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"Now.Here.This." - by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.) - REVIEW

"Now.Here.This." - by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: October 4, 2024 through November 10, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"The 39 Steps" - by Patrick Barlow - Calliope Productions (Boylston, MA.) - REVIEW

"The 39 Steps" - by Patrick Barlow - Calliope Productions (Boylston, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: October 10, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Beasties - A Sci-Fi Rock Opera" - World Premiere - Live on Stage - Regent Theatre (Arlington, MA.) - REVIEW

"Beasties - A Sci-Fi Rock Opera" - World Premiere - Live on Stage - Regent Theatre (Arlington, MA.) - REVIEW

Two Nights Only! ​October 10, 2024 and October 11, 2024 ​Both nights at 7:00pm

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"NASSIM" - by Nassim Soleimanpour - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.) - REVIEW

"NASSIM" - by Nassim Soleimanpour - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.) - REVIEW

​Performances: ​October 4, 2024 through October 27, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"The Crucible" - by Arthur Miller - Theatre Of Northeastern Connecticut, Inc. at the Bradley Playhouse (Putnam, CT) - REVIEW

"The Crucible" - by Arthur Miller - Theatre Of Northeastern Connecticut, Inc. at the Bradley Playhouse (Putnam, CT) - REVIEW

Performances: October 4, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Steel Magnolias" - by Robert Harling - Theatre at the Mount (Gardner, MA.) - REVIEW

"Steel Magnolias" - by Robert Harling - Theatre at the Mount (Gardner, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: October 4, 2024 through October 13, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek - Moonbox Productions (Cambridge, MA.) - REVIEW

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek - Moonbox Productions (Cambridge, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: September 27, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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Paddy Chayefsky's "Network" - by Lee Hall - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.) - REVIEW

Paddy Chayefsky's "Network" - by Lee Hall - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: September 20, 2024 through November 3, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Million Dollar Quartet" by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutux - North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA.) - REVIEW

"Million Dollar Quartet" by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutux - North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: September 24, 2024 through October 6, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Urinetown the Musical" - by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis - Lyric Stage Company (Boston, MA.) - REVIEW

"Urinetown the Musical" - by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis - Lyric Stage Company (Boston, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: September 20, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Leopoldstadt" - by Tom Stoppard - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.) - REVIEW

"Leopoldstadt" - by Tom Stoppard - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.) - REVIEW

Performances: September 12, 2024 through October 13, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Shear Madness" - by Paul Pörtner - Majestic Theater (West Springfield, MA.)

"Shear Madness" - by Paul Pörtner - Majestic Theater (West Springfield, MA.)

Performances: September 5, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Leopoldstadt" - by Tom Stoppard - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.)

"Leopoldstadt" - by Tom Stoppard - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.)

Performances: September 12, 2024 through October 13, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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Paddy Chayefsky's "Network" - by Lee Hall - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.)

Paddy Chayefsky's "Network" - by Lee Hall - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.)

Performances: September 20, 2024 through November 3, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Urinetown the Musical" - by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis - Lyric Stage Company (Boston, MA.)

"Urinetown the Musical" - by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis - Lyric Stage Company (Boston, MA.)

Performances: September 20, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek - Moonbox Productions (Cambridge, MA.)

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek - Moonbox Productions (Cambridge, MA.)

Performances: September 27, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"February House" - by Seth Bockley and Gabriel Kahane - The Treehouse Collective (Boston, MA.)

"February House" - by Seth Bockley and Gabriel Kahane - The Treehouse Collective (Boston, MA.)

Performances: September 27, 2024 through October 13, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" - by Bertolt Brecht - Marblehead Little Theatre (Marblehead, MA.)

"The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" - by Bertolt Brecht - Marblehead Little Theatre (Marblehead, MA.)

​Performances: September 27, 2024 through October 13, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"NASSIM" - by Nassim Soleimanpour - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.)

"NASSIM" - by Nassim Soleimanpour - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.)

​Performances: October 4, 2024 through October 27, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Steel Magnolias" - by Robert Harling - Theatre at the Mount (Gardner, MA.)

"Steel Magnolias" - by Robert Harling - Theatre at the Mount (Gardner, MA.)

Performances: October 4, 2024 through October 13, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Now.Here.This." - by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.)

"Now.Here.This." - by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen - Umbrella Arts Center (Concord, MA.)

Performances: October 4, 2024 through November 10, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"The Crucible" - by Arthur Miller - Theatre Of Northeastern Connecticut, Inc. at the Bradley Playhouse (Putnam, CT)

"The Crucible" - by Arthur Miller - Theatre Of Northeastern Connecticut, Inc. at the Bradley Playhouse (Putnam, CT)

Performances: October 4, 2024 through October 20, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Robin Hood" - Adapted by Jack Neary - Burlington Players (Burlington, MA.)

"Robin Hood" - Adapted by Jack Neary - Burlington Players (Burlington, MA.)

Performances: October 5, 2024 through October 26, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Did You Eat?" - by Zoë Kim - Boston Center for the Arts (Boston, MA.)

​Performances: ​November 11, 2024 through November 30, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"One Slight Hitch" - by Lewis Black - Wilbraham United Players (Wilbraham, MA.)

Performances: November 8, 2024 through November 17, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Kodachrome" - by Adam Szymkowicz - Burlington Players (Burlington, MA.)

​Performances: November 8, 2024 through November 23, 2024​ (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Baby Jane" - based on the novel by Henry Farrell - The Company Theatre (Norwell, MA.)

Performances: October 11, 2024 through October 27, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times) ​

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"Krapp's Last Tape" - by Samuel Beckett - American Repertory Loeb Experimental Theater (Cambridge, MA.)

​Performances: October 4, 2024 through October 6, 2024​ (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"[title of show]" - by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen - Nashoba Players (Westford, MA.)

Performances: ​October 25, 2024 through November 2, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"February House" - by Seth Bockley and Gabriel Kahane - The Treehouse Collective (Boston, MA.)

​Performances: ​September 27, 2024 through October 13, 2024 ​(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Beasties - A Sci-Fi Rock Opera" - World Premiere - Live on Stage -  Regent Theatre (Arlington, MA.)

Two Nights Only! ​October 10, 2024 and October 11, 2024 Both nights at 7:00pm

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"The Prom" - by Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin & Matthew Sklar - Theatre at the Mount (Gardner, MA.) - PREVIEW

Performances: August 9, 2024 through August 18, 2024 (Contact Box Office for Exact Times)

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"Ruddigore" - by Gilbert and Sullivan - Sudbury Savoyards (Sudbury, MA.) - AUDITIONS

"Ruddigore" - by Gilbert and Sullivan - Sudbury Savoyards (Sudbury, MA.) - AUDITIONS

Auditions Dates: October 10, 2024 from 7:00pm-10:00pm October 11, 2024 from 7:00pm-10:00pm

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"On Golden Pond" - by Ernest Thompson - Easthampton Theater Company (Easthampton, MA.) - AUDITIONS

"On Golden Pond" - by Ernest Thompson - Easthampton Theater Company (Easthampton, MA.) - AUDITIONS

Audition Dates: November 12 & 13, 2024 (By Appointment Only) CALLBACKS: November 20, 2024 (If Necessary)

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METRMag AUDITION LINK PORTAL

METRMag AUDITION LINK PORTAL

Dozens of individual links that will take you direct to the sites of many theatre companies in Massachusetts that may be holding auditions.

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However, if you do have an event that is only one weekend and yet still want a review, METRMag will be happy to see if we can schedule in a review.

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Since 2007 Kevin has been correspondent for Worcester Telegram & Gazette, the Record, Auburn Times Magazine and Community Newspapers. Since 2011 he has been a major contributor of theatre reviews for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.

Kevin has over 35 years of theatre experience as writer, actor, producer and director.

From 2005 to 2008 he served as adjunct theatre professor at Anna Maria College in Paxton, MA. and has directed shows at Clark University, Bentley College and WPI. 


For 20 years he ran the theatre company “K & K Productions, Inc.” in Worcester, MA. 

For 12 years he directed the middle school musicals at West Boylston Middle High School. He has directed shows all over Massachusetts.

Also a published playwright, Kevin's extensive catalog of plays is available at either www.millboroughstories.com or at 
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