ABOUT LIVE AT THE POWERHOUSE

JAM + BREAD presents LIVE MUSIC AT THE POWERHOUSE

There is nothing quite like an intimate “live music” experience, and inside the Powerhouse Theatre, our guests will be treated to live musical events featuring super-talented national and local artists performing their craft in a wonderful, cozy, 115-seat theater where there is not a bad seat in the house. This series will be an event for friends and family to gather and share a warm positive vibe, and enjoy top shelf music. The programming for the series will primarily feature acoustic singer-songwriters and artists that can perform “stripped down” music. On special occasions we will aim to showcase world-renowned artists, but will always be booking breakout stars, up-and-comers, as well as having young local artists performing on our stage - top tier talent with small-town friendliness. We will produce up to eight shows annually and are prepared to target as many as twelve shows, one per month. The series will be professionally filmed and recorded by some of the entertainment industry’s top production personnel.

For our FIRST SHOW - we are excited to present REID PARSONS with STEVE SIMOLLARDES, with opening act, recent NCHS Grad, JULIA JEWEL.

To visit Reid’s website, click here

To visit Julia’s website, click here

Hear Reid perform with Steve Simollardes:

TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN - HISTORY OF THE POWERHOUSE THEATRE

In 1979, the original Power House to the Waveny Estate, located in what is now Waveny Park, stood empty and purposeless, falling prey to vandalism and deterioration. At the same time, the Town Players of New Canaan were looking for a home, a place to store costumes, build sets and perform. It was a perfect match that the abandoned building and the homeless Town Players should come together. The task of restoring the powerhouse and converting it to a theater, however, was a monumental undertaking and required serious fundraising and the efforts of hundreds of volunteers over a three-year period.  The result is a intimate 115-seat theater for the community to enjoy.

Since opening in 1983, the Town Players of New Canaan at the Powerhouse Theatre has performed hundreds of productions, staged readings, special events, theater educational classes and workshops, run children’s programs, etc., and is still going strong.  During Covid, we had a few months to step back and re-evaluate, and we decided it was time to come back even better!  In working again with the Town of New Canaan, we will be doubling the size of our lobby, updating to current ADA compliant restrooms, and hopefully establishing the additional Shed Theatre on the property to expand our theater education program, and well as providing a black-box theater for unique and intriguing productions.

The Town Players of New Canaan is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit community theater now in our 76th Year.  Established in 1946, we moved from place to place until finding our forever home.  We hope you will join us in your support of the new Powerhouse Performing Arts Center.

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