Colonel Town Players Of Lancaster, Inc

Over 50 Years of Amazing Community Theater

Since 1972 The Colonel Town Players of Lancaster have been delivering amazing community theater to New Hampshire's North Country. From plays to musicals and most recently, youth productions, we offer live entertainment for audiences of all ages...but we can't do what we do with YOU!

Producing theater is an expensive endeavor--licensing, costumes, musicians, lights, set design and construction, and modest stipends for our production staff all add up very quickly. We rely on our small community to support us in a number of ways. We actively seek show and season sponsorships from local businesses, apply for grants, and of course, fund part of what we do through ticket sales. New Hampshire Gives provides another avenue for funding that helps ensure that we can continue bringing our passion for theater to Lancaster and the surrounding North Country communities. 

Highlights from our 51st Season

• Our all youth production of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was nominated for SIX New Hampshire Theatre Awards!


• We celebrated 50 years of theatre with a gala cabaret this past winter with songs from our first 50 years.


• Our winter musical, Disaster!, was a HUGE hit with audiences--featuring funky 70's tunes and lots of laugher.


• The Play That Goes Wrong capped off of season by providing absolute mayhem for audiences to enjoy.


• We received grants and donations that allowed us to replace our outdated can lights and replace them with LEDs.

Challenges Ahead

We were recently informed that after 50 years of calling The Lancaster Town Hall our home, we would have to pack up our many set pieces, clean up our props closet, and find a new place to call home. The building's aging infrastructure will no longer allow the town to hold large crowds for the next several years. We plan to forge ahead and keep bringing theater to our community and continue doing what we love! However, not having our own space will certainly put a damper on our efforts and will require us to get even more creative and seek funding at an even greater level and we'll need the support of our community more than ever. 

We're thrilled to be partnering with our local high school, White Mountains Regional High School, for two of our upcoming productions during our 52nd season and we're getting creative by utilizing The Lancaster Fairgrounds for an outdoor production in the early the fall but additional collaboration with our community will be essential as we move through the next several years.

Theater Builds Community & Community Builds Theater 

Thank You For Supporting Live Theater in New Hampshire's North Country