About Newtown Arts Company

A tradition of live theatre with style, class and heart since 1983

Newtown Arts Company is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the theatre arts in the heart of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This mission is accomplished through the production of family-friendly live theatre, the granting of scholarships and the development of theatre arts education for area residents. Newtown Arts Company is committed to entertaining and moving audiences, as well as to offering an inclusive and inspiring creative experience to volunteers, both on stage and behind the scenes.

Founded in 1983, Newtown Arts Company currently presents six shows a year. The regular season includes an array of dramas, comedies and musicals from the classic to the contemporary. Since 2006 performances have been staged at the historic Newtown Theatre, the nation's oldest movie house built in 1831. This beautiful classic theatrical venue enhances the audience experience. Newtown Arts Company was voted one of Philly HOT LIST's top 10 theatre groups in the entire Delaware Valley for the past five years and one of the top five for four consecutive years.

In addition to staging theatrical productions, Newtown Arts Company fosters an appreciation of and involvement in the performing and fine arts through channels including:

• Annual Scholarship Awards, a program that provides financial support for area students who are pursuing higher education in the performing or fine arts, based on an audition process and  funded through a portion of the proceeds from our shows and other fundraising initiatives. Newtown Arts Company has awarded more than $92,000 in scholarships since its founding in 1983.
• Newtown Student Theatre Festival, an opportunity for area high school and middle school students to perform for their peers and receive valuable constructive feedback from experienced theatre professionals, followed by an awards presentation
• Summer Youth Theatre Program, a weeklong interactive session that teaches young people ages 6 to 14 all facets of putting on a show including acting, movement, music and technical stage crafts, culminating in an on-stage performance by participants
• Appearances by Newtown Arts Company members at area events including Newtown's Welcome Day and First Fourth celebrations

Live theatre is a vital part of our vibrant cultural fabric. So whether you want to entertain or be entertained, Newtown Arts Company has something for you!

2012 Executive Board

President……………………………………………………………Nancy Pickering

Vice President, Operations………………………………John Rasiej

Vice President……………………………………………………Marcia Wittmann

Recording Secretary…………………………………………Morgaine Ford-Workman

Corresponding Secretary…………………………………Danielle Ziemba

Treasurer……………………………………………………………Dave DeKorte

Newtown Arts Company Through the Seasons

2012

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Into the Woods

Lost In Yonkers

The Music Man

Almost, Maine

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

2011

George Washington Slept Here

All Shook Up

Harvey

Our Miss Brooks

Black Coffee

The Sound of Music

2010

The Rotten Princess

Gentlemen Prefer Blones

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Nunsense

Belles On Their Toes

Death Takes A Holiday

A Christmas Carol

2009

The Importance of Being Earnest

Litttle Women

Barefoot in the Park

Sweet Land

Laura

Meet Me In St. Louis

2008

Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.

Oklahoma!

Plaza Suite

Cheaper by the Dozen

The Hollow

Nuncrackers

2007

Our Town

Over the River and Through the Woods

Steel Magnolias

2006

Disney's High School Musical (Crossing Community Church)

Come Blow Your Horn (Newtown Theatre)

Odd Couple (Newtown Theatre and Crossing Community Church)

Steel Magnolias (Crossing Community Church)

2005

Dear Ruth (Crossing Community Church)

2004

Take a Bow! (Youth Production)

Swing (Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre)

Barefoot in the Park (Chandler Hall)

Sabrina Fair (Newtown Junior High)

2003

Footloose (Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre)

Over the River and Through the Woods (Chandler Hall)

2002

Bye Bye Birdie (Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre)

2001

A Chorus Line (Bucks County Community College and Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre)

2000

Grease ( Newtown Junior High)

Grease (Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre)

1999

Damn Yankees (Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre)

The Music Man

International Exchange performances (George School, included Hair concert)

1998

Broadway to Bristol - International Exchange Benefit (Bristol Riverside Theatre)

Broadway to Bristol - International Exchange (Winston Theatre, Bristol, England)

1997

Velveteen Rabbit

Bye Bye Birdie

Hello, Dolly!

1996

Meet Me in St. Louis

Bye Bye Birdie

1995

Oklahoma!

Lend Me A Tenor (Newtown Junior High)

International Exchange Benefit at Bristol Riverside Theatre

Bristol to Bristol International Exchange (Winston Theatre, Bristol, England)

1994

Stephen, the Pip and the Stolen Star (Newtown Junior High)

The King and I (Newtown Junior High)

International Exchange performance at Bristol Riverside Theatre

1993

Dinosaur

James and the Giant Peach

Raggedy Ann and Andy

Scary Stories

Beauty and the Beast

1992

Addict (Newtown Junior High)

Narnia (Newtown Junior High)

1991

Babes in Toyland (Newtown Junior High)

1990

Bye Bye Birdie (Newtown Junior High)

1989

Annie (Newtown Junior High)

1988

The Music Man (Newtown Junior High)

1987

Thurber Carnival (Newtown Junior High)

Waiting for Godot (Newtown Junior High)

A Christmas Carol (The Musical) (Newtown Junior High)

1986

Arsenic and Old Lace (Newtown Junior High)

Guys and Dolls (Newtown Junior High)

1985

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Newtown Junior High)

Dirty Work at the Crossroads (Newtown Junior High)

1984

Brigadoon (Newtown Junior High)

Plaza Suite (Newtown Junior High)

Gypsy (Newtown Junior High)

1983

Sweet Land

You Can't Take It with You