Arts and Entertainment
April 22, 2025
From: Andy's Summer PlayhouseWelcome to our weekly newsletter that will help you get ready for Andy’s 2025! This week, we discuss the Andy’s Box Office opening TODAY, our virtual Q & A, fundraisers, and two of our amazing artists.
But first, as the world of funding changes rapidly in New Hampshire and beyond, Andy’s needs your support more than ever. As we enter our FIFTH season of tuition-free programming, your support will change the lives of so many children in our community. Nearly 70 Andy’s Kids are already registered for an amazing summer. Consider joining our Growing Community of Support!
Join our Community of Supporters
2025 SEASON TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
Be one of the first people to purchase your tickets to an Andy’s 2025 performance! Tickets for all performances this summer are now available for purchase. Tickets will be sold in the Andy’s Box Office on our website.
Andy’s remains committed to financial accessibility and the belief that everyone should have the chance to see theater. For the third straight season, tickets will be $10 for Mainstage & Greenhouse Initiative performances and $5 for all Andy’s Studio Series performances & the John C. Russell Playwriting Festival.
NEW THIS YEAR: Andy’s is adopting a tiered ticket model for community members who would like to give a little more with their ticket purchase. On the Andy’s Box Office, you can add one of our NEW ticket add-ons if you would like to - $2, $5, OR $10.
$2 helps keep our community hydrated by purchasing new water bottles for our dispenser.
$5 helps purchase materials for our shows and our staff.
$10 helps cover our printing needs as Andy’s Artists collaborate with our Andy’s Kids.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & FUNDRAISERS
Join new Co-Artistic Directors, Jess & SMJ, as they walk the community through our upcoming season and answer your questions in a brief virtual info session! You can join us for our next info session on Tuesday, April 22nd at 6:00pm. Register to be a part of it by filling out the form here.
A THRILLING ADVENTURE
Step into the woods for hours of fun! The High Adventure Ropes Course is hosted by John Dowd, a certified outdoor education teacher with 35 years of experience.
The High Adventure Ropes Course is open to the first 25 participants who sign up. A waitlist will open after that!
You can sign up right now with the link here.
IT’S BACK!
Join Jess, SMJ, and the Andy’s Board for our annual Trivia Night! Connect the Andy’s community and get a special look at our upcoming season!
Tickets: $25 online, $35 at the door
Andy's Kids attend free with paid adult admission
You can purchase tickets right now with the link here.
MEET THE 2025 ARTISTS
Each week, we will introduce you to some of the professional artists who will be joining us on the Hilltop this summer. This week, we’re excited to share two of our writers!
Natalie Myrick
Book, Music, & Lyrics, FATED
Natalie Myrick is a musical theatre artist and writer who is especially passionate about new and original works. In addition to performing regionally and off-off-Broadway, she has studied musical improv, toured internationally, composed music for Broadway stars, and played in a classic rock cover band on a cruise ship. Together with SMJ, they have written music and lyrics for At The Barre and i’m fine though. Natalie is also currently developing a satirical musical about reality television, entitled Island Dating Show.
Noelle Viñas
The Greenhouse Initiative Writer, The Long Horizon
Noelle Vin?as is an award-winning playwright, TV writer, and educator from Springfield, Virginia and Montevideo, Uruguay. Her work has been developed or in residence as a member of the Working Farm at SPACE on Ryder Farm, New York Stage and Film, Tofte Lake Center, Playwrights Foundation, the Civilians R&D Group, NYC Latinx Playwrights Circle, Djerassi Resident Artists Program. Her play DERECHO had a world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in 2024. Other productions include collaborations with Shotgun Players, Imagination Stage, Weston Playhouse, and Colt Coeur, where she is currently under commission. Other commissions: Cóndor (o, no es dictadura) for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in D.C., I Said Evolution for IAMA Theatre in L.A. Her TV work includes staffing on Mrs. Davis, created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof. She currently teaches writing as an adjunct professor in Columbia’s MFA program. Her production company, Goblin Brain Productions, creates and invests in works that delight in the weird and unexpected -- as well as examining language and belonging as tools of power. B.A. Emerson College; M.F.A. Brooklyn College.
That’s it for this week! In the meantime,
- Register HERE to join us on the Hilltop this summer!
- Check out the full season HERE
- Learn more about our artists HERE
We will talk to you next week!
-- Jess & SMJ
Want to help make Andy’s 2025 run smoothly and support the future of the American Theater? Consider donating to Andy’s today!