TICK, TICK... BOOM! and THE SPITFIRE GRILL Soar!

The Elliot Norton Awards are the highest regional honor in Boston-area theater. The Umbrella Stage Company is honored to have received seven well-deserved nominations for the team and talent behind our productions of this fall's tick, tick... BOOM! and last spring's The Spitfire Grill for the Awards' consideration window of April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026:

Let’s celebrate PRIDE all month long at The Umbrella. To start, join us at 40 Stow Street for the following events on Saturday, June 6, 2026:

•    Gather in community and around the piano at 9:15 AM for live music by Kayleigh Bennett & Leah Kosch, a part of Concord Conservatory of Music's Pianos on the Town initiative.

This is Education Program Manager Rebecca Campbell-McGonagle's sixth year helming The Umbrella Arts Center's summer camp! In light of last year's milestone largest-ever class of campers, we “took 5” with Rebecca to learn what's next for summer camp at The Umbrella.

There's still time to register for full- or half-day camp experiences! Click here to get started.

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

As the director and choreographer of

Lisa Orr's ceramics lushly blend historical, functional roots with organic, fluid forms that embrace gentle asymmetry. Inspired by nature and intuition, her richly textured and colorfully glazed slip-cast surfaces evoke birds on the wing, coral reefs, and blooming flowers, resulting in work that’s vibrant, emotional, and assured.

Elliot Norton Award-winning director Scott Edmiston last helmed a production at The Umbrella during the 2023–24 season with the critically acclaimed The Minutes. Now he's back, bringing a fresh vision to one of American literature's most beloved and enduring stories.

Kim Burns curates and introduces monthly films at The Umbrella through The Concord Film Project. Her selections are often foreign or lesser known but much-acclaimed films grounded in relatable emotions, urgent questions, and unique perspectives.

To our Umbrella community,

Winter Market at the Umbrella celebrates its 20th anniversary this year!

Fall 2025 Music Director Jordan Oczkowski has some interesting parallels to composer and lyricist Jonathan Larson as he tackles the musical helm of his musical: both are rockin' piano players and both were on the cusp of turning thirty when they began work on TICK, TICK...