The New York Times and Boston Globe applauded, Boston Outer Critics Circle award-winning (and the ONLY NH theater to receive a Governor's Commendation) welcomes you to our
21st Summer Season in BEAUTIFUL WATERVILLE VALLEY, NH!
2026 Summer Season
EVENING MAINSTAGE SHOW
'TWELFTH NIGHT'
Shipwrecks, disguises, and mistaken identities spark the joyful chaos of “Twelfth Night”, Shakespeare’s most playful romantic comedy. Love runs amok, wit flies, and nothing is quite what it seems in this mischievous and music-filled tale. This bittersweet and farcical production invites audiences of all ages to relax, laugh, and revel in Shakespeare at his madcap best!
Show Dates:
WATERVILLE VALLEY: Sat 8/1, Fri 8/7, Sat 8/15 (SHINE: Outdoor Stage, Packard’s Field—parking in Golden Eagle lot RAIN: Ice Arena Stage, Town Square)
PLYMOUTH: Tues 8/11 (SHINE: Riverside Rotary Amphitheatre RAIN: Congregational UCC Church 4 Post Office Sq)
BETHLEHEM: Wed 8/12—Society for Protection of NH Forests/“The Rocks”, 113 Glessner Rd (SHINE: Outdoor Amphitheatre, RAIN: Carriage Barn)
EVENING MAINSTAGE SHOW
'Making Sonnets By Moonlight'
Following on the heels of the Oscar-winning movie “Hamnet”, this unique production, originally devised by Theatre Under The Stars in 2007, takes place soon after the death of his son Hamnet, and shows what happens when a grieving Shakespeare, his Queen, his wife and his mistress all end up in the same place at the same time! Based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Dark Lady of the Sonnets”, this madrigal musical features some of the Bard’s greatest sonnets, characters and songs (interwoven with actual letters from the time) in a witty, romantic elegy to love and loss that gives answer to the identity of Shakespeare’s “dark lady”--who has been shrouded in mystery for centuries.
Show Dates:
WATERVILLE VALLEY: Sat 8/8, Fri 8/14 (SHINE: Outdoor Stage, Packard’s Field—parking in Golden Eagle lot RAIN: Ice Arena Stage, Town Square)
PLYMOUTH: Tues 8/4 (SHINE: Riverside Rotary Amphitheatre RAIN: Congregational UCC Church 4 Post Office Sq)
BETHLEHEM: Wed 8/5—Society for Protection of NH Forests/“The Rocks”, 113 Glessner Rd (SHINE: Outdoor Amphitheatre, RAIN: Carriage Barn)
GENERAL INFO FOR ALL MAIN STAGE SHOWS:
PG RATED
RAIN OR SHINE (We have adjacent indoor space at all locales)
TIX: FREE/BY DONATION
HOUSE OPENS AT 6pm for General Admission seating and pre-show picnics, 6:30pm Curtain
FOR ALL OUTDOOR VENUES & WATERVILLE VALLEY INDOOR: Bring a camp chair or blanket
(We also have chairs available for rent at WV Outdoor) All chair rentals and concessions sales fund Kid Camp Scholarships!
Our 21st season is dedicated to our long-time champion, Waterville Valley Town Manager Mark Decoteau Without his vision, guidance, and assistance we would not be here.
July 29, 1961 — September 6, 2025
Enrollment is open for
CREATIVE ADVENTURERS YOUTH DAY CAMP
Aug 3rd thru Aug 15th.
Go to Youth Camp tab for 2026 registration forms.