Salem Playhouse is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors with diverse experience in theater, nonprofit leadership, development, finance, historic preservation, community engagement, and the arts. Our board includes founding members of our nonprofit alongside members of the former Olde Essex Stage Company board, all united by a shared commitment to preserving our historic home and building a vibrant future for the performing arts in Salem. We've recently added photos and bi

We’re busy planning a number of events for the fall while continuing the work of creating the arts and culture center we’ve envisioned for more than a decade. It’s exciting to see that vision continue to take shape, and we’re grateful to everyone who attends our events and helps keep the arts thriving in our community. If you’d like to support our work, donations of any size will help us continue improving the building, expanding programming, and creating a welcoming home for

This summer, Ashley Skeffington will direct our sixth annual Shakespeare in the Park, bringing A Midsummer Night’s Dream to communities across Essex County. Watch our social media pages and website for performance dates and locations! Facility Improvements Bolles Hall, our second-floor space, has been transformed into a black-box theater, with black walls, ceiling, and a flexible layout designed to support a variety of performance styles and audience experiences. We’ve also c