Merrimack Repertory Theatre, a professional nonprofit theater in Lowell, partners with Middlesex Community College on Summer Stage for Youth, a three-week program in which students rehearse and mount a full musical with professional lights, sets and costumes. Summer 2026 runs two sessions: Shrek Jr. (July 6-24) for ages 8-18, in which every enrolled student is featured, and Hadestown: Teen Edition (July 30-August 14) for ages 14-18, an accelerated, audition-based session with limited enrollment. Weeks one and two run Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm, with longer days and performances in week three. Tuition is $805 with a sibling discount, and a limited scholarship pool is offered.
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★★★★★Mala ChhounHad an amazing time watch the Khmer Swan with my family. All the seating in the theater are all good seatings. The ushers were very helpful to guide to your seatings. There are a small bar for drinks and snacks for the entire family. Overall, the venue is small but very a cozy atmosphere.
★★★★★Helene PalmerPlease go see Khmer Swan Lake at the MRT with the Angkor Dance Troupe, you won't be disappointed, it's absolutely wonderful
★★★★★Terry MarshI was in the Lowell Auditorium part and it was fantastic! Golden Gloves, New England championships! Great mix of male and female fighters on a huge cards every Thursday night concluding next Thursday. I got my money's worth heckling the boxers got "Huggie" while fighting. "I've seen better swings from Newlyweds"!! Last Thursday's card was 14 fights. Great seats. Great company. Parents even brought their sons and daughters to the fights.
★★★★★Matt GreilCute, small theatre about 50 seats maybe a few more. Saw the play, Misery, it was a great performance. Value of the tickets was a little too high but it was worth it for the experience!
★★★★Courtney DMy first time here and it's a beautiful building and theater. The show is saw was enjoyable! My only real issue is accessibility. While waiting for the theater to begin seating people, there's only a couple chairs at high top tables near the concessions and everyone else must stand. I didn't bring my it but I am usually a cane user and standing for periods of time is difficult for me. The only accessible seating in the theater is the very first row of theater seats, and when I bought tickets the site said none were available - but during the show most of those seats were open. All other seats are only accessible by stairs. For the seating, the orchestra seats are very narrow. I have wide hips and wasn't very comfortable, and thankfully one seat next to me was open so I didn't bump elbows on both sides. It looked like the balcony seats are chairs that can be moved, so if you are a larger bodied person and can get into the balcony, that may be your most comfortable spot. Many plus size bodies simply will not fit in the orchestra seating. Because the theater is small, there's really no bad seat in the house. Parking is free around the corner at a church lot, but there was someone there taking money/making change for people and I'm not sure who he was or why he was there, perhaps donations for the church?