The Old Opera House is a live theatre house located in the heart of Charles Town, West Virginia.
The theatre presents six main stage productions, a summer family production, a one-act play festival, and a ballet every year.
The Old Opera House Arts Centre teaches classes and summer camps in Acting, Dance (ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, and Broadway-style dance), and Scenic Art & Design.
The 24th Annual New Voice Play Festival Winners
Golden Curtain Winner
We are Doing Some Work in Your Neighborhood
Written by Jennifer Hart (Fredericksburg, VA)
Directed by Sarah Ann Celec
and featuring Gabrielle Moseley as Helen
John Glymph as Smith
Silver Stage Award Winner
Afterlife
Written by John Nicholas Schweitzer (Madison, WI)
Directed by Rory Dunn
and featuring
Glenn Frail as Eddie 1
Julie Philabaum as Astral
Jonathan Quigley as Eddie 2
Spotlight Award
Temporary Affection Order
Written by L.D. Potter (Rapid City, SD)
Directed by Zac Gilbert
and featuring
Jeanine Evans as Judge Keller
Dustin McQuaid as Cavan Klapperich
Taylor Mason as Karissa Twohy
Spotlight Award
Mean to Me
Written by Carl Williams (Houston, TX)
Directed by Elizabeth Egan
Assistant Director – Shawn Smialek
and featuring
Caitlyn Shrom as Carla Franklin
Linda Romero as Harriet Simms
Daniel Rossbach as Tom Jennings
Juan Hernandez as Sherman Carlyle
Honorable Mentions
Climbing Kilimanjaro by Marc Littman (Granada Hills, CA)
Ghost Light by Peter Sands (Wilton, CT)
The Greenroom by Rene Zabel (Ranson, WV)
One Little Hormone by Rosemary Frisino Toohey (Baltimore, MD)
Whatever Happened to Arlo Minchik? by Vicki Koestler (Alexandria, VA)
These programs are presented with financial assistance from the WV Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts and generous support from our Community Partners.
