DEC 22 – Ho Ho Holiday Family Film

Steve Pearson on November 22, 2024

A special Christmas time family favorite

Saturday, December 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm

A story about love, adversity, and a small town community where relationships run deep. A timeless classic that will bring a tear to your eyes every time.

Rated PG

Run time: 130 minutes

RESERVATIONS

FREE – General admission. Advance reservations encouraged to ensure a seat in our 100-seat theater. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Online reservations end 2 hours before showtime. Unclaimed reservations will be released 10 minutes prior to showtime to accommodate walk-up patrons. If your plans change, please email the box office (Contact@OperaHouseLive.com) so we can free up seats for other patrons.

Popcorn, candy, soft drinks, beer & wine available for purchase (ID required for beer & wine). No outside food or drinks please. Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

DEC 13 – The Nightmare Before Christmas

Steve Pearson on November 22, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Special Holiday Feature

Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.

Join the fun as Shepherdstown shops stay open late for Friday night festivities. Come downtown for some local shopping, grab a meal, and bring a date to a movie.

PG – 1993

Director: Tim Burton

Run time: 76 minutes

TICKETS

General admission $10 (one ticket type – all ages). Advanced purchase encouraged to ensure seating in our 100-seat theater. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Online reservations end 2 hours before showtime. Popcorn, candy, soft drinks, beer & wine available for purchase (ID required for beer & wine). No outside food or drinks please. Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

DEC 8 – Present Laughter

Steve Pearson on November 22, 2024

Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 3:00 pm

National Theatre Live – On Screen

Shepherdstown Opera House and the Contemporary American Theater Festival join forces to present the next best thing to live theater in Shepherdstown. From the UK’s National Theatre, filmed live at The Old Vic in London, see the best of British theater right here in Shepherdstown!

Present Laughter

by Noël Coward

The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen.

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiraling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

Filmed live from The Old Vic in London during a sold out run in 2019, Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) directs this giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness. 

Run time: 163 minutes with 15 minute intermission.

Recommended for ages 12+ (PG-13)

TICKETS

Tickets: $18 standard, $15 senior/student (general admission, seated). Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Seating in the historic Shepherdstown Opera House is limited, advance purchase encouraged. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine). No outside food or drinks please. Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

DEC 7 – Ho Ho Holiday Family Film

Steve Pearson on November 22, 2024

A special Christmas time family favorite

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2:00 pm

Do you remember the Christmas specials on TV in the 1960s? Come to the Opera House to introduce your kids to a couple of seasonal shows that will warm everyone’s heart.

Rated G

Run time (double feature): 60 minutes

RESERVATIONS

FREE – General admission. Advance reservations encouraged to ensure a seat in our 100-seat theater. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Online reservations end 2 hours before showtime. Unclaimed reservations will be released 10 minutes prior to showtime to accommodate walk-up patrons. If your plans change, please email the box office (Contact@OperaHouseLive.com) so we can free up seats for other patrons.

Popcorn, candy, soft drinks, beer & wine available for purchase (ID required for beer & wine). No outside food or drinks please. Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

DEC 6 – Turn Every Page

Shepherdstown Opera House on November 22, 2024

The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:00 pm

A Shepherdstown Film Society presentation

Exploration of a famous author-editor relationship

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Caro (Power Broker, The Years of Lyndon Johnson) and legendary editor Robert Gottlieb have worked and fought together for 50 years, forging one of publishing’s most iconic and productive partnerships. Caro’s The Power Broker, edited by Gottlieb, continues to be a bestseller after 48 years. Now 87, Caro is working to complete the fifth and final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 91, waits to edit it. The task of finishing their life’s work looms before them.

Directed by Gottlieb’s daughter, Lizzie Gottlieb, Turn Every Page explores their remarkable creative collaboration, including the behind-the-scenes drama of the making of Caro’s The Power Broker and the LBJ series. With humor and insight, this unique double portrait reveals the work habits, peculiarities and professional joys of these two ferocious intellects. It arrives at the culmination of a journey that has consumed both their lives and impacted generations of politicians, activists, writers and readers, and furthered our understanding of power and democracy.

Year Released: 2022

Rating: PG

Director: Lizzie Gottlieb

Cast: Robert Caro (self), Robert Gottlieb (self), Bill Clinton (self), Conan O’Brien (self) and many more

Runtime: 112 minutes

RESERVATIONS

General admission (“pay what you will”). Reservations encouraged to ensure seating in our 100-seat theater. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Online reservations end 2 hours before showtime. Popcorn, candy, soft drinks, beer & wine available for purchase (ID required for beer & wine). No outside food or drinks please. Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.

FILM SOCIETY SPONSORS

A BIG THANKS to the sponsors whose generosity helps the Opera House bring this Shepherdstown Film Society selection to the community:

Executive Producers: The Press Room Restaurant & German Street Marketplace Coffee and Candlery

Producers: Lisa and Paul Welch