Productions

“The reverberation often exceeds through silence the sound that sets it off; the reaction occasionally outdoes by way of repose the event that stimulated it; and the past not uncommonly takes a while to happen, and some long time to figure out.” -Ken Kesey

In season 18, tKAPOW has selected a series of shows that will reverberate with audiences but also that speak directly to how history has a way of reverberating into the present. As Kesey puts it, “the past not uncommonly takes a while to happen” and the characters in this season’s shows all grapple with decisions long since made that continue to have impact on their lives and relationships. We, as a company, continue to be keenly aware of the ripple effect of decisions in our society that fundamentally change not only how we produce our work but how our work can influence others. We are excited to start new conversations. We are excited to learn from the past and impact the future. And, most of all, we are excited to partner with our audiences to share in the communal experience of live theatre.

I look forward to seeing you at a show this season,

Matt Cahoon
Artistic Director

All the world will be in love with night.

theatre KAPOW and Ballet Misha bring to life the greatest love story and most epic tragedy of all time. Seven actors and sixteen dancers lay their scene in fair Verona in this fresh and physical reimagining of Shakespeare’s transcendent Romeo & Juliet. 

Featuring selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet ballet, this is the second collaboration by these two Manchester, NH-based companies for Shakespeare on the Green, presented by the Dana Center. Performances will take place on the beautiful green space in front of the iconic Alumni Hall at Saint Anselm College.

Running Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes plus intermission.

You’re going to speak more than 123 million words in your lifetime.
But what will you do when they run out?

In a world where spoken language is restricted to a set number of words, the choices we make about what we say – and don’t say – take on profound meaning. Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons follows Oliver and Bernadette, two people grappling with the limits of communication and the impact it has on their relationship. Hilarious yet poignant, the play explores what happens when we can no longer speak freely and how humans continue to communicate through actions, body language, and the spaces between words.

Running Time: 90 minutes, no intermission.

ASL interpretation at Sunday, 9/21 2:00 performance

*Content Transparency: Adult themes; coarse language; sexual references; and content that may offend some people (but, as Ray Bradbury said, “We need to be really bothered once in a while”).

Humor and History collide in a debate of national proportions.

Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human Pulitzer Prize finalist play, she resurrects her teenage self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Unleash your mind and ignite powerful conversations on democracy, equality, and justice with What the Constitution Means to Me — a thought-provoking exploration of our constitutional rights.

Running Time: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission.

ASL interpretation to be scheduled

Content Advisory: This production contains references to and discussions of domestic violence, sexual assault, abortion, and generational trauma

One woman. Her mother. Her daughter. A portrait of an entire life in the changing light.

In Greenwich Village a generation or so ago, the city is alive. Joni Mitchell sings, friends and lovers come and go, and the regulars change at the White Horse Tavern. As 50 years pass, one woman’s life is revealed in all its complexity, mystery and possibility in this play about mothers and daughters, beginnings and endings in New York City. As it picks apart evolving ideas of identity, family, memory, and more, Morning Sun reminds us that the interruptions in our lives are the ghosts we carry with us. Beautifully crafted and deeply moving, this NH premiere is a poignant exploration of the human experience.

Running Time: 100 minutes

*Content Transparency: This production contains strong language and adult content, including themes/descriptions of violence, loss, alcohol and drug use. Recommended for ages 16+.

ASL interpretation to be scheduled