Beloved Norton and IRNE award-winning director and choreographer Ilyse Robbins is back at The Umbrella this fall with TICK, TICK… BOOM!, an electrifying autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson. 

Our introduction to our 2025/26 class of artists-in-residence continues with Sayako Hiroi. Sayako is a Japanese visual artist based in Boston, working across painting and traditional kintsugi, the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. Her practice responds to silence and erasure, and to the unseen traces of presence, drawing from feminist ethics and Japanese visual archives.

The Umbrella Arts Center's Artist-in-Residence program has expanded for 2025/26, and we're pleased to welcome a cohort of five makers and educators to make something unforgettable with our resources and for our community here in Concord. In ceramics, Katie Fee has moved into a studio and begun working and teaching with enthusiasm this month. 

Alex Lonati is making her Umbrella directorial debut with this fall's season opener, the award-winning play The Counter by Meghan Kennedy. 

Every Monday morning, Jason Rogers practices law. But on Monday nights, Jason became an oil painter, then a prize winner. More importantly, he became a better lawyer.

Thanks to oil classes led at by instructor Lois Andersen, Rogers' work "3 Eggs in a Nest" was awarded the highest honor at The Umbrella's 2025 Summer Student Showcase. In the wake of this honor, Rogers reflected on how his artistic journey has been a key component of his personal and professional development during the spring semester (read on below).

This is Education Program Manager Rebecca Campbell-McGonagle's fifth year helming The Umbrella Arts Center's summer camp! In light of this milestone and our largest-ever class of campers this summer (nearly 700 by the time the program concludes in August!), we “took 5” during this bustling summer to learn more about what makes summer at The Umbrella such a special place for our young artists.

TUA: What do campers enjoy most about their experience at The Umbrella's Arts Center?

Let’s celebrate PRIDE all month long at The Umbrella. Join us at 40 Stow Street for the following events:

On Saturday, June 7, 2025:

•    Join us at 9:30 AM to create a flag or sign to carry down mainstreet in the Pride Parade.

•     At 10:30 AM, we’re proud to be the starting point for the Concord Pride Parade.