Winthrop Playmakers

Who We Are:

The Winthrop Playmakers is a non-profit theater company founded in 1938.

We are dedicated to presenting quality theatrical productions at affordable prices in order to keep live theater accessible to the community at large.

We strive to promote and foster a safe, enriching, enjoyable experience and a sense of genuine community among our board of directors, performers, audiences, donors and all supporters, in order to be a vital contributor to arts and to Winthrop and it’s surrounding towns.

The Winthrop Playmakers Named Best Theater Group In Boston in 2007

The Winthrop Playmakers are proud to announce that they just finished number one on the WBZ TV “A List,” and therefore were named the best theater group in the Boston area. The WBZ TV “A List” profiles a vast number of businesses in the greater Boston area from theaters to boutiques, to restaurants to wedding florists. Those businesses that are named number one on “The A List” are those that received the most interest and votes in a poll held by wbztv.com and City-voter. Thousands voted and commented on the recent successes of The Winthrop Playmakers, a local theater group that produces three large-scale musicals and two plays each season. Additionally, The Playmakers theater, known simply as The Playhouse is host to a variety of events each year, such as benefit performances for local charities, concerts, cabarets, and poetry readings.

The Playhouse is quickly becoming a center for a variety of arts endeavors for the community and featuring the community. This summer boasts two great performances already scheduled at the Playhouse: “Music of The Night: A Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber,” and cabaret artist “Ellen O’Brien’s New York Cabaret.” As the summer comes to a close, The Playhouse will be brimming with more energy as their 2007-2008 season starts off with the riotously funny musical “The Full Monty.” The season continues with the Shakespeare classic “Romeo and Juliet, “ followed by the family favorite “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” As the season draws to an end, the laughter continues with Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” and closes with the Broadway classic “West Side Story.”

Don’t miss your chance to not only experience affordable, quality, live theater, but also to experience theater with the best theater group in Boston, the Winthrop Playmakers.