Foothills Theatre

Foothills Theatre is Central Massachusetts' only non-profit, full-time professional Equity Theatre, producing and eight-show main stage season, a year-round Children's Theatre, and a full-time theatre schools for children, teens, and adults.

Description:
Foothills Theatre Company is central New England’s premiere full-time, professional, Actor’s Equity Association, non-profit theatre company. The theatre was founded in 1974 with a mission to produce works which will entertain, educate, and enlighten a broad-based audience.

This $1.6 million theatre produces an eight show regular season from September through May, as well as operating a children’s theatre and professional theatre school. Foothills produces approximately 300 performances annually with an average yearly attendance of 70,000+ patrons. Foothills patrons come from Worcester (40%), from the immediate surrounding towns (45%), and from a 50-mile radius of Worcester (15%).

Foothills operates under the guidance of a 15-member Board of Directors, as well as 15 full-time artistic, administrative, production, and house staff members. Foothills currently receives help from over 100 volunteers, who assist in many areas of the theatre. Foothills employs over 250 part-time professional artisans per season for performance, production, and administrative purposes.

Foothills is committed to providing access to live theatre for as wide a segment of our region’s population as possible. Currently, Foothills provides facility access for people with mobility impairment, assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired, open dress rehearsals for the developmentally disabled, and audio described performances for the blind and visually impaired.

Our Education and Young Audiences Program provides morning student matinees, ticket subsidies, learning guides for schools, internships for local high school and college students, a year-round children’s theatre, and a year-round actor-training program for both children and adults.

Contact person: Dianne Carpenter, House Manager, 508-754-3314 ext. 239

Office fax number: 508-767-0676

Address:

Off the Worcester Common Outlets Courtyard, 100 Front Street Worcester, MA 01608 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.foothillstheatre.com

Directions:

Foothills Theatre is located on the Foothills Courtyard, off Commercial Street, at the Worcester Common Outlets, downtown Worcester, MA. From Mass. Pike and I 290 Eastbound coming from the south and/or west: Take I 290 East to Exit 16, Central. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: City Hall, 3 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Are any opportunities appropriate for youth ages 18 or under? If yes, what age range?
	yes! ages 15 and up

Last updated on January 23, 2009