Theater

David Mills as Langston Hughes.

Actor, poet to perform

MANCHESTER–Manchester Community Library will welcome Manhattan-based poet and actor David Mills, who will bring three unique programs to the community. In partnership with Vermont Humanities Council, the library will host Mills the first week of April to kick off National Poetry Month.
On...

Auditions open for award-nominated musical

WILMINGTON - Auditions are now open for the Tony Award-nominated musical, “The Addams Family,” to be presented by The Deerfield Valley Players at Memorial Hall, at 14 West Main Street.
Rehearsals begin in June and performance dates are Thursday, July 31, Friday, August 1, and Saturday,...

A scene from the movie “Screenagers.”

A film for parents with children

WILMINGTON- The Deerfield Valley Community Partnership will be hosting a screening of “Screenagers” on Friday, February 28, from 6 to 8 pm at the Old School Community Center at 1 School Street.
“Screenagers” addresses issues that elementary school kids, parents, and educators face around...

All-in-one pass offered for upcoming comedy series

BENNINGTON- Bennington Theater is offering comedy fans an exclusive opportunity to enjoy four nights of top-tier stand-up with its Spring Comedy Pass, a specially priced package that includes performances from four acclaimed comedians: Adam Mamawala, Julia Shiplett, Jackie Fabulous, and Jon...

Robert De Niro, right, portrayed boxer Jake La Motta in the 1980 movie “Raging Bull.”

Clark Art Institute to screen Oscar-winning classic

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Thursday, February 27, the Clark Art Institute screens the final installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, “Raging Bull,” at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium.
With this stunningly visceral portrait of self-destructive machismo, Martin Scorsese...

Playwright Patrick Keppel in action.

Open auditions for play about young anarchist

WILLIAMSVILLE - The Rock River Players announce open auditions for “The Freeing of Mollie Steimer” by Brattleboro playwright Patrick Keppel. The play follows the life of an early 20th-century anarchist who, at the age of 20, stood up to intense US political oppression, refusing to back down in...

A past production at the Actors Theatre Playhouse

A past production at the Actors Theatre Playhouse

Playhouse holds open auditions for festival

BRATTLEBORO - The Actors Theatre Playhouse in West Chesterfield, NH, announced open auditions for their first production of the 2025 season, the Ten Minute Play Festival, to run for nine performances in June.
Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 4, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm; Monday...

Annual holiday show by circus center

BRATTLEBORO - The New England Center for Circus Arts annual holiday show is a medieval extravaganza of high-flying knights, comedic jesters, and acrobatic legends. Join NECCA in a solstice celebration that features youth and adult circus artists from the recreational and professional programs...

Center for circus arts holds annual holiday show

BRATTLEBORO- New England Center for Circus Arts’ annual holiday show is a medieval-themed display of high flying knights, comedic jesters, and acrobatic legends. Presented at the custom trapezium, this show features advanced acts that skim the ceiling as well as those that play at ground level...

Actresses Adrienne Major, left, and Rebecca Cross, right. Photo by Damian Lix.

Actresses Adrienne Major, left, and Rebecca Cross, right. Photo by Damian Lix.

Theater group performs an edgy, surrealist drama

WILLIAMSVILLE - Rock River Players present Jean Genet’s edgy, surrealist drama “The Maids” the first two weekends in November in Williamsville, then in Brattleboro.
French dramatist Genet originally wrote “The Maids” in 1947, though he had changed the ending in subsequent iterations. It’s...