The 67th season of Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) is filled with joy, tradition, laughs, a coffin, a few ghosts, sword fights, mystery, family, songs, love, and a whole lot more.
ACT has been bringing theatre to the people of Attleboro since 1957 and we are so excited to bring to life this fantastic collection of plays.
The Viewing Room
September 15th to October 1st, 2023
Written by Mark Smith
Directed by Jeanne Smith
Saying good-bye to the dearly departed has never been so funny in this comedy set in the viewing room of a Holyoke, MA funeral home. When an estranged son returns home after years away, you will be surprised by who gets the last word.
While loaded with laughs, The Viewing Room is packed with heart as we see what makes a family. Directed by longtime ACT member Jeanne Smith, The Viewing Room will be a surefire hit.
A Christmas Carol
December 1st to 17th 2023
Original story by Charles Dickens
The tradition continues! Dickens’ classic tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge returns to the ACT stage. Full of magic, ghosts, laughs, and cheer what better way to start your holiday season then with us.
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
March 1st to 17th 2024
Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Philip Markella
Get your deerstalker cap on — the play is afoot! From the award-winning mastermind of mayhem, Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor), and acclaimed director Philip Markella, is this fast-paced comedy about everyone’s favorite detective solving his most notorious case.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Presented like you have never seen Sherlock before, Baskerville will leave you scratching your head and laughing out loud.
Twelfth Night
May 31st to June 16th
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jay Burns
Viola, separated from her twin Sebastian, dresses as a boy, and works for Orsino, whom she falls in love with. Orsino is in love with Olivia, and sends Viola to court her for him, but Olivia falls for Viola instead. Then Sebastian arrives…
With a new edit and direction by Jay Burns; along with some mistaken identity, a drunk scheming uncle, and a few love songs—all make this one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies.
ACT is located in the Ezekiel Bates Masonic Lodge at 71 North Main Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703.
Tickets are available online at
https://www.attleborocommunitytheatre.net/purchase-tickets
For information/reservations, call (508) 226-8100 or visit our Facebook Page @ Attleboro Community Theatre or our web page @
https://www.attleborocommunitytheatre.net
Press inquiries: Chris Verleger, Publicity & Advertising Manager / cwverleger1971@yahoo.com
ABOUT ACT
Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the arts to the city of Attleboro as well as other towns and cities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island since 1957.
ACT has a handicapped-accessible home at the Ezekiel Bates Masonic Lodge in the heart of Attleboro on 71 North Main Street.
We thank Attleboro, as well as our patrons from all of the surrounding communities, for their support over the years and invite you to come join us and be a part of Attleboro Community Theatre.
All ages are welcome in our theater family.
Attleboro Community Theatre
71 North Main Street
Attleboro, MA 02703
(508)-226-8100
attleborocommunitytheatreACT@gmail.com