About Lanes Coven
About the Artistic Directors
Lily Narbonne & Justin Genna are the Founding Artistic Directors of Lanes Coven. They began their theater careers as actors, and have a national network of collaborators. Trained at the MFA Acting Program at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, CA, they were leaders in the demanding program, with diligent work ethics, professionalism, diverse skill sets, & provocative scene work.
Before they met, Justin was a professional ballet dancer, and Lily acted in both classical & experimental theater styles, so the variation of talents they bring to the table create the Lanes Coven aesthetic, as they craft comprehensive, visceral theater that is transformational and risky.
Our Mission
Lanes Coven is actor-driven. We produce reimagined Shakespeare and classical plays mainly outdoors, accessible to the Cape Ann community and its visitors. We are committed to low-cost experiences everyone can enjoy.
Why outdoor? We believe that — after an audience — nature is a Shakespeare Actor's best tool, and a theater company's greatest humility; with every word we speak, we honor what is larger than us.
2026 Performance Locations
April 24–May 10, 2026
Church
by Young Jean Lee
directed by Justin Genna
American Legion Post 3
July 10–August 2, 2026
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
adapted & directed by M. Graham Smith
Windhover Center for the Performing Arts
Peek Behind the Curtain
In an Artist’s Own Words
by Lily Narbonne
Shakespeare Theatre Association, Spring/Summer 2024 Issue, Page 9
Lily & Justin talk about directing Lanes Coven
The rehearsal process, how to make Shakespeare funny, and why the outdoors!!!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our performances at Windhover are under a tent, so we perform rain or shine.
However, if the weather is unsafe (thunder, lightning, extreme heat) we’ll make a decision about whether or not to cancel or postpone the performance an hour before the curtain.
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Windhover Center for the Performing Arts offers parking - general and handicap accessible.
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The tent space and restrooms at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts are ADA accessible.
Please note that the grounds are bumpy and rustic.
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There will be no food or alcohol available for sale.
However, there are picnic tables available at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts. Please feel free to bring your Beer / Wine.
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While we appreciate the enthusiasm, we are currently at creative capacity.
Hotel & Restaurant Recommendations
Cape Ann is made up of four towns; Lanes Coven is on the island part where it’s 2 towns: Gloucester & Rockport. Windhover Performing Arts Center is technically in Rockport, but very close to the Gloucester town line.
Check out our list of places that we love and hope you will to.
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize that we gather audiences together to perform on the ancestral lands of the Pawtucket indigenous people, and their neighbors the Massachusett, Nipmuc, Penacook, and Wampanoag tribes, who have lived on these territories more than 10,000 years, are here now, and will be here for years to come. We sincerely honor these local tribes, and commit ourselves to do what we can to protect this land.