September 30, 2023
Local Auditions
Saturday, September 30, 2023
10:00am-12:00pm
The North Street Playhouse is looking for individuals between the ages of 20-70 for roles in various productions coming up!
Audition sides will be provided.
Please email the following to northstreettickets@gmail.com:
Name
Age
What time between 10:00am-12:00pm on September 30, 2023 do you wish to audition.
If you are interested in working backstage (i.e. Stage Management, Light Board Operator, Sound Board Operator, Costumer, or Front of House) please email northstreettickets@gmail.com to inquire about upcoming
opportunities!
We look forward to seeing you at the theater!
September 30, 2023
The North Street Playhouse OPEN HOUSE
Join us for an Open House on Saturday, September 30, 2023
from 2:00pm-5:00pm
“A Season of Firsts”
Come on out and learn about our 2023/2024 which will consist of 8 plays and musicals new to North Street audiences! We are excited to host a number of concerts and special events this season as well.
New to NSP? Come take a tour of our theater and learn about NSP’s history in Onancock!
We will have information about volunteer opportunities - on and off stage and refreshments will be provided!
We look forward to seeing you at the theater!
October 6 & 7, 2023
right before i go.
by Stan Zimmerman
Performances
Friday, October 6, 2023 at 8:00pm
FREE STUDENT MATINEE - Saturday, October, 7, 2023 at 12pm
Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 8:00pm
Directed by Steven Lamprinos
Assistant Director Terry Bliss
Featuring Kalinda Gray, Steven Lamprinos, Ginny McMath, Thom Nolan, and Stan Zimmerman
Stan Zimmerman (The Golden Girls, Roseanne, Gilmore Girls) brings to life the last words written in letters by individuals lost to suicide — including celebrities, veterans, kids who were bullied, LGBTQ, and the clinically depressed — and those who have survived suicide attempts. Since its acclaimed first performance at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2015, the play has traveled across the country, raising awareness and offering hope for suicide prevention.
*There will be a talk back after both performances with discussion about the play and Stan's time as a writer on The Gilmore Girls, Rosanne, and The Golden Girls among other projects.
**RIGHT BEFORE I GO.
Is produced by special arrangement with TRW Plays.
Tickets: $10 Students & $25 Adult/Senior
*All tickets are reserved seating. Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.*
Student Auditions
First Meeting & Auditions: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Auditions for our holiday production:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr.
Ages: 10-18
Audition sides will be provided.
Please email the following to northstreetplayhouse@gmail.com:
Student Name
Parent Name
Age
Preferred Email
Preferred Phone
‘Rudolph’ rehearsals will be every Thursday from October 12-November 16, 2023 from 5:00pm-7:00pm, then will transition to November 27-29 from 5:00pm-7:30pm with November 30 being a TBD. Tech week will be December 4-7 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Performances are December 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm. On December 8th students will arrive at the theater after school and stay through opening night. On December 9, students will arrive at the theater at 1:00pm and stay until the end of the final performance. Students will be required to help strike the show after the final performance.
We look forward to seeing you at the theater!
FREE EVENT
October 21, 2023
Ghostly Good Time!
The North Street Playhouse will be hosting a FREE Halloween celebration!
WHEN: Saturday, October 21, 2023
TIME: 5pm-7pm
*UPDATE - WHERE: The North Street Playhouse
(Due to high winds we have moved this event from the Onancock Town Park to inside The North Street Playhouse Building - 34 Market Street, Onancock, VA.).
Dress to impress in our costume contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes! You can also win prizes playing one of our ghostly games—like Poke a Pumpkin or Glow in the Dark Ring Toss. Take photos with some of our spookier props and costumes! Check out our tables of treats, provided by local businesses.
Admission is free, and there will be concessions for sale throughout the event.
Join us for a night of spooky fun for the whole family!!!
November 10 & 11, 2023
Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer
Directed by Ginny McMath
Featuring
Sean Thomas, James Patric, Emily Heil, Steven Lamprinos, Cliff Murden, Thom Nolan, Carol Vincent, Jim Szablewicz, Teri Betz and Clay Thornberg
Performances
Friday, November 10, 2023 at 8:00pm
Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 8:00pm
Presented as a rehearsed reading. In the court of the Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition, to be a great composer. Mozart is a foul-mouthed, graceless oaf who has that which is beyond Salieri’s envious grasp: Genius.
General Admission $15.00
Tickets go on sale Monday, October 16, 2023
*Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.*
*Special Arrangements with Concord Theatricals
December 1-3, 2023
The Eastern Shore
Madrigal Singers
Holiday Program
After many years at Nandua H.S. and other venues, The Eastern Shore Madrigal Singers will be presenting their legendary Holiday program at the Playhouse. As many of their fans have noted in the past, the Christmas season starts for them with the Madrigals’ rendition of favorite carols and songs.
Performances
Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:00pm
Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:00pm
Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:30pm
Tickets: $10 Students & $25 Adult/Seniors
Tickets go on sale Monday, November 6, 2023
*Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.*
December 8 & 9, 2023
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JR.
Script Adaptation by Robert Penola
Music and Lyrics by Johnny Marks
Arrangements by Timothy Splain
Orchestrations by William C. White
Directed by Mel Walker & Josh Escalante
Music Direction by Natasha Smoot
Choreography by Mel Walker
Performances
Friday, December 8, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
The holiday classic soars off the screen in this musical adaption of the beloved television special. Filled with holiday hits like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "A Holly Jolly Christmas," Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ JR. features all of your favorite characters including Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius and, of course, Rudolph.
Because of his shiny nose, Rudolph doesn't feel like he belongs in Christmastown and sets off to find a place that accepts him. Along his journey, he encounters fellow misfits, only to realize that home is where he has belonged the whole time. When a storm threatens to keep Santa's sleigh from taking flight, it's up to Rudolph to save Christmas!
General Admission: $15.00
Tickets go on sale Monday, November 13, 2023
*Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.*
*Based on the animated television special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” adapted from the story by Robert L. May and the song by Johnny Marks.
Developed by Character Arts Creations, LLC.
January 19-21, 2024
January 26-28, 2024
Losing Alice
by Patricia Walker
Directed by Terry Bliss
Kevin and Marie have already brought Kevin’s mother “Bunny” to move in with them as a result of her advancing Alzheimer’s. It soon becomes necessary for them to also have Marie’s father, Tony, live with them. What begins as an epic battle of wills slowly evolves in a late-in-life love story of joy and compassion. A warm, very relatable comedy, especially for empty nesters who suddenly become caretakers.
Performances
Friday, January 19, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2:30pm
Friday, January 26, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:30pm
Tickets $10 Students & $25 Adults/Seniors
Tickets go on sale Wednesday December 27, 2023
**All tickets are reserved seating. Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.
February 16-18, 2024 February 22-23 & 25, 2024
Crumbs From the Table of Joy
by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Aja Ruffin
Featuring Nichanna Gholson-Dennis, Maliyah Kellam, James Rich, Aja Ruffin, and Madison Herold
A moving coming of age story of a young African-American girl in the early 1950’s. Ernestine Crumb, her father, and younger sister have moved from Florida to Brooklyn, following the death of Ernestine’s mother. In his grief, Godfrey has become a devout follower of Father Divine. As Ernestine contends with life in the city, the arrival of her flamboyant Aunt Lily, and an evolving view of the world, she prepares for graduation and a meaningful life in her future, with humor and wisdom.
Co-Sponsored by Cooper & Humbles Funeral Co., Inc.
Performances
Friday, February 16, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 2:30pm
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 8:00pm
Friday, February 23, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 2:30pm
Tickets $10 Students & $25 Adults/Seniors
Tickets go on sale Monday, January 22, 2024
**All tickets are reserved seating. Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.
*With special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service Inc.
MARCH 15 & 16, 2024
Holy Mother of Bingo!
by Patrick Walsh
An innocent bingo fundraiser at the Our Mother of Mercy church goes awry when parishioners mysteriously drop dead! The evidence suggests well-calculated murders, but who is to blame? Tensions rise as everyone begins identifying suspects. Past feuds rear their heads as the members of the parish try to state their innocence one by one. Who could be behind the elaborate spree? The disgruntled choir director? The magician turned youth minister? The ex-convict that has recently turned to the power of prayer? It couldn’t be one of the Cookie Cadets selling their beloved cookies! Everyone’s a suspect... even the audience in the zany comedy that takes interactive theatre to a whole new level!
Performances
LIMITED TICKETS LEFT! - Friday, March 15, 2024 at 8:00pm
LIMITED TICKETS LEFT! - Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:00pm
Tickets: $15 (admission includes bingo boards!)
Join us for a fun, audience interactive evening of murder mystery, including five rounds of BINGO and fantastic prize baskets! Don’t miss this event!
April 11-14,2024
The Eastern Shore
Madrigal Singers
WMAD Radio Show
After many years at Nandua H.S. and other venues, The Eastern Shore Madrigal Singers will be presenting their legendary Spring program at the Playhouse.
Come join The Madrigals for their WMAD Crazy Radio Show! Featuring you, our Live Studio Audience, phone in requests, a bit of drama, and a lot of laughs!
Performances
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 2:30pm
Tickets: $10 Students & $25 Adult/Seniors
Tickets go on sale Monday, March 18, 2024
*All tickets are general seating. Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.*
*Tickets are not included in The NSP Flex Pass.*
April 20, 2024
Annual
LA VIE BOHEME GALA
The Big Chill
Saturday, April 20, 2024
6:00pm-9:00pm
Tickets: $50.00 per person
Catered by Keko’s Bar & Grill, Chincoteague and
Sunset Beach Bar & Grille, Cape Charles
Special performances by Aja Ruffin, Ginny McMath, James Rich, Javon Smith, and Morgan Garrett
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the evening, and there will be specialty drinks available at our cash bar.
Dancing, games, a silent auction, and special performances!!! More details to come!
Phone: (757) 787-2050
Office Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm on Tuesdays
1:30pm-4:30pm on Wednesdays
Or donations appreciated (online or sent to
PO Box 297, Onancock, VA, 23417) for camp scholarships or help towards new HVAC system.
*Tickets are not included in The NSP Flex Pass.*
May 3-5 & 10-12, 2024
I Ought to be in pictures
by Neil Simon
Directed by Bruce Miller
Featuring
Thom Nolan, Delaney Petka, and Christina Duffman
Herb, a Hollywood scriptwriter currently “at liberty,” is surprised when his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage daughter who’s trekked from Brooklyn with dreams of movie stardom. With Steffy, his sometime paramour, at his side, Herb decides to take another stab at fatherhood and hopefully this time, get it right.
Performances
Friday, May 3, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:30pm
Friday, May 10, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 2:30pm
Tickets $10 Students & $25 Adults/Seniors
Tickets go on sale Monday, April 8, 2024
**All tickets are reserved seating. Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.
*With special arrangements with Concord Theatricals
JUNE 14 & 15, 2024
Broken Headbone
by Ginny McMath
Performances
Friday, June 14, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 8:00pm
The North Street Playhouse presents a multi-cast reading of stories from Ginny McMath’s book, Broken Headbone. In her first book, Ginny McMath allows you to enter her hilarious, thought provoking journey of six women taking life by the b***s when their husbands walked out with theirs. Broken Headbone travels into these women’s brains as they find their way back to themselves. Their unique adventures are told through outrageous stories. Laugh out loud in places you will find yourself thinking, “For God’s sake, snap out of it!” From dressing up for kid’s parties to apartment managing crack heads you can’t help but wonder if they lost their minds along the way.
General Admission $15.00
Tickets go on sale Monday, May 20, 2024
**All tickets are reserved seating. Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.
June 17-21, 2024
June 24-29, 2024
Two Week Summer Musical Theatre Camp
Shrek The Musical Jr.
CAMP DATES:
June 17-21, 2024 (9:30am-3:30pm Mon.-Fri.)
June 24-28, 2024 (9:30am-3:30pm Mon.-Fri.)
Ages: 10-18
Performances:
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Tickets: $15 General Admission
*Tickets go on sale Friday, June 14, 2024
Co-directed by Mary A. Stiegelbauer & Mel Walker
Music Direction by Natasha Smoot
Choreographed by Mary A. Stiegelbauer
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.
Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he's handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn't be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.
Camp Tuition: $250.00 for 2 weeks
(limited scholarships available)
To sign up email: northstreetplayhouse@gmail.com
Student Name
Age
Parent/Guardian
Phone
*Camp registration opens Monday, February 5, 2024*
July 19-21, 2024
July 26-28, 2024
Bark!
The Musical
by David Troy Francis, Mark Winkler, Gavin Geoffrey Dillard, and Robert Schrock
Directed by Ginny McMath
Performances
Friday, July 19, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 2:30pm
Friday, July 26, 2024 at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 2:30pm
In a frenetic city park, a young pup who has yet to find his bark finds counsel amid an eccentric cast of canine characters, each with their own dubious wisdom to lend. BARK! is a stunning musical homage to dogs and their intrepidly “human hearts” — lonely, hungry, horny, and howlingly funny! From Alaska to Brazil, BARK! has wagged the tails of audiences and critics alike. Bring a biscuit and a handkerchief and get ready to be adopted!
Reserved Seating: $10 Students $25 Adult/Senior
Tickets go on sale Monday, June 24, 2024
**All tickets are reserved seating. Tickets can only be purchased online, or, as available, at the door prior to each performance. Please check for ticket availability and other information at the box office telephone number, 757-787-2050. The box office will open 1 hour before each performance.