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Wicked
Elphaba, an ostracized but defiant girl born with green skin, and Glinda, a privileged aristocrat born popular, become extremely unlikely friends in the magical Land of Oz. Based on the popular Broadway musical.
Next screening: Feb 20, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Studio Theater

Captain America: Brave New World
After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of a nefarious global plot.
Next screening: Feb 20, 2025 at 1:30 pm in the Main Theater

Paddington in Peru
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears.
Next screening: Feb 20, 2025 at 4:30 pm in the Studio Theater

The Monkey
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
Next screening: Feb 21, 2025 at 1:30 pm in the Main Theater

Film Series – Best Screenplays of 21st Century: The Hurt Locker
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Next screening: Feb 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Main Theater

Matinee Classics Series: Singin’ in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Next screening: Feb 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Main Theater

Film for Thought: 2025 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered –Documentary, Live Action and
Next screening: Feb 26, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater

Film for Thought: 2025 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
The Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts are not necessarily for children and patrons are advised that the content should be treated
Next screening: Feb 28, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater

MET Live: GROUNDED
Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, has its awaited company premiere.
Next screening: Mar 2, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

2025 Oscars Watch Party
Join us at The Dreamland for our first-ever Oscars Watch Party! We’ll be showing the live broadcast of the 2025 Oscars in the Studio Theater, hosting a cash bar, and offering a dessert buffet ($20 public/free for members). Make it a black-tie evening, or come in your PJ’s but we’re looking forward to a fun time sharing this annual celebration of the movies with our Nantucket friends and family.
Next screening: Mar 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the Studio Theater

Film Series – Best Screenplays of 21st Century: Once Upon A Time in… Hollywood
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski.
Next screening: Mar 3, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Main Theater

Matinee Classics Series: 12 Angry Men
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father.
Next screening: Mar 4, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Main Theater

Film for Thought: Becoming Led Zeppelin
The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.
Next screening: Mar 5, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater

Nantucket Comedy Festival Presents: The Stand Up & Learn Kids’ Show
The Nantucket Comedy Festival Presents: Stand Up & Learn Our stage is set for the funniest, most talented kids in
Next screening: Mar 6, 2025 at 5:00 pm in the Studio Theater

NCF Presents: Dreamland Pro Show with Jim Colliton & Pat Bolduc
Are you looking for some laughter to brighten your year? Look no further! Join us at the Dreamland for the
Next screening: Mar 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater

Film Series – Best Screenplays of 21st Century: There Will Be Blood
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview’s motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
Next screening: Mar 10, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Main Theater

Matinee Classics Series: Philadelphia Story
When a rich woman’s ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Next screening: Mar 11, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Main Theater

Celebrate Irish Film: That They May Face the Rising Sun
Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere.
Next screening: Mar 15, 2025 at 4:00 pm in the Main Theater

Celebrate Irish Film: Housewife of the Year
It was a different time! The female contestants on an Irish TV show with an iconic gentleman host look back on a beige-coloured chapter in TV history. More than entertaining kitsch, and with some delightfully quick-witted ladies in the winning role.
Next screening: Mar 15, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Main Theater

National Theatre: PRESENT LAUGHTER
The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen.
Next screening: Mar 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

Matinee Classics Series: Oklahoma
In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a violent ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.
Next screening: Mar 18, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Main Theater

Film for Thought: Exhibition on Screen – Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces.
Next screening: Mar 19, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater
Special Screening: NY International Children’s Film Fest – Hola Cine! LatinX Big Kid Flicks (Ages 8+)
Hola Cine! LatinX Big Kid Flicks (8+): This program is presented for FREE with a ticket thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation for Nantucket’s Nantucket Fund.
Next screening: Mar 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Main Theater

Dreamland Concert Series: SPRUNG featuring DJ Pete Ahern
Join us for a very special evening at the Dreamland Saturday, January 25th, from 7-10pm for a live set featuring DJ Pete Ahern with special guest DJ Ecstasy. Cash Bar available throughout the evening. Tickets are very limited, so get yours today!
Next screening: Mar 22, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater

MET Live: AIDA
Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles.
Next screening: Mar 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

Matinee Classics Series: Witness for the Prosecution
An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife’s unconvincing testimony confuses him.
Next screening: Mar 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Main Theater

National Theatre: IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity.
Next screening: Mar 30, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

Matinee Classics Series: Sunset Boulevard
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Next screening: Apr 1, 2025 at 1:00 pm in the Main Theater

MET Live: FIDELIO (Beethoven)
Following a string of awe-inspiring Met performances, soprano Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny.
Next screening: Apr 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

National Theatre: VANYA
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
Next screening: Apr 20, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

The 2025 Daffy Party
The Dreamland is excited to continue another annual tradition: The Daffy Party utilizing the full second floor of The Dreamland and featuring live music by one of Nantucket’s favorite bands!
Next screening: Apr 26, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater

National Theatre: FLEABAG
Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life.
Next screening: Apr 27, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

MET Live: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Mozart)
Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading two extraordinary casts in Mozart’s comic masterpiece.
Next screening: May 11, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

National Theatre: DR. STRANGELOVE
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.
Next screening: May 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

Film for Thought: Exhibition on Screen – Michelangelo: Love & Death
The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant?
Next screening: May 21, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Studio Theater

Special Screening: The 2025 International Fly-Fishing Film Festival
The International Fly-Fishing Film festival is the world’s leading fly-fishing film event, consisting of films produced by professional filmmakers from all corners of the globe and showcases the passion, lifestyle, and culture of fly fishing.
Next screening: Jun 5, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Main Theater

MET Live: SALOME (R. Strauss)
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years.
Next screening: Jun 8, 2025 at 2:00 pm in the Main Theater

HAPPY PLACE: a wellness symposium
Welcome to the reimagined Nantucket Yoga Festival! At Happy Place, our mission is to empower you to create your blueprint for a happier and healthier life. Our intention is to raise consciousness through the power of deep connections and meaningful conversations – one community at a time.
Next screening: Jun 21, 2025 at 8:00 am in the Main Theater

Dreamland Stage Company Presents: Singing in the Rain Jr.
The “Greatest Movie Musical of All Time” is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green, in a junior version performed by the Dreamland Stage Company.
Next screening: Jul 17, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the Main Theater

Dreamland Comedy Nights – Brian Glowacki
Nantucket native and nationally touring comic Brian Glowacki will be back at The Dreamland for a hilarious set Saturday, August 2nd. Fresh off a couple of years touring and performing at some of the best comedy clubs and venues around the country, this is a night of laughs you won’t want to miss.
Next screening: Aug 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the Main Theater

Dreamland Stage Company Presents: Beetlejuice Jr.
The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon, performed by the Dreamland Stage Company.
Next screening: Aug 7, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the Main Theater

Dreamland Comedy Nights: Jimmy Tingle (Documentary & Talkback)
Nationally recognized comedian, commentator, producer, and activist Jimmy Tingle’s new documentary, “Jimmy Tingle: The ‘Radical’ Middle—Why Would a Comedian Run for Office?” is coming to The Dreamland followed by a seriously funny talkback with Tingle.
Next screening: Aug 19, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the Main Theater