Smiles and Frowns Playhouse

theatre for children, by children, since 1986

Smiles and Frowns Playhouse

Smiles and Frowns Playhouse is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing live children’s theatre in Pitt County, NC. School-age participants perform on stage and work behind the scenes.

We have introduced this magical artform to several thousand young people since our first show back in 1986, and look forward to many more years of providing quality children’s theatre for the families of eastern North Carolina.

Next on Stage

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Buy Tickets

A couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history.

Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular

Young Wiggins tries to pickpocket a strange old man and instead learns the man was Sherlock Holmes in disguise! They must learn to trust each other while solving two dangerous mysteries.

Latest News

  • Artwork Contest Winner
    Congratulations to Faith Rhea and her winning entry in the artwork contest for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!” We look forward to seeing this image in all our publicity material to come. Thank you to all who provided submissions. We enjoyed seeing all of the creativity and it was a difficult choice. We are impressed… Read more: Artwork Contest Winner
  • Tech Orientation on 9/28/24
    Interested in building or painting sets, running lights, or working behind the scenes? A tech orientation meeting will be held on Saturday September 28 at 10am in Ayden. Crew members must be at least 12 years old (or 10 with parental participation), and pay a $5 fee (due on the Technical Orientation Day). Show T-shirts… Read more: Tech Orientation on 9/28/24