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Vital cities have vital downtowns, and vital downtowns have great professional theatre.

THT Rep makes professional theatre in Worcester, for Worcester. We entertain, engage and energize audiences with fresh takes on classic, modern classic and classics-inspired works.

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Support at every level enables us to pursue inclusive casting, equitable ticket prices and titles that work well for both the general public as well as our student audiences.

and we could welcome people back to a live performance . . . but it’d be safe because we’d be outdoors.’

“As it happened, Livy was proposing an adaptation of Julius Caesar to be exploded in the middle of Worcester. Let me tell you how powerful it felt to be sitting in that space, on that evening, watching that performance and understanding that we helped support the production before it was even understood to be anyone’s beautiful experience. With the launch of THT Rep, we all have an opportunity to have that impact… to have that influence. It’s like a delicious piece of cake and you want to continue to eat. It is so fantastic. When my husband and I sit in places where we have been part of making something possible and we watch the audience around us participate, there’s just nothing like it. I welcome you into the wonderful world of patronage alongside us.“

THT Rep worked closely with our education division and adapted The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header for The Hanover Theatre’s mainstage. It played to the entire 12th grade of the Worcester Public School system as part of the Culture LEAP program. THT Rep and our education division also staged a

The announcement of THT Rep’s 2022-2023 lineup in May affirmed the repertory company’s commitment to creating dynamic theatrical events with a focus on classic, modern classic and classics-inspired works. The roster includes: a fully realized staging of Shakespeare’s Macbeth inspired by the YAC production in the previous season; a limited remount of The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header; a week-long workshop exploring an all-female cast for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, culminating with a public staged reading and audience dialogue; and an immersive performance event called The Marvelous Party, featuring Nöel Coward’s humorous poem of the same name together with popular musical numbers. THT Rep’s ongoing programming further realizes the vision for the BrickBox as a home for professional plays in downtown Worcester.

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