Next Stage Arts

by Lesley Becker - May 15, 2026

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....

by Wiley D - May 05, 2026

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. Originally written as part of the “Theatre of the Absurd” movement in 1959, the play follows Berenger, a kind-hearted drunk who works at a...

by Wiley D - March 23, 2026

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. The producti...