89th Annual New England Theatre Festival 2017


April 20-22, 2017

at Norwood High School,
245 Nichols Street, Norwood MA 02062
Norwood Host Director: John Quinn, email
Registration & Scheduling Coordinator: Pete Tarsi email


Co-hosted by Norwood and Attleboro high schools, the three-day New England Theatre Festival 2017 is focused on the celebration of theatre, running from Thursday, April 20th through Saturday, April 22nd.

Ticket Information

Tickets will be available at the door. There should be plenty of room for family and friends, so please invite them to come support you! Pricing will be as follows:

  • Any Block of 2 Shows: $6
  • Thursday, 4 Shows: $10
  • Friday, 6 Shows: $15
  • Saturday, 2 Shows: $6
  • Full Festival Ticket, 12 Shows: $25

Performance schedule

THURSDAY, 4/20/2017

9:00a Tech: A – Norwood MA
10:00a Tech: B – Joseph Case MA
11:00a Tech: C – St. Raphael RI
12:00n Tech: D – Coventry RI
12:30p Lunch
1:00p Tech: E – Kinsella CT
2:00p Director Meeting
2:00p Student Introductory Forums
2:30p OPENING CEREMONY
3:00p SHOW #1 – St. Raphael, RI No Rhyme, No Reason (Then and Now)
4:00p SHOW #2 – Norwood, MA Pretty Theft
5:00p Student & Director Forums
5:30p Dinner
5:45p Tech: F – Coe Brown NH
7:00p SHOW #3 – Coventry, RI The Insanity of Mary Girard
8:00p SHOW #4 – Coe-Brown, NH Medea
9:00p Student & Director Forums
9:30p Entertainment / Social Time
10:00p End of day

FRIDAY, 4/21/2017

7:45a Tech: G – Milton VT
8:00a NEDC Business Meeting
8:00a Breakfast
8:45a Tech: H — Essex VT
10:00a SHOW #5 – Milton, VT Poe’s Midnight Dreary
11:00a SHOW #6 – Kinsella Magnet, CT Antigone
12:00n Student & Director Forums
12:30p Lunch
12:45p Tech: I – John Stark NH
1:00p Workshop 1
1:45p Tech: J – Joel Barlow CT
2:00p Workshop 2
3:00p SHOW #7 – Essex, VT The Boy at the Edge of Everything
4:00p SHOW #8 – John Stark, NH She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition
5:00p Student & Director Forums
5:30p Dinner
5:45p Tech: K – Falmouth ME
7:00p SHOW #9 – Joel Barlow, CT Rashomon
8:00p SHOW #10 – Falmouth, ME The Little Foxes
9:00p Student & Director Forums
9:30p Entertainment / Social Time
10:30p End of day

SATURDAY, 4/22/2017

8:00a Breakfast / NEDC Open Meeting for all directors
8:00a Student Congress Meeting
8:30a Tech: L – Lee Academy ME
10:00a SHOW #11 – Joseph Case, MA Scenes from The White Snake
11:00a SHOW #12 – Lee Academy, ME The Unknown Part of the Ocean
12:00n Student & Director Forums
12:30p Banquet
2:00p Closing Ceremony
3:00p Festival ends

Directions

    • From Maine: Take I-95 South into Massachusetts and around Boston
    • From New Hampshire: Take either I-93 South or U.S. Route 3 South to I-95 South
    • From Vermont: Take I-89 South to I-93 South to I-95 South* OR Take I-91 South to I-90 East to I-95 South
    • From Rhode Island & S.E. Connecticut: Take I-95 North into Massachusetts
  • From Central & Western Connecticut: Take I-84 East to I-90 East to I-95 South

  • From I-95 South
      • Take Exit 16B and merge onto MA-109 W / High St.
      • In 2.0 miles, turn left onto Pond St.
      • In 0.7 miles, turn left onto Clapboardtree St.
      • In 0.2 miles, turn right onto Winter St.
      • In 1.2 miles, slight right onto Shattuck Park Rd.
      • In 0.2 miles, turn right at the first cross street onto Nicholas St.
    • In 0.2 miles, Norwood High School will be on the right.
  • From I-95 North
    • Take exit 11B to merge onto Neponset St. toward Norwood
    • In 1.8 miles, enter the traffic circle and take the second exit onto Nahatan St.
    • In 1.2 miles, turn left onto Nichols St.
    • In 0.7 miles, Norwood High School will be on the right

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