The Hanover Little Theatre’s 78th Season has been announced and is filled with laughs, heart, and music.
NOTE ON MATINEES
Beginning with the November show (Things My Mother Taught Me) and the remainder of the season, we will be switching up our show times.
- Thursday and Friday performances: 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday performances: 2 p.m.
Due to Casting Conflicts, the Saturday performances for the November 2026 Musical, Once Upon A Mattress will remain 7:30 pm evening shows.
THE SEASON LINE UP:
Musical: Once Upon A Mattress
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
Directed by: Ashley Gerhardt
Assistant Directed by: Debbie Williams
SHOW DATES: Sept. 11-13 & 17-20
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.
Comedy: Things My Mother Taught Me by Katherine DiSalvino (author of Nana’s Naughty Knickers)
Directed by: Chad Zepp
Assistant Directed by: Paul Norfolk
SHOW DATES: November 6-8 & 12-15
AUDITION DATES:
Monday, Sept.14, 2026 at 7:00pm
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 at 7:00pm
Olivia and Gabe are moving into their first apartment together. They’ve just packed up all of their belongings and driven halfway across the country to start a new life together in Chicago. Their moving day doesn’t go exactly as planned, though, and things become slightly more complicated when all of their parents show up to help! Can a two-bedroom apartment contain all of the love, laughs, worry, and wisdom that’s about to happen?
Comedy: The Game’s Afoot by Ken Ludwig
Directed by: Erin DiNello
SHOW DATES: March 5-7 & 11-14
AUDITION DATES:
Monday, Nov. 30, 2026 at 7:00pm
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026 at 7:00pm
With Callbacks Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2026 at 7:00pm, if needed.
It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
Dramatic Comedy: Now and Then by Sean Grennan
Directed by: Joan Crooks
Assistant Directed by: Paul Norfolk
SHOW DATES: June 4-6 & 10-13
AUDITION DATES:
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026 at 7:00pm
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026 at 7:00pm
Sometimes what happens after “last call” just might change your life. One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a desperate last-minute customer offers him and his girlfriend Abby two thousand dollars to sit and have a drink with him. Who wouldn’t take it?
As the trio swap stories and Jamie considers the decisions he faces about his musical career and his future with his girlfriend Abby, the young couple begins to realize that this older man is unusually invested in their choices… and the reason he gives them is completely unbelievable. But when a very displeased second stranger arrives, the unbelievable begins to look like it just might be true. Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us.
As always, for questions or more information email info@hanoverlittletheatre.com or call the box office at 717-637-5297.