NCC Theatre Department announces final production of 20-21 season

William Mutimer, head of the Northampton Community Colleges Theatre Department, has announced the colleges plans for its final production of the 20-21 school year season. Citizen: An American Lyric will be available for video on demand from Friday, June 11 through Sunday, June 13.

"With NCC following all appropriate governmental guidelines, the auditions, rehearsals and performances are all following these protocols," said Mutimer. "We successfully used these procedures and format for our other productions this year."

Citizen is based on the 2014 book-length poem by Claudia Rankine, a MacArthur Fellow author and playwright. Writes Heather Love in Modern Language Quarterly:

Citizen stretches the conventions of traditional lyric poetry by interweaving several forms of text and media into a collective portrait of racial relations in the United States. Rankine was awarded numerous awards for the work, including the NAACP Image Award for poetry.

The work has been adapted for the stage by Stephen Sachs.

Directed by Mutimer, the video of the performance will be available to view beginning at 12:15 a.m. on Friday, June 11, through 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 13. Tickets are now available at ncctix.org. Those with a valid NCC ID can attend at no charge but must register with Madelyn Koch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to obtain the link. Tickets for all others are $5 each.

The theatre department is once again partnering with NCC's Hampton Winds Restaurant for an updated version of their "Dinner & A Show". In this Covid-19 iteration, those watching the video on demand production are encouraged to order their "Nosh-to-Go" appetizer selections from Hampton Winds and pick them up before showtime. This option is available for pick up on Friday, June 11 at the restaurant, located on Gates Drive on NCC's Green Pond campus, .

Choices include hot spinach and artichoke dip ($10), charcuterie and cheese board ($20), hummus with grilled vegetables and pita ($15) and assorted mini-pastries ($15), or order all four for $55; each appetizer serves two.

To order meals, contact Carin Winans at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 484-893-0579, and include a phone number. Orders must be prepaid.

For more information, visit ncctix.org/citizen.