David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross is an insightful play on the over ambitious tendencies business people. MRT's handling was well crafted with a different take on Shelley (played by Jack Lemon in the movie), making him less pathetic and more real. Shelley became a man who had been beaten up and had given in a bit, to his demise. The Roma charter (played by Al Pachino in the movie) was played similar to the movie role, but the actor did not exude the confidence and braggadocio that Pacino brought. All told, it was great seeing the play again. This is our 6th (?) show at MRT and they do good work.
A popular, intimate community theater. They always seem to have a diverse set of shows each season. Near lots of restaurants downtown for a nice night out.
A wonderful venue in the land north of Boston. Unexpected culture with easy parking. Is there such a thing? Yep, in Lowell. Between the Memorial Hall and the Rep theatre, you've got it all. While here be sure to visit the Thai restaurant across the street.
Been a member for 30+ years - always great sets and acting. Some plays have been poor choices. Newly remodeled with new seats - very comfortable.
This is the place to be, if you are truly a Shakespeare persons, because all of the plays are done by people like you and me. They seem to be just starting out, BUT what a wonderful job they do. You ARE SO CLOSE TO THEM, YOU COULD ALMOST TOUCHED THEM, BUT ONE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS PLACE, IT IS NOT LOUD AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I grew up in Lowell and have been to the theater many times. Seats are a little tight but shows have been excellent and all seats have a great view.
The Merrimack Repertory Theater is a nice small theater nestled into the larger Lowell Memorial Auditorium. The theater has a perfect seating design, where there are no bad seats. The theater atracts good plays from off Broadway, it is reasonably priced and on street parking is available right out front. Plenty of nice restaurants and bars near by.
Top notch talent and excellent schedule every year in a very cozy and comfortable theatre. I've never been disappointed with a production here.
This was our first vist to MRT. It is a very small theater which is very nice, but being that the theater was so small, I felt we shouldn't have spent so much on our tickets. We sat in the orchestra, but really any location probably would have been fine. I did like the intimacy of the experience, with the actors in close proximity. The play itself was interesting but didn't seem to have the theme I had expected. It was about the Cambodian Immigrant experience in the US. Most members of my party felt the play could have represented any immigrant experience. It is clear that this theater is doing a good job staying above water and seems to have an audience of regulars. I got several nice emails prior to our visit reminding us of logistics and the director or theater manager made every effort to make the audience feel welcome and to encourage new visitors to join. I don't know that I will go back again, unless there is another play of particular interest to me.
We went to see the play Dusk Rings A Bell at the MRT, and it is another winner. We have had season tickets for 3 years now, and we find the performances consistently excellent. Sometimes the play is not to our liking, but that happens with such a wide variety and we have never seen any production that was not first rate in acting and overall theatrical experience. We also learned this time that the MRT is a "blue star" stage where veterans and active military have special discounts. This veteran's day that was 50% off for this show. If you are anywhere near Lowell and interested in live theater, you can't go wrong with the MRT!