann walked up to Rust in full fencing regalia and quoted a line from “Gone With The Wind.” “I thought who in the world is this?” Rust recalled. “I spent the next 50 years getting to know who he was.” Mr. McGann, who acted in or director dozens ...

     New Year resolutions. We love to hate them. It’s said that over 80 percent of the best intentioned New Year resolutions fail, and of those over half fail before Feb. 1. Why is that? Perhaps it has something to do with the types of resolutions we make. Losing weight. Getting more organized. Spending less money. Quitting unsavory habits. It all sounds like a whole lot of no fun.      Why not put a positive...

     Winter doldrums got you down? Are you looking for a way to add some creative spark to the chilly months? Look no further than Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre’s slate of winter classes for kids and adults.      CCTC/HJT offers classes in three different categories: theater, technical theater and dance. With classes for pre-K through age 97, including a free workshop for those in grades 9 to ...