Honesdale Performing Arts Center

We just finished another amazing theatrical production and spent over 50 hours rigging, designing, and programming the lights for our Broadway musical production of Disney's The…

10 Life Lessons Theatre Taught Me

Education is key to the development of the world, and the diversity of various educational specializations is key to such development. However, the arts often times get overlooked…

November 23: Thespis of Icaria Becomes the World’s First Actor

November 23 marks the traditional date when the first ever human being to take the stage and portray someone else other than himself took place. This person, according to various…

Off Book Is Coming! 5 Hacks To Help You Memorize Lines

Every actor’s approach to the craft is unique and beautiful. How you “act” varies greatly depending on your technique, schooling, and even psychological makeup. Each actor is a…

The Last Light on the Stage

House lights up. The audience trickles out of the theatre in various discussions of delight and disappointment, their voices leaving echoes in the lobby as they leave the large…

Theatre Nerds: Top 15 Broadway Cast Recordings Of All Time

Theatre Nerds Facebook group recently was poled to see what their favorite Broadway Cast Recordings of ALL-TIME were. Receiving over 600 responses, they decided to count the votes…

Preparing for an Audition

At a typical audition for a musical theatre production, realistically you might only be able to sing 16 bars of a prepared song. That’s not much time to impress an auditioner who…

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Why Advertise with HPAC? Honesdale Performing Arts Center continues to be a proud part of the booming cultural economy of Honesdale and Wayne County. Audiences and critics rave about our seasons,…

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Big 10 2022: The 10 Most Represented Colleges on Broadway

Find out which colleges and universities had the most alumni performing on Broadway during the 2021-22 season.

Dear Evan Hansen to Become Feature Film

Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen is set to become a feature film, according to Deadline. Tony winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul sold the…

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459 Terrace Street
Honesdale, PA 18431

Phone: (570) 251-9831

"I made some mistakes in drama. I thought the drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries."

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Disney Finding Nemo Jr

Wayne Highlands Middle School proudly presents Disney Finding Nemo November 22-23, 2024

Matilda

Honedale High School proudly presents MATILDA February 14-16, 2025

Into the Woods Jr

Friends of Honesdale Performing Arts proudly presents Into the Woods March 29-30, 2025

SIX on Broadway

SIX - The Musical Saturday, April 12, 2025 Broadway in New York City

Summer Performing Arts Academy

This 2-week Summer Performing Arts Academy will be offered July 13—26, 2025

Something Rotten Jr

Friends of Honesdale Performing Arts proudly presents Something Rotten Jr July 25-26, 2025

Support the Arts

We are proud to support our students and honor the hard work they do in the performing arts. We invite you to support your local school community by making a donation. We depend on the generosity of the surrounding community to provide the best opportunities for our performing arts students and season. Our season is full of amazing productions!