The Hampshire Theatre Season

Fall Studio October 17-20, 2024

The New Playwright Festival

Produced by Jonathan Dent

The New Playwright Festival is an opportunity for students to workshop their own writing in front of a live audience. Whether it’s just one scene or a full one act play, the New Playwright Festival will be a great platform for the community to experience a variety of unique and blossoming voices.

Fall Mainstage November 21-24, 2024

Troilus and Cressida

By William Shakespeare

Produced by Andy Amendolia-Webb

William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida is set during the final days of the Trojan War—however, it isn’t a story about the fall of Troy. Instead, it is a play about storytellers and storytelling, about perspective, and about staring down the insurmountable. This ensemble-driven production will use Shakespeare’s text as a vehicle for exploring what it means to courageously move through life at a time when empires are collapsing.

Spring Studio March 6-9, 2025

Heaven’s Door 

By Karim Barrett 

Produced by Karim Barrett 

A new and original play that examines the intersections of Black queerness, Black joy and Black sorrow.  Many parts are comical, delusional, stoic and the storytelling is illuminated by experimentations with sounds, lighting, and performance art techniques that will help create a rich sensory experience that illuminates the world of Black wonder. 

Spring Mainstage April 3-6, 2025

how to clean your room (and remember all your trauma) 

By Jay Chavez

Produced by Kamden Denomme

A modern memory play that follows Spencer, a young, non-binary poet who begins cleaning their messy room and reflecting on both past and current relationships. This show blends many artistic mediums, including poetry, puppetry, and performance to explore the main character’s journey in re-asserting their self-agency.