The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Vermont.
Nine original short comedies are served up with a slice of laughter on the side at New Stage Play Festival, featuring local actors and directors in the Grange Hall Cultural Center’s black box theatre.
Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco, directed by Cristina Alicea for Vermont Stage, is a relevant play about the dangers of conformity and anger in times of change.
Vermont Stage’s The Half-life of Marie Curie, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Laura Wolfsen, is a deeply layered story about the struggles of womanhood and relationships for two influential female scientists, Marie Curie and Hertha Ayrton, living in the early 20th century.
If you go see the Vermont Stage production of Primary Trust, you might walk out feeling as if someone just gave you a big hug.
What did our critic think of FINAL WEEKEND OF TRANSLATIONS, BRIAN FRIEL’S MASTERPIECE, AT VERMONT STAGE.
Through her portrayal of martial arts practitioners living in a world rift with violence, playwright Gina Stevensen has created a context for asking engaging questions about individual empowerment.
What did our critic think? The summer heat in Weston was no match for the high-energy performance of Shrek The Musical.
Lyric Theatre Company makes a joyful return to the Flynn Mainstage with a humorous and high-energy production of Roald Dahl’s MATILDA.
JAG Productions' concert staging of the Tony award-winning musical, Next to Normal, delivered a story that was nuanced and powerful.
High energy and character-driven, Weston Playhouse's 2021 Young Company did not disappoint in bringing heartfelt moments to their traveling performance of SEUSSICAL.
With empathy, comedy, and vulnerability, Laughing Wild is a foray into the inner workings of the human mind.
As a first foray back into in-person theater, The Weston Playhouse weaves storytelling, emotion, and humanity in a retelling of Homer's classic story about the Trojan War with AN ILIAD.
From the first hint of Tinkerbell arriving before the curtain rises, this performance promises magic, imagination, and a tug on your heartstrings.
On two cold January nights, The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts lobby smelled like a delicious pie shop, and the main stage was alive with a story about complicated love, motherhood, and finding the courage to make significant changes.
In Slow Food by playwright Wendy MacLeod, New York empty-nesters Irene and Peter head to Palm Springs to celebrate their anniversary.
Nearly 60 years after Edward Albee's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF first premiered to rave reviews, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's production, directed by Mike Donahue, breathes new life into the play, playing up the better angels of both George and Martha's natures through sustained, nuanced s
"Private Lives," by Noel Coward at Dorset Theatre Festival plays June 20 - July 6 at Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, VT 05251 $48-$58.
Middlebury Actors Workshop presents Henry James' 1898 gothic horror story The Turn of the Screw, adapted for the stage by Jeffrey Hatcher.
Directed & Choreographed by Gary John La Rosa and featuring Broadway's Ken Prymus (Cats, The Wiz), this moving tale of young lovers who become disillusioned -- only to discover a more mature, meaningful love -- is punctuated by a bountiful series of catchy, memorable songs, many of which have become
'Pride & Prejudice,' by Kate Hamill at Dorset Theatre Festival plays August 9-25 at Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, VT 05251 $48-$58.
BWW Review: SKELETON CREW at Dorset Theatre Festival receive a standing ovation
CRY IT OUT: A laugh-till-you-cry comedy for anyone who's ever known a baby.
Saint Michael's Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin opens the Playhouse's 71st summer theater season of live professional theater with the Tony Award-winning Musical Once, based on the Academy Award-winning Irish independent film of the same name.
Anne of Green Gables opens Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's 81st season, featuring the eight members of the Young Company on the Second Stage at Walker Farm.
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Animal Magnetism New England Youth Theatre (7/09-7/11) |
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Bug Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill (8/28-8/30) |
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Into The Woods Lost Nation Theater (7/22-8/02) |
