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There is a role for everyone in the theatre, onstage or off. Find yours.

 
 
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The Longwood Players Turns 25

The Longwood Players, now known affectionately as "TLP," is a Boston-based nonprofit theater company. We were founded at Harvard's Longwood medical campus (est. 1998), and our first musical (Hair) was produced at the Massachusetts College of Art in spring 1999. TLP helped restore and refurbish that the Cambridge Family YMCA Theater in 2003, where we built our season and remained in residence until 2017. We next moved to Chelsea Theatre Works, where we continue to produce dramatic and musical productions. During the upcoming 2023-2024 theater season, TLP seeks new spaces and partnerships to continue creating theater that moves hearts, challenges minds, and inspires spirits.

 

Our Mission

TLP's mission is to foster personal and artistic growth among its participants while simultaneously enriching the cultural community through the art form of musical and theatrical productions. 

 
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Actors performing on a colorful, illuminated stage at night.

Our Productions

We strive to produce theatre that is artistically interesting, intellectually stimulating, and socially compelling, and these are our guiding principles when selecting each theatre season.

Our Members

Our members comprise individuals from all walks of life from the Greater Boston area and beyond. Our company includes long-time participants of theater, first-timers seeking a supportive artistic community, students of the dramatic arts, and even those headed for Broadway. Whatever your background or aspiration, we warmly welcome anyone with an interest in the art form of theatre to join our group, onstage or off.

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There is a role for everyone in The Longwood Players, onstage or off.

Dr. P.K. Newby, Founder

 

Our Core Values

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CORE VALUE 1: Community Development

TLP builds community and connection among its members by providing a place where individuals from all walks of life can join together in creating art. Everyone is welcome to participate in The Longwood Players, onstage or off, and we value diversity with regards to such factors as age, race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Whoever you are, however you live and love, you are welcome here.

 

CORE VALUE 2: Cultural Enrichment

TLP enriches communities culturally by providing the opportunity to attend high quality, affordable theatrical productions. We strive to maintain reasonable ticket prices, and offer free-of-charge tickets when possible, such that individuals of any income are able to enjoy our productions.

In addition to our two core values, a founding principle of The Longwood Players was to donate a portion of our profits to other nonprofit charitable organizations whose mission and values fit with our own, as appropriate to each theatre season. We hope to revive this tradition in coming years.  

 

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Founder's Note: Happy Birthday, TLP!

Happy 25th Birthday, TLP!

The Longwood Players has grown tremendously in the past 25 years, from a humble student organization founded while completing my doctoral work at Harvard's Longwood medical campus (hence the name) to a thriving nonprofit company that continues to produce theater, one show at a time.

While many theatre groups were forced to close their curtains for the last time during the coronavirus pandemic, "TLP" (as it is now affectionately known) played on, albeit with a limited season and show cancellations as our members and communities struggled to survive.

 
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Thus it is with great humility, and deep gratitude, that we approach the coming year. We are slowly regaining our footing in a post-covid world and look, with hope, to the future. At the same time, we also recommit to our company's core values of community development, cultural enrichment, and philanthropic partnerships that are at the root of all we do.

Do you want more theatre in your life, whether onstage or offstage? If so, you're not alone -- so do we! That's why we are taking or 25th season as a time to reconnect with old friends and make new ones as we redefine who and what we are as a contemporary theatre company in the 21st century. We're particularly keen to meet those looking to fill leadership roles, including officers and production staff, who are integral for our success. If this sounds like you, please email us and join us in creating theatre.

No matter where your interest in theater lies, I personally thank you for taking the time to read this note, and for visiting us virtually. Please do subscribe to our mailing list, below, so we can keep in touch when our curtains next rise.

Until then,

Dr. P.K. Newby

Past Productions: A Quarter Century of Theater

The Longwood Players Presents...

Theater Gallery

TLP Inc. has been creating theater for twenty-five years. Here we showcase some of our finest work.

 
Three actors in period costumes sharing a moment on stage.
Two women in vintage costumes performing on stage.
Actor in vintage attire performing on stage with expressive gesture.
Children in colorful costumes performing a lively stage play.
Actor in a dramatic theatrical performance, shouting intensely.
A young girl in a school uniform sits on stage with adults behind her.
Silhouettes of two women, one adjusting the other's hair against a blue background.
Two actors perform a dramatic scene on a vintage stage set.
Colorful mural featuring John Lennon with peace and revolution themes.
Two men dressed in brown coats sit at an outdoor table having a conversation.
A woman gives a presentation with a historical portrait projected behind her.
Performers in medieval costumes engage in a dynamic drum and dance routine.
Performer in a sparkling red dress on stage with shimmering backdrop.
A man passionately speaking or singing on stage with a raised arm.
A woman in a patterned top sits calmly while others stand and gesture behind her on stage.
A couple embracing joyfully in a festive setting with holiday decorations.
Silhouettes of people framed in window-like structures against a red background.
Dancers in green costumes with red floral patterns perform energetically on stage.
Person dressed in layered winter clothing against a blue background.
Colorful stage setup with actors performing a dramatic scene under vibrant lights.
Actors performing a lively scene with a bicycle on stage.
Three people in historical costumes, one kneeling and two standing.
Actors perform a dramatic scene on stage with vibrant lighting.
A man passionately performing on stage with expressive gestures.
Three women holding hands and singing passionately on stage.
Actors performing a dramatic stage play in period costumes.
A young girl in white sits on the floor holding a doll amidst a cluttered room.
A man and woman in formal attire engaged in an intense conversation on stage.
Actors performing on stage with dramatic lighting and set design.
A group of people attentively interacting with a woman in a wheelchair.
Woman dancing under blue lighting at a nighttime event.
Actors in period costumes performing a dramatic scene.
A theatrical cast celebrates on stage during a lively performance.