Hovey Players has been producing provocative and timely theater since 1936. Located near the historic Moody Street in Waltham, MA in the Abbott Memorial Theater, Hovey is among the most intimate performance spaces in New England. Neon lights guide the patrons downstairs and into our 50 seat blackbox; reminiscent of a 1920’s speakeasy.
UPCOMING PLAYS AND EVENTS
To understand light and optics better, young Isaac Newton inserted a long needle “between my eye and the bone, as near to the backside of my eye as I could.” Why take such a risk? Lucas Hnath reimagines the contentious, plague-ravaged world Newton inhabited in ISAAC'S EYE, exploring the dreams and longings that drove the rural farm boy to become one of the greatest thinkers in modern science.
Performance Dates:
November 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21 - 8pm
November 8 & November 15 - 2pm
Cast:
Isaac Newton: Kit Newell
Robert Hooke: Quinton Kappel
Catherine Storer: Sophia Koevary
Dying Man: Matt Jarvis
Actor: Sara Jones
In a first-ring suburb just outside a city that might be Detroit, Ben and Mary see sudden signs of life at the deserted house next door and invite their new neighbors Sharon and Kenny over for a barbecue. As the action unfolds we learn that Sharon and Kenny met at rehab, neither is employed, and they don't own a stick of furniture. The quintessential American back-yard party quickly turns into something more dangerous—and filled with potential. A finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and winner of the Obie Award for Best New American Play.
Performance Dates:
April 30, May 1, 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15 - 8pm
May 2 & May 9 - 2pm
Cast:
TBD
UPCOMING PLAYS AND EVENTS
Playwright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.
Performance Dates:
February 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 & 27 - 8pm
Cast:
TBD