Western Mass Theatre
November 13 - December 3, 2025
This weekend: Beauty at GCC, Almost, Maine at EHS, Steel Magnolias at the Majestic, Annie at JaDuke, Nightfall at Greenfield High, and Hold Onto Your Butts! at the Academy of Music… just to get things started!
The next issue will include events from November 20 - December 10. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before Tuesday at midnight. Any questions, comments or feedback? Email me at westernmasstheatre@gmail.com
Greenfield Community College Theater Department
BEAUTY by Roddy Barnes, Directed by Tom Geha
November 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 @ 7pm and Nov 16 & 23 @ 2pm
Sloan Theater at GCC
Beauty
A Dark Comedy
Christmas Tale by Roddy Barnes
directed by Tom Geha
Part of our Missouri Playwrights Series, a dark comedy Christmas tale, written exclusively for GCC Theater. The play unfolds in Tarkio, Missouri a couple days before Christmas at Pleasant Pastures, a long-term care facility for the elderly and younger adults who need assisted living. You don't want to miss this one! Get your tickets early, as seating is limited and we tend to sellout. Thank you!
gccfor.me/beauty
Admission:
General $15
Students/Seniors $5
Tickets: gccfor.me/beauty -or- cash at the door
Academy of Music Theatre
Hold On To Your Butts
November 15 at 7:30 PM
Academy of Music Theatre, 274 Main Street, Northampton
Hold On To Your Butts, the critically acclaimed comedy from New York and the West End, is coming to the Academy of Music!
Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. A wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theatre and live Foley.
Recent Cutbacks is a creative ensemble founded in 2014. Their critically acclaimed work sits at the intersection of comedy and theater. They are best known for their live movie parodies that fuse humor, nostalgia, and lo-fi spectacle. Past projects include Hold On To Your Butts (UK Tour & West End (upcoming)), Fly, You Fools!, KEVIN!!!!!, Next Day Thrones, Master Lecture Series: History of the Third Robot War (Audible Original), and RCB… does a sketch show. Recent Cutbacks’ projects invite audiences to see the world with a newfound exuberance and remind people why they fell in love with movies, theater, and s
Scarlet Sock Foundation presents Improv through the ages
November 21 at Northampton High School
Tickets at the Door, Email for More Information
Easthampton High School Drama Club
Almost, Maine
Nov 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
11/14 7pm; 11/15 7pm; 11/16 2pm
Easthampton High School, 70 Williston Ave, Easthampton MA 01027
Tickets for the EHS Drama Club's production of, "Almost, Maine" are on sale now! Performances are November 13th-16th. Tickets $5.25 for Students/Senior Citizens $10.50 for Adult General Admission November 13th @ 6 pm 14th & 15th @ 7 pm 16th @ 2 pm Almost, Maine, written by John Cariani, is a play that dives into the depth of human relationships: happiness, loss, anger, insecurity, regret, hope, and relief. The story is told in nine scenes by the residents of a rural community in northern Maine. Connected by the winter, their remote location and the northern lights the characters reveal their deepest and truest thoughts about love, what it means to love, and how to love.
https://www.msbtickets.com/easthamptonhighschool/schoolevents
The cast and crew of Almost, Maine invite attendees to bring a non-perishable food item or cash donation to our performances. Help us support the Easthampton Community Center and those in need of assistance since recent SNAP benefit cuts.
MAJESTIC THEATER PRESENTS STEEL MAGNOLIAS NOVEMBER 13 - 30
West Springfield’s Majestic Theater will present the second production of its 28th season when Steel Magnolias takes the stage October 23 through November 30. The Majestic Theater is located at 131 Elm Street in West Springfield, MA.
Steel Magnolias, written by Robert Harling, blends humor with moments of emotional depth. Set in a small southern beauty salon, the play showcases a group of strong-willed women who navigate life’s challenges with sharp humor and unfiltered honesty. From snappy one-liners to playful gossip, the women’s interactions are full of comedic moments, with characters using laughter as a coping mechanism in the face of life’s toughest trials. The 1987 play inspired a hit 1989 film that starred Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts.
The Majestic Theater’s Producing Director Sue Dziura will direct the play. Alexandra O’Halloran is stage manager, and Michael Garcia is assistant stage manager. Scenic designer is Juliana Von Haubrich and Dawn McKay is costume designer. Dan Rist is lighting designer, and Marcus Kearns is production manager.
The cast includes Maconnia Chesser (Clairee), Cate Damon (M’Lynn), Kait Rankins (Annelle), Angela Dias (Ouiser), Elaine Hom (Truvy), and Raya Malcolm (Shelby). Understudies include Myka Plunkett, Rachel Lamarre and Laurie Nickerson.
Tickets to the show range from $35-$38 and can be purchased in person at the box office, by calling (413) 747-7797, or online at https://www.majestictheater.com/steel-magnolias. Box office hours are Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Doors to the theater will open one hour before the start of a show, which is also when the café opens. For more information, visit www.majestictheater.com
JaDuke Theater
Annie
11/14, 11/15 @ 6pm. 11/16 @ 2pm
JaDuke Theater, 110 Industrial Boulevard, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Based on Little Orphan Annie, the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide sensation. Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the beloved show features a wonderful score written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, including the Broadway smash hit “Tomorrow”. With a perfect combination of street-smarts and optimism, Annie warms the hearts of the audience as we witness her rise from next to nothing in New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who left her at the orphanage years ago. Though things don’t quite work out the way she has planned, she does manage to thwart the plans of the evil Miss Hannigan and find a new family with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his secretary Grace Farrell, and her lovable pooch, Sandy.Rating: G Run Time: 2 hours (one intermission) Note: Strobe and special lighting effects will be used throughout the show
https://www.jaduketheater.com/
CitySpace presents
"Acting Class" with Dame Judi Dentures and Friends
November 14 and 15 at 8:00 PM
Blue Room at CitySpace: 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA 01027
“Acting Class” with Dame Judi Dentures and Friends Doors
7:30pm | Show 8:00pm | 90 minutes
Acting Class with Dame Judi Dentures and Friends is part drag show, part theatrical monologue, and part interactive acting masterclass, taught by everyone’s favorite 1200-year-old drag grandma and featuring some delightful guest lecturers. Don’t miss this delicious, interactive evening at the intersection of clown and drag. Whether or not you are an aspiring actor, there’s something for everyone in this zany acting class for the ages.
“Judi has been brewing for a few years of my own life and 1200 years of her own mythology, so she has some perspective to share and shade to throw. It’s going to be a fun night, don’t miss it!" said Madden.
Guided by the one and only Dame Judi Dentures, a drag grandma clown with a passion for drama and unsolicited life advice, the show takes audiences on a riotous ride through a larger than life acting class. Expect queer clown chaos, multimedia fun, sassy puppets, audience participation, delicious guest appearances, and deeply human silliness in a genre-defying performance that pokes fun at tradition while celebrating it.
Blending elements of drag, classical theater, clown, commedia dell’arte, and performance art, Madden uses the persona of Judi Dentures to dig into the hilarity and heartbreak of being alive. Equal parts workshop and performance, the evening will include participatory moments, improvisation, and heartfelt clown logic.
Patric Madden is an actor, director, and experimental drag performance artist based in Western MA. They studied English at Brown University and acting at the Yale School of Drama. They have performed at Yale Repertory Theatre, Yale Cabaret, UnitedSolo, Williamstown Theatre Festival, SpectrumNYC, Easthampton Theatre Company, Rattlestick Theatre, 3 Dollar Bill Brooklyn, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Emrooz Festival, Norfolk Festival, and other venues around the region. By day, Patric is a staff member at artEquity doing work at the intersection of arts and activism.
The Pay it Forward program is generously funded by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Greenfield Savings Bank, Tandem Bagels, Applied Mortgage, Boston Rare Maps, Greenfield Cooperative Bank and Northampton Cooperative Bank, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Individual Donors.
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Tickets Nov 14
Greenfield High School Drama Club
Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe by Eric Coble
Friday, November 14 at 7:00pm
Saturday, November 15th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield, MA
Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself -- and us -- that he's not mad. The spell he weaves brings us a highly theatrical adaptation of three tales Poe himself considered his best: "The Raven," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Tell-Tale Heart." Enter the world of Poe and check your heartbeat at the door.
email ghsdramaclubtickets@gmail.com
The Greenfield High School Drama Club is proud to present our Fall production, Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe by Eric Coble. Tickets are limited as we are presenting this intense and intimate show black-box style and the audience will be seated on the stage with the performers. To reserve your tickets, please email ghsdramaclubtickets@gmail.com and specify the date, time, and number of student/adult tickets. Due to the subject matter, this show is recommended for middle grades and up. See you on the Night’s Plutonian shore!
UMass Department of Theater
NEXT TO NORMAL
Nov. 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.
The Rand Theater
There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in — Leonard Cohen
How do you hold onto reality amidst a whirlwind? Diana’s ordinary home-maker life of managing family dynamics and school lunches quickly disintegrates amid the twin challenges of bipolar disorder and grief. Meanwhile, her family members do their best to keep up under the strain of their own individual struggles.
Nov. 14-22, UMass Theater presents Next to Normal, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical with music by Tom Kitt and book & lyrics by Brian Yorkey, that looks at the ripple effects of mental illness, stress, grief, secrets, and tremendous love. Tickets are on sale now for this poignant story, set to a driving rock score.
Director Kyle Boatwright, an MFA student at UMass and a frequent performer and director with several regional theater companies, says she was drawn to the way this piece "explores the love at the heart of everything."
"This is the story of a woman who struggles to balance the life she’s chosen with honoring her truest self—all while working to understand the effects her illness has on herself and on those she loves," Boatwright says, adding, "Nobody's reality is quite right in this family, until they're all brave enough to face a certain darkness and earnestly move toward a light."
Joining Boatwright on the creative team for this show is musical director Ben Kaplan '24, who returns to UMass Theater after working with various professional companies. Choreographer Holly Curran, meanwhile, is a former member of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, bringing her classical training to the genre-bending rock score of the musical.
Reserve your tickets now to join us in the Rand for this beautiful, powerful musical!
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