The Production Committee is excited to announce that we are gearing up for Newtowne’s 22nd season (2025/2026)! We are currently seeking directors and talented production team members for our upcoming shows. Please check out our “Short List” of potential productions below!

Directors

As we select our 22nd season lineup, we will consider each candidate's past theater experience, detailed vision for the show, familiarity with the script, technical and casting insights, and the availability of rights. It is the policy of the Newtowne Players that all director candidates have previously Assistant Directed a show at NTP or have directed in the community where NTP leadership was able to see their work.

​If you're interested in directing one of these shows in our shortlist, we invite you to complete the Director's Packet, which outlines your creative vision for the production(s) you wish to lead.

We're looking forward to hearing from you and explore your vision!

Production Team

If directing isn’t your primary focus but you’d still like to be involved in the creative process, we welcome you to join our team in various capacities. Positions like producer, set designer, assistant director, music director, stage manager, and many more are available!

Additionally, if you're eager to gain directorial experience, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment by participating in one of the many roles listed above.

Please reach out to us via the email below with your inquiries or to express your interest.

We can't wait to hear from you!

​To apply, please download an application and submit it to:
[email protected]
​Important Deadline:
All submissions are due by Friday, January 3, 2025
For any questions about the application process, feel free to contact the Production Committee with the email provided above!

The Shortlist

Comedies

  • Always A Bridesmaid; Jones, Hope & Wooten
  • Better Late; Larry Gelbart
  • Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield
  • I Shot My Rich Aunt; Mark Chandler
  • The Importance of Being Earnest; Oscar Wilde
  • The MOMologues; Lisa Rafferty, Sheila Eppolito & Stephanie Cloutier
  • Pride & Prejudice; Kate Hamill
  • Private Lives; Noel Coward
  • See How They Run; Philip King
  • One Man, Two Guvnors; Richard Bean
  • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Christopher Durang

Dramas

  • All My Sons; Arthur Miller
  • August Wilson's Fences; August Wilson
  • Black Coffee; Agatha Christie
  • The Children's Hour; Lillian Hellman
  • The Crucible; Arthur Miller
  • Lost in Yonkers; Neil Simon
  • The Miracle Worker; William Gibson
  • The Mousetrap; Agatha Christie
  • Our Town; Thornton Wilder
  • Twelve Angry Jurors; Reginald Rose
  • The Woman in Black; Stephen Mallatratt
  • Almost Maine; John Cariani

Musicals

  • The Spongebob Musical; Kyle Jarrow
  • Assassins; Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman
  • All Shook Up; Joe DiPietro with the Music of Elvis
  • The Addams Family; Brickman, Elice & Lippa
  • Bugsy Malone; Alan Parker & Paul Williams
  • Camelot (Small Cast Version); Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
  • A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder; Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim RIce
  • The Mad Ones; Bree Lowdermilk & Kait Kerrigan
  • Mamma Mia!; Ulvaeus, Andersson & Johnson
  • Legally Blonde; O'Keefe, Benjamin & Hach
  • Merrily We Roll Along; Stephen Sondheim & George Furth
  • The Music Man; Meredith Willson
  • The Secret Garden; Marsha Norman & Lucy Simon
  • Night of Broadway - Concept and Potential Song List to be Submitted

Shakespeare in the City

  • Othello
  • Macbeth
  • King Lear
  • Henry V
  • Richard III
  • The Comedy of Errors
  • As You Like It
  • Merry Wives of Windsor
  • Twelfth Night

Holiday Special

  • A Christmas Carol (Version Submitted by Director)
  • Miracle on 34th Street the Musical; Meredith Willson
  • A Christmas Story; Jean Shepherd
  • A Christmas Story the Musical; Robinette, Pasek & Paul
  • A Christmas Carol; A Live Radio Play: Joe Landry
  • A Night on Broadway; Holiday Themed
  • Meet me in St Louis; Martin, Blane & Wheeler
  • Dashing Through the Snow; Jones, Hope & Wooten
  • 1940's Radio Hour; Walton Jones

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