Open Door Theater

04/27/2026

Our Spring 2026 Newsletter is out today! Read about the Elliot Norton Arts Education Award, HONK! highlights, and upcoming events. Sign up to receive our quarterly enewsletter at https://www.opendoortheater.org/

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Celebrating Honk! highlights and the Elliot Norton Arts Education Award

04/16/2026

Open Door Theater is beyond honored to receive the 2026 Elliot Norton Arts Education Award from the Boston Theater Critics Association! Congratulations to all of the nominees and awardees listed here on your incredible work! We will see you at The Huntington on June 1.

https://www.elliotnortonawards.com/_files/ugd/593052_4c03b902ac0e472988b8d806ea849bdc.pdf

03/29/2026

And that's a wrap! Thank you for going on this beautiful journey with us. If you attended a performance of HONK!, we hope that you will complete our Audience Survey at https://forms.gle/rXY88SwAcsMTpFX38. We value your feedback and it helps us improve each year.

Photo caption: The cast and crew of HONK! 2026.

03/29/2026

We hope you will join us for our final performance of HONK! today at 1 pm. Today's show is audio-described, ASL interpreted, and sensory-friendly/relaxed. Online sales close 2 hours before showtime. Limited seats available at the door.

Tickets at www.OpenDoorTheater.org


Photo caption: Ugly (Raye) feels lost and alone while his mother, Ida (Maddie Freeman), unceasingly searches for him.

03/28/2026

We're dancing into the weekend excited for our final 2 performances of HONK! Don't miss your chance to experience this heartwarming celebration of being different. Matinee shows today and tomorrow at 1 pm. Online sales close 2 hours before showtime. Both performances are audio-described, ASL interpreted, and sensory-friendly/relaxed.

Tickets at www.OpenDoorTheater.org
Photo credit: Meghana Arvind .arvind.photo


Photo caption: Farmyard friends dance the opening number "A Poultry Tale" while The Cat hungrily looks on.

03/27/2026

Have you heard? Today is show day! Three more chances to experience the beauty and humor of HONK! - tonight at 7 pm, Saturday at 1 pm and Sunday at 1 pm. All 3 performances are audio-described, ASL interpreted, and sensory-friendly/relaxed.

Tickets at www.OpenDoorTheater.org
Photo credit: Meghana Arvind .arvind.photo


Photo caption: Ugly (Raye), just hatched, vocalizes their "honk" and signs "honk" in ASL, for first time.

03/26/2026

An eggs-tra special THANK YOU to all of the volunteers from the National Charity League - Middlesex Chapter who have been helping out at HONK! performances! From the concessions stand to the hair/makeup chair, NCL volunteers dove right in and their help has been nest-level!



Final 3 Performances: March 27 @ 7 pm, March 28 @ 1 pm, and March 29 @ 1 pm. All performances this weekend are audio-described, ASL interpreted, and sensory-friendly/relaxed.

Tickets at www.OpenDoorTheater.org


Photo caption: Two of the many fine feathered friends from NCL MIddlesex Chapter who helped out at HONK! performances this past weekend.

03/25/2026

Drake, Ida's husband and father to Ugly, Billy, Downy, Beaky and Fluff is... a work in progress. But Adam Winograd who plays Drake, is a star. Kind, considerate, and always checking in with his castmates, Adam has also been helping to transport Blind, Deaf and Disabled patrons from Boston to the theater. We're so grateful you are part of our flock, Adam!

Final 3 Performances: March 27 @ 7 pm, March 28 @ 1 pm, and March 29 @ 1 pm. All performances this weekend are audio-described, ASL interpreted, and sensory-friendly/relaxed.

Tickets at www.OpenDoorTheater.org


Photo caption: Drake takes over Ida's housekeeping and rearing duties while she is away and learns about the joys of motherhood.

03/24/2026

Everyone could use a friend like Lowbutt in their corner, ready to sip tea, chat, watch a good show, and scare away feline intruders. Grab your bestie and come see HONK! this weekend, to experience the delightful friendship between Lowbutt and Queenie.

Final 3 Performances: March 27 @ 7 pm, March 28 @ 1 pm, and March 29 @ 1 pm. All performances this weekend are audio-described, ASL interpreted, and sensory-friendly/relaxed.

Tickets at www.OpenDoorTheater.org
Photo credit: Meghana Arvind .arvind.photo


Photo caption: Lowbutt the Chicken (Julia Schleppi) squawks at The Cat (Chris Merritt).