MIFA VICTORY THEATRE PRESENTS ITS NEXT EXCITING FESTIVAL SEASON
In 2025, MIFA will offer one-of-a-kind events in theater, art, and music, which include:
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MAY
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Keeping the Community Informed: An Informational Evening with MIFA Victory Theatre
May 14, 2025
Free & Open to the Public
Hosted by the Holyoke Public Library. “Keeping the community informed,” MIFA invites the community to an informational presentation about the Victory Theatre Project. Come ask questions, enjoy refreshments, and get to know our organization.
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Victory Players Residency & Concerts: “Puerto Abierto”/ “Brasil”
Residency: May 26 – June 7 &
Concerts: June 6, 2025
The Victory Players are excited to perform the culmination of the Puerto Abierto project, celebrating the exchange of musical ideas in the Caribbean. Concurrently, the Players will launch the new Brasil! project with previews of music by 4 composers inspired by the Brazilian American community in the United States. The residency will also include local education programs in Holyoke & South Hadley.
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The B’s Passport to Summer - May 22, 2025
Sponsored by MIFA Victory Theatre
5:30 - 7:30 PM at BELVEDERE LENOX
A highly produced, engaging event that invites directors from different cultural organizations to give a preview of their summer season to the vast audiences waiting to be introduced to the summer lineup. The B magazine celebrates life in the Berkshires and beyond. Learn more here: www.berkshiresweek.com/theb
JUNE
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Special Event: Yale in Holyoke - “Cancionero de luto” (Mourning Songbook)
June 14, 2025
The prestigious Yale Choral Artists come to Holyoke! Featuring the MIFA Victory Players and composer Armando Bayolo’s world premiere of “Cancionero de luto” (Mourning Songbook) and the reprise of composer Johanny Navaro’s “Belén: Un canto sagrado a mis ancestros” (A sacred chant to my ancestors). The June 14th concert will premiere at the United Congregational Church of Holyoke, with the program repeated on June 15th at Yale’s Sprague Hall.
AUGUST
★ Season Highlight ★
EXTRA! EXTRA! MIFA Victory Theatre at Tanglewood
"Play With Time"
August 23 & 24, 2025
The debut of “Play With Time” by Eric Henry Sanders, the first new theater work to come out of a play development program initiated by MIFA Victory Theatre in Holyoke.. Featuring the music of Philip Glass, Starring Rosalba Rolón and John Hellweg. Directed by Donald T. Sanders.
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OCTOBER
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Renowned Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (PRTT) in TORCHED (Holyoke Version)
Written & Directed by Rosalba Rolón with Music by Desmar Guevara. The NYC Pregones/PRTT company will visit Holyoke beginning in winter/spring 2025 to hold workshops that develop material from local sources that will then be incorporated into performances of TORCHED.
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Victory Theatre Tours at Doors Open Holyoke (TBA)
Join us for the annual Doors Open Holyoke 2025! See the historic Victory Theatre with guided tours by MIFA's Don Sanders. Things may look a little different inside... see the progress!
DECEMBER
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Victory Theatre’s 105th Birthday (1920) - December 31, 2025
A celebration of the historic Victory Theatre on its 105th birthday and New Year’s Eve.
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MIFA Victory Theatre was a proud sponsor of the Holyoke High School Theatre Company’s February production of LORD OF THE FLIES and community outreach information tables at the Holyoke’s January Farmers Markets.
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