Upcoming events

Filtering by: “Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative”

My Backyard
Jan
7

My Backyard

A Workshop performance of a new musical

In this new musical by Krisanthi Pappas and Bryan Halperin, a young musician reflects on the ups and downs of her musical career. In doing so, she explores her relationships with friends and family as well as the inspiration for her music - her backyard. We follow this performer as she struggles to appreciate all the painful, mundane, funny, and beautiful aspects that makeup everyday life. Remain after the show for a discussion and for a chance to give feedback to the authors and actors.

View Event →
A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story
Dec
19

A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story adapted by Joel Mercier

A joint production with NCCA at Jean’s Playhouse

NCCA at Jean's Playhouse and Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative team up to bring this classic to Laconia. This original adaptation by NH native Joel Mercier features a bright score, some twists and turns in the plot, stunning costumes and special effects, and some frightful ghosts, all while staying true to Dickens' original novella. Last seen in Concord and Lincoln, NH, in 2018, the production will now be remounted in Laconia as a new holiday tradition, featuring granite state actors of all ages.

Click HERE to purchase tickets

View Event →
A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story
Dec
18

A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story adapted by Joel Mercier

A joint production with NCCA at Jean’s Playhouse

NCCA at Jean's Playhouse and Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative team up to bring this classic to Laconia. This original adaptation by NH native Joel Mercier features a bright score, some twists and turns in the plot, stunning costumes and special effects, and some frightful ghosts, all while staying true to Dickens' original novella. Last seen in Concord and Lincoln, NH, in 2018, the production will now be remounted in Laconia as a new holiday tradition, featuring granite state actors of all ages.

Click HERE to purchase Tickets

View Event →
A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story
Dec
17

A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story adapted by Joel Mercier

A joint production with NCCA at Jean’s Playhouse

NCCA at Jean's Playhouse and Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative team up to bring this classic to Laconia. This original adaptation by NH native Joel Mercier features a bright score, some twists and turns in the plot, stunning costumes and special effects, and some frightful ghosts, all while staying true to Dickens' original novella. Last seen in Concord and Lincoln, NH, in 2018, the production will now be remounted in Laconia as a new holiday tradition, featuring granite state actors of all ages.

Click HERE to purchase tickets

View Event →
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Nov
21

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written,” Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town tells the story of a small town, Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, in order to tell us the story of every town, the whole world over. Follow the Gibbs and Webb families, residents of Grover’s Corners, through twelve years of life changes -- from the mundane, to the romantic, to the devestating. Wilder delivers universal truths about what it means to be human with wit, humor and heart.

“Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you.” — Emily Webb

Click HERE to purchase Tickets

Our Town is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
View Event →
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Nov
20

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written,” Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town tells the story of a small town, Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, in order to tell us the story of every town, the whole world over. Follow the Gibbs and Webb families, residents of Grover’s Corners, through twelve years of life changes -- from the mundane, to the romantic, to the devestating. Wilder delivers universal truths about what it means to be human with wit, humor and heart.

“Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you.” — Emily Webb

Click HERE to purchase Tickets

Our Town is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
View Event →
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Nov
19

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written,” Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town tells the story of a small town, Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, in order to tell us the story of every town, the whole world over. Follow the Gibbs and Webb families, residents of Grover’s Corners, through twelve years of life changes -- from the mundane, to the romantic, to the devestating. Wilder delivers universal truths about what it means to be human with wit, humor and heart.

“Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you.” — Emily Webb

Click HERE to purchase tickets

Our Town is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
View Event →
The Guys by Anne Nelson
Sep
12

The Guys by Anne Nelson

A reading of an impactful play to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. This impactful play is based on a true story and tells the story of Nick, a fire captain who has lost most of his men in the Twin Towers. He’s looking for a writer to help him with the eulogies he must present at their memorials and pairs up with Joan, an editor also struggling with the aftermath of the attacks. As they make their way through the emotional landscape of grief, they draw on humor, tango, the appreciation of craft in all its forms—and the enduring bonds of humanity.

Tickets $10 available at the door at the Belknap Mill

There will be a discussion following the play reading for anyone who wishes to attend.

View Event →
The Guys by Anne Nelson
Sep
11

The Guys by Anne Nelson

A reading of an impactful play to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. This impactful play is based on a true story and tells the story of Nick, a fire captain who has lost most of his men in the Twin Towers. He’s looking for a writer to help him with the eulogies he must present at their memorials and pairs up with Joan, an editor also struggling with the aftermath of the attacks. As they make their way through the emotional landscape of grief, they draw on humor, tango, the appreciation of craft in all its forms—and the enduring bonds of humanity.

Tickets $10 available at the door at the Belknap Mill

There will be a discussion following the play reading for anyone who wishes to attend.

View Event →
The Dinner Party by Neil Simon
Aug
15

The Dinner Party by Neil Simon

A Co-Production with Community Players of Concord, NH

Here is a decidedly French dinner party served up in a chaotic mode that only a master of comedy could create. Five people are invited to dine at a first rate restaurant in Paris. They do not know who the other guests will be or why they have been invited. Tossed together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this unorthodox dinner party will forever change their lives.

“A blizzard of one liners...The audience can bank on some good laughs”

— New York Daily News

Tickets are not yet on sale, but check back here for a link once the Colonial Theatre is officially open. $14-$20

View Event →
The Dinner Party by Neil Simon
Aug
14

The Dinner Party by Neil Simon

A Neil Simon comedy at the Colonial Theatre.

A Co-Production with Community Players of Concord, NH

Here is a decidedly French dinner party served up in a chaotic mode that only a master of comedy could create. Five people are invited to dine at a first rate restaurant in Paris. They do not know who the other guests will be or why they have been invited. Tossed together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this unorthodox dinner party will forever change their lives.

“A blizzard of one liners...The audience can bank on some good laughs”

— New York Daily News

Tickets are not yet on sale, but check back here for a link once the Colonial Theatre is officially open. $14-$20

View Event →
The Dinner Party by Neil Simon
Aug
13

The Dinner Party by Neil Simon

A Neil Simon comedy at the Colonial Theatre.

A Co-Production with Community Players of Concord, NH

Here is a decidedly French dinner party served up in a chaotic mode that only a master of comedy could create. Five people are invited to dine at a first rate restaurant in Paris. They do not know who the other guests will be or why they have been invited. Tossed together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this unorthodox dinner party will forever change their lives.

“A blizzard of one liners...The audience can bank on some good laughs”

— New York Daily News

Tickets are not yet on sale, but check back here for a link once the Colonial Theatre is officially open. $14-$20

View Event →
Park Play Festival
May
30

Park Play Festival

A Co-Production with Community Players of Concord, NH

These short original plays have been created by writers who participated in our playwriting workshop in the fall of 2020.

This live, in-person performance will take place in Laconia’s riverside Rotary Park. Patrons can feel save outdoors viewing eight original plays created by writers who participated in our playwriting workshop in the fall of 2020 and designed these pieces especially to be performed in a park. Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative is collaborating on this production with Community Players of Concord who have been an active community theatre for over 90 years.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

View Event →
Park Play Festival
May
29

Park Play Festival

A Co-Production with Community Players of Concord, NH

These short original plays have been created by writers who participated in our playwriting workshop in the fall of 2020.

This live, in-person performance will take place in Laconia’s riverside Rotary Park. Patrons can feel save outdoors viewing eight original plays created by writers who participated in our playwriting workshop in the fall of 2020 and designed these pieces especially to be performed in a park. Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative is collaborating on this production with Community Players of Concord who have been an active community theatre for over 90 years.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

View Event →
Zoom Play Festival
Apr
16

Zoom Play Festival

Enjoy 6 original short plays by local authors from the comfort of your own home.

A Co-Production with Community Players of Concord, NH

These short original plays have been created by writers who participated in our playwriting workshop in the fall of 2020. Enjoy a range of offerings from the comfort of your own home. These plays will be recorded on Zoom and presented on YouTube.

Check here on April 16th for a link to see the Zoom Play Festival on YouTube

Admission is free, but donations are always welcome

View Event →