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2026 Season

A Main Stage Production

Auditions: September 2025 ~ Performances: February 2026

What’s it about?

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Content Warning: Rent contains adult language, as well as adult content and themes dealing with death, disease (HIV/AIDS), self-harm, homelessness, addiction, and sexual situations. Please use your discretion when purchasing tickets for children under the age of 14.


When and where can I see it?

Shows will be held on:

  • February 23rd at 7:00pm

  • February 24th at 7:00pm

  • February 25th at 4:30pm

Venue: Tolman High School, Pawtucket, RI

This show’s run time will be roughly 2.5 hours. There will be a 15-minute intermission between acts.

Show tickets will be available for purchase through TutuTix.

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A Junior Stage Production

Auditions: December 2025 ~ Performances: April 2026

What’s it about?

The gang is back for an action-packed summer extravaganza as Troy, Gabriella and the rest of the Wildcats finish junior year and blast onto the summer scene in Disney’s High School Musical 2 JR. Based on Disney Channel’s blockbuster TV movie, Disney’s High School Musical 2 JR. can be performed as a follow-up to Disney’s High School Musical JR. or as an introduction to everyone’s favorite Wildcats.

At the Lava Springs Country Club, popular girl, Sharpay, reigns supreme while the Wildcats get to work — literally! Featuring every ounce of the light-hearted fun that made High School Musical a household name, this buoyant sequel follows our East High favorites as they face the realities of the adult world and begin to grow up. Friendships are tested, summer romances go haywire and the meaning of success is redefined.


When and where can I see it?

Shows will be held on:

  • April 24th at 7:00pm

  • April 25th at 7:00pm

  • April 26th at 4:30pm

Venue: Tolman High School, Pawtucket, RI

This show’s run time will be roughly 90 minutes. There will be a 15-minute intermission between acts.

Show tickets will be available for purchase through TutuTix.

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A First Act Production

Registration: January 2026 ~ Performances: June 2026

What’s it about?

The delicious adventures experienced by Charlie Bucket on his visit to Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, in addition to a host of fun new songs, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka KIDS is a scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth.

Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka KIDS follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory — or suffer the consequences.


When and where can I see it?

Shows will be held on:

  • June 19th at 7:00pm

  • June 20th at 2:00pm (Please note: This is earlier than our typical Saturday shows)

  • June 221st at 4:30pm

Venue: Tolman High School, Pawtucket, RI

This show’s run time will be roughly 45 minutes. There will not be an intermission.

Show tickets will be available for purchase through TutuTix.

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