The Concord Players Celebrate 100 Years…Louisa May Alcott’s Legacy Lives On

December 14, 2019

The Concord Players trace their roots to Louisa May Alcott who, along with her sisters, founded the Concord Dramatic Union in 1857. The Alcotts performed their plays, many of them original, in the parlor of their home at Orchard House and in the homes of friends in the town.

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Macbeth

1/9/25 7:00 pm to 1/18/25 7:00 am EST

First Parish Church Macbeth

20 Lexington Road

Concord

United States

The Concord Players' resident Shakespeare troupe, The World's A Stage Players, presents Macbeth, Shakespeare's domestic horror story. Directed by Nicholas Meunier, this production of the fast-paced, brutal tragedy will focus on the familial trauma at the heart of the play and the disfiguring power of grief.

Shakespeare in Love

2/14/25 3:00 pm to 3/1/25 6:00 pm EST

51 Walden

51 Walden Street

Concord, MA

United States

It's 1593 in London, and sometime player/playwright William Shakespeare is struggling to finish his latest work ‘Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter.'

Based on the Academy Award-winning film, Shakespeare in Love is an enchanting, hilarious, and romantic telling of the inspiration for Shakespeare's immortal Juliet and the story of undying love he created for her.

Urinetown the Musical presented by The Concord Players

5/2/25 4:00 pm to 5/17/25 4:00 pm EDT

The Performing Arts Center Urinetown the Musical presented by The Concord Players

51 Walden Street

Concord, MA

United States

Contact: Andrea Roessler

Winner of multiple Tony Awards, Urinetown the Musical is an irreverent satire whose sharp wit and nonstop humor present us with the endlessly comic side of unchecked capitalism, corporate mismanagement, and social irresponsibility - all leading to a different type of Revolution.

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Food For the Hungry: The Wright Tavern After the War for Independence

After the smoke cleared, the drums ceased, and the United States was founded, life in Concord started returning to a new normal. The Wright Tavern, built and opened in 1747, still operated as an inn and tavern, but conversations inside the tavern were now more about farming, prices, and town gossip.

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