GeneralAuditions for 2018 Season at Lost Nation Theater
Actors-Singers-Movers age 15 and up.
Prepare 2 contrasting monologues and 16 bars of a song (optional) no longer than two total minutes.
Bring a headshot and resume. Roles open in most shows.
(some roles pre-cast)
Shows include: The Humans, Urinetown-the Musical, Twelfth Night, and Disappearances.
(These auditions are NOT for LNT’s Young Company show: Seussical)
Sunday and Monday, January 7 & 8, 2018.
By Appointment: 5–8pm Sunday January 7; 5–9pm Monday January 8.
Montpelier City Hall, 39 Main Street Montpelier VT 05602. wheelchair accessible assisted listening
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, 7pm Wednesdayand Thursday, November 30 and December 1.
Montpelier City Hall Arts Center is again transformed into a 1940’s broadcast studio as five versatile actors and a busy sound effects wizard bring Frank Capra’s classic to life in front of a live studio audience (that’s you!).
See the small ensemble create hundreds of characters, and the sound of everything from crickets to cars, to door slams to sirens in front of your very eyes. Great for the whole family!
Tickets are available on-line at lostnationtheater.org, by phone – call 802-229-0492, or in person at the Montpelier City Clerks Office (on the first floor of City Hall).
All tickets: just $10 (advance); $15 (day of/door). Plus each child (11 & under) per accompanying paying adult is Free! (Infants & Toddlers are not admitted to the theater.)
City Hall Arts Center (39 Main Street Montpelier) is wheel chair accessible. An assisted listening system is available and service animals are always welcome.
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Danceland at JSC
Danceland at JSC
19:00-22:00
2016/12/02
Johnson State College, College Hill Road, Johnson, VT, United States
Johnson State College, College Hill Road, Johnson, VT, United States
Danceland Performances Presented at Johnson State College Dec. 2-3
Danceland,an evening of student dance performances set to music, will be 7-10 p.m. Dec. 2-3 at the Dibden Center for the Arts at Johnson State College.
The event, an end-of-semester performance presented by JSC’s Dance Club, is free and open to the public. Attendees should reserve tickets at the Dibden box office because the shows draw sell-out crowds.
Students choreograph and design lighting for each piece. Danceland also is presented at semester’s end each spring.
December 2: Extempo. Locals tell short-format, first-person, true stories live on stage without any notes or reading. 8 p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre. $5. 479-0896. events@espressobueno.com. espressobueno.com.
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Danceland at JSC
Danceland at JSC
19:00-22:00
2016/12/03
Johnson State College, College Hill Road, Johnson, VT, United States
Johnson State College, College Hill Road, Johnson, VT, United States
Danceland Performances Presented at Johnson State College Dec. 2-3
Danceland,an evening of student dance performances set to music, will be 7-10 p.m. Dec. 2-3 at the Dibden Center for the Arts at Johnson State College.
The event, an end-of-semester performance presented by JSC’s Dance Club, is free and open to the public. Attendees should reserve tickets at the Dibden box office because the shows draw sell-out crowds.
Students choreograph and design lighting for each piece. Danceland also is presented at semester’s end each spring.
Vermont’s own Kamikaze Comedy troupe invites you to come and “laugh your darn face off!” This improv troupe has been sending audiences into hysterics since 1995 with their improvisational performances. Using audience suggestions as a springboard, Kamikaze Comedy dives into the creation of outrageous characters, over-the-top storytelling and games that involve the whole crowd for an evening of hilarity.
What: Insurrection Mass with Funeral March for a Rotten Idea
When: Sundays, December 4, 11, and 18 at 4:00pm
(volunteers to participate in the show, arrive at 3:30pm)
Where: Bread and Puppet Theater, Route 122, Glover, Vermont
Insurrection oratorios and masses have been part of the Bread & Puppet repertory since the early 80’s and have dealt with a great variety of cultural and political disasters. During the Mass, quotes, pertinent texts, or statistics are processed to produce the rotten idea of the day, which is then funeralized and buried. The Mass includes a communal sharing of bread and aioli.
For anyone who wishes to participate in the performance of the Mass, rehearsals are at 3:30pm, 30 minutes before each show.
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Boston Marriage
Boston Marriage
19:30
2016/12/08
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
Boston Marriage, a play by David Mamet, will be presented at The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Thursday, December 8-10 at 7:30, and Sunday, December 11 at 2:00. The show is produced by Marabo Productions, and is directed by Bob Carmody (Charlotte).
Boston Marriage is set in a late Victorian era
Boston drawing room, the scene of much backbiting wit from Anna (Roberta Harold, Montpelier) and Claire (Mary Scripps, Charlotte). Anna is being kept by a married man, but she prefers the company of women. Claire, Anna’s lover, has become infatuated with a much younger woman whom she hopes Anna will help her seduce. As the two women exchange barbs and take turns taunting Anna’s hapless parlor maid, Catherine (Naomi Ruth, Shelburne), Claire’s young crush suddenly appears, setting off a crisis that puts both a valuable emerald and the women’s futures at risk. To this wickedly funny comedy, Mamet brings his trademark tart dialogue and impeccable plotting, mixed with double entendres and vernacular expressions, to explore the relationship between the two women and their maid. Through humor and nuance, the play explores the negotiation, conflict, compromise and reconciliation that arise in their relationship.
The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts is located at 294 N. Winooski Avenue, Ste. 116C, Burlington, VT 05401, near the corner of Archibald and N Winooski Ave. Free parking is available. For advanced tickets go to VTBostonMarriage at brownbagtickets.com. Tickets may also be available at the door. For more information email Mary Scripps at maryscripps@hotmail.com.
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Vermont Youth Theater presents A Christmas Carol
Vermont Youth Theater presents A Christmas Carol
19:30
2016/12/09
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, High Street, Plainfield, VT, United States
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, High Street, Plainfield, VT, United States
Vermont Youth Theater is pleased to debut this original musical version of the classic ghost story by Charles Dickens, condensed and spun on its head by a fiery cast of twenty-five student actors from nearly a dozen Vermont towns. Young artists, ages 5-14, will charm and disarm even the hardest heart with their singing, dancing, acting and utter excitement. Rehearsing this brand new work and participating in its development in Barre, Montpelier and Plainfield since September, under the direction of playwright/composer, Mary Wheeler, Vermont Youth Theater is delighted to bring this holiday gift to the community.
Tickets $15 adults, $10 students/children.
Boston Marriage
Boston Marriage
19:30
2016/12/09
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
Boston Marriage, a play by David Mamet, will be presented at The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Thursday, December 8-10 at 7:30, and Sunday, December 11 at 2:00. The show is produced by Marabo Productions, and is directed by Bob Carmody (Charlotte).
Boston Marriage is set in a late Victorian era
Boston drawing room, the scene of much backbiting wit from Anna (Roberta Harold, Montpelier) and Claire (Mary Scripps, Charlotte). Anna is being kept by a married man, but she prefers the company of women. Claire, Anna’s lover, has become infatuated with a much younger woman whom she hopes Anna will help her seduce. As the two women exchange barbs and take turns taunting Anna’s hapless parlor maid, Catherine (Naomi Ruth, Shelburne), Claire’s young crush suddenly appears, setting off a crisis that puts both a valuable emerald and the women’s futures at risk. To this wickedly funny comedy, Mamet brings his trademark tart dialogue and impeccable plotting, mixed with double entendres and vernacular expressions, to explore the relationship between the two women and their maid. Through humor and nuance, the play explores the negotiation, conflict, compromise and reconciliation that arise in their relationship.
The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts is located at 294 N. Winooski Avenue, Ste. 116C, Burlington, VT 05401, near the corner of Archibald and N Winooski Ave. Free parking is available. For advanced tickets go to VTBostonMarriage at brownbagtickets.com. Tickets may also be available at the door. For more information email Mary Scripps at maryscripps@hotmail.com.
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Vermont Youth Theater presents A Christmas Carol
Vermont Youth Theater presents A Christmas Carol
14:00
2016/12/10
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, High Street, Plainfield, VT, United States
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, High Street, Plainfield, VT, United States
Vermont Youth Theater is pleased to debut this original musical version of the classic ghost story by Charles Dickens, condensed and spun on its head by a fiery cast of twenty-five student actors from nearly a dozen Vermont towns. Young artists, ages 5-14, will charm and disarm even the hardest heart with their singing, dancing, acting and utter excitement. Rehearsing this brand new work and participating in its development in Barre, Montpelier and Plainfield since September, under the direction of playwright/composer, Mary Wheeler, Vermont Youth Theater is delighted to bring this holiday gift to the community.
Tickets $15 adults, $10 students/children.
Vermont Youth Theater presents A Christmas Carol
Vermont Youth Theater presents A Christmas Carol
19:30
2016/12/10
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, High Street, Plainfield, VT, United States
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, High Street, Plainfield, VT, United States
Vermont Youth Theater is pleased to debut this original musical version of the classic ghost story by Charles Dickens, condensed and spun on its head by a fiery cast of twenty-five student actors from nearly a dozen Vermont towns. Young artists, ages 5-14, will charm and disarm even the hardest heart with their singing, dancing, acting and utter excitement. Rehearsing this brand new work and participating in its development in Barre, Montpelier and Plainfield since September, under the direction of playwright/composer, Mary Wheeler, Vermont Youth Theater is delighted to bring this holiday gift to the community.
Tickets $15 adults, $10 students/children.
Boston Marriage
Boston Marriage
19:30
2016/12/10
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
Boston Marriage, a play by David Mamet, will be presented at The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Thursday, December 8-10 at 7:30, and Sunday, December 11 at 2:00. The show is produced by Marabo Productions, and is directed by Bob Carmody (Charlotte).
Boston Marriage is set in a late Victorian era
Boston drawing room, the scene of much backbiting wit from Anna (Roberta Harold, Montpelier) and Claire (Mary Scripps, Charlotte). Anna is being kept by a married man, but she prefers the company of women. Claire, Anna’s lover, has become infatuated with a much younger woman whom she hopes Anna will help her seduce. As the two women exchange barbs and take turns taunting Anna’s hapless parlor maid, Catherine (Naomi Ruth, Shelburne), Claire’s young crush suddenly appears, setting off a crisis that puts both a valuable emerald and the women’s futures at risk. To this wickedly funny comedy, Mamet brings his trademark tart dialogue and impeccable plotting, mixed with double entendres and vernacular expressions, to explore the relationship between the two women and their maid. Through humor and nuance, the play explores the negotiation, conflict, compromise and reconciliation that arise in their relationship.
The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts is located at 294 N. Winooski Avenue, Ste. 116C, Burlington, VT 05401, near the corner of Archibald and N Winooski Ave. Free parking is available. For advanced tickets go to VTBostonMarriage at brownbagtickets.com. Tickets may also be available at the door. For more information email Mary Scripps at maryscripps@hotmail.com.
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Boston Marriage
Boston Marriage
14:00
2016/12/11
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States
Boston Marriage, a play by David Mamet, will be presented at The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Thursday, December 8-10 at 7:30, and Sunday, December 11 at 2:00. The show is produced by Marabo Productions, and is directed by Bob Carmody (Charlotte).
Boston Marriage is set in a late Victorian era
Boston drawing room, the scene of much backbiting wit from Anna (Roberta Harold, Montpelier) and Claire (Mary Scripps, Charlotte). Anna is being kept by a married man, but she prefers the company of women. Claire, Anna’s lover, has become infatuated with a much younger woman whom she hopes Anna will help her seduce. As the two women exchange barbs and take turns taunting Anna’s hapless parlor maid, Catherine (Naomi Ruth, Shelburne), Claire’s young crush suddenly appears, setting off a crisis that puts both a valuable emerald and the women’s futures at risk. To this wickedly funny comedy, Mamet brings his trademark tart dialogue and impeccable plotting, mixed with double entendres and vernacular expressions, to explore the relationship between the two women and their maid. Through humor and nuance, the play explores the negotiation, conflict, compromise and reconciliation that arise in their relationship.
The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts is located at 294 N. Winooski Avenue, Ste. 116C, Burlington, VT 05401, near the corner of Archibald and N Winooski Ave. Free parking is available. For advanced tickets go to VTBostonMarriage at brownbagtickets.com. Tickets may also be available at the door. For more information email Mary Scripps at maryscripps@hotmail.com.
Bread and Puppet Theater: Insurrection Mass with Funeral March for a Rotten Idea
Bread and Puppet Theater: Insurrection Mass with Funeral March for a Rotten Idea
16:00
2016/12/11
Bread & Puppet Theatre, Heights Road, Glover, VT, United States
Bread & Puppet Theatre, Heights Road, Glover, VT, United States
What: Insurrection Mass with Funeral March for a Rotten Idea
When: Sundays, December 4, 11, and 18 at 4:00pm
(volunteers to participate in the show, arrive at 3:30pm)
Where: Bread and Puppet Theater, Route 122, Glover, Vermont
Insurrection oratorios and masses have been part of the Bread & Puppet repertory since the early 80’s and have dealt with a great variety of cultural and political disasters. During the Mass, quotes, pertinent texts, or statistics are processed to produce the rotten idea of the day, which is then funeralized and buried. The Mass includes a communal sharing of bread and aioli.
For anyone who wishes to participate in the performance of the Mass, rehearsals are at 3:30pm, 30 minutes before each show.
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“How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” Presented by Montpelier High School Masque
“How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” Presented by Montpelier High School Masque
19:00
2016/12/15
Montpelier High School, High School Drive, Montpelier, VT, United States
Montpelier High School, High School Drive, Montpelier, VT, United States
“Stories for a Winter’s Eve” creates the magic and warmth of gathering around the fireplace with friends and family to share stories and songs of the season. Featuring original short stories by Vermont authors and songs by Vermont musicians Pete Sutherland and Patti Casey, this truly local production will grace the stage of the East Montpelier Old Meeting House on Saturday, December 17 for two shows only, at 3 pm and 7 pm.
Former Vermont Stage Company artistic director Mark Nash will be joined by actress Kathryn Blume to share funny, poignant, and heartwarming tales of friendship, generosity, and community – stories that remind us of the connections we feel during this special time of year. Ornamented by Casey and Sutherland’s original music, “Stories for a Winter’s Eve” brings warmth to the season’s long, cold nights and celebrates the turning from dark to light up here in the north country.
Tickets $15 in advance / $18 at the door / Advance 4-pack for $50 / $10 children 12 and younger Info (802) 249-0404 Tickets available at www.oldmeetinghouse.org
Moving Light Dance Company presents Green Mountain Nutcracker
Moving Light Dance Company presents Green Mountain Nutcracker
The professional dancers of Moving Light Dance Company are joined by scores of local students. This year’s cast of 60 talented dancers performs in fabulous hand-made costumes amidst glorious set pieces. The original choreography by Christine Harris, Willow Wonder, Avi Waring, and Natalie Wheeler will inspire the spirit of the season.
Two performances only: Saturday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday, December 18 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets: $25/$15 or $30/$20 at the door
The professional dancers of Moving Light Dance Company are joined by scores of local students. This year’s cast of 60 talented dancers performs in fabulous hand-made costumes amidst glorious set pieces. The original choreography by Christine Harris, Willow Wonder, Avi Waring, and Natalie Wheeler will inspire the spirit of the season.
Two performances only: Saturday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday, December 18 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets: $25/$15 or $30/$20 at the door
What: Insurrection Mass with Funeral March for a Rotten Idea
When: Sundays, December 4, 11, and 18 at 4:00pm
(volunteers to participate in the show, arrive at 3:30pm)
Where: Bread and Puppet Theater, Route 122, Glover, Vermont
Insurrection oratorios and masses have been part of the Bread & Puppet repertory since the early 80’s and have dealt with a great variety of cultural and political disasters. During the Mass, quotes, pertinent texts, or statistics are processed to produce the rotten idea of the day, which is then funeralized and buried. The Mass includes a communal sharing of bread and aioli.
For anyone who wishes to participate in the performance of the Mass, rehearsals are at 3:30pm, 30 minutes before each show.
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Bueno Comedy Showcase
Bueno Comedy Showcase
20:30
2016/12/23
Espresso Bueno Inc, North Main Street, Barre, VT, United States
Espresso Bueno Inc, North Main Street, Barre, VT, United States
December 23: Bueno Comedy Showcase. A wide range of talented standup comics, from here & away, working longer sets. 8:30 p.m. Espresso Bueno, 248 N. Main St., Barre. $6. 479-0896.events@espressobueno.com. espressobueno.com.
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Flip Fly Fun
Flip Fly Fun
19:00
2016/12/28
Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe, VT, United States
Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe, VT, United States
Treat the family to a new holiday tradition with Flip Fly Fun by Nimble Arts at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe on Wednesday, December 28 at 7:00 p.m.
The magic begins when the world goes upside down and up in the air! Jugglers, acrobats, aerialists and clowns transform the Spruce Peak stage into a playground where your whole family can wonder, dream, and be dazzled. Flip Fly Fun is a brand new circus production from Nimble Arts, the creators of MIRAGEand RUCKUS, and Circus Smirkus. The seven person ensemble is filled with daring and humorous entertainers who have an astonishing array of talents. The show has something for everyone and is perfect for the family and special enough for a date night out!
Tickets for FLIP FLY FUNare $20-$48 (SPPAC Partners receive a 10-20% discount). A special Family 4-Pack 25% discount is available on the purchase of four or more tickets regular or premium priced tickets. Tickets may be purchased online by visiting www.sprucepeakarts.org or by calling the Ticket Office at 802-760-4634.