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On April 24 the Vermont Theatre Company will premier Brattleboro native David Chase’s original play As Fair As You Were at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston. David Chase, author of "A Peasant of West Brattleboro" and one-time caustic columnist for the Brattleboro Reformer, tells the story of Maggie and Walt’s late-life marriage at her family’s lakeside cabin in northern Vermont. The weekend wedding fires up her two daughters' long standing feud—forcing the family to confront the specter of their former lives so that they may all move on towards a future they can truly call their own. A poignant, often funny play, As Fair As You Were suggests that sometimes letting go and loving can be the same thing. Eric Morgan Cutler is directing the play and the cast features Libby Cowan, Larry Bramble, Cassandra Holloway, Shawna Parker, Francis Hauert, Amy Green, Aaron Dall, Bill Pearre and Mike Jerald. Ira Wilner is doing the lighting, Hannah Curtain is the costumer, and Jim Bombicino is the master set builder. Performances are on April 24 & 25 and May 1 & 2 at 7:30 and Sundays April 26 and May 3 at 3:00. All shows will be at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston, Vermont.
Tickets are $12 for general admission and $10 for seniors & students, and matinees.
Group rates are available--call the reservation line for details.
Reservations: 802-258-1344
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VTC Announces Auditions For the 20th Annual Shakespeare-in-the-Park Production |
Director Bob Kramsky will be holding auditions for this year's Vermont Theatre Company's Shakespeare-in-the-Park production on March 30 and 31. To commemorate 20 years of Shakespeare-in-the-Park productions performed out doors at Brattleboro Memorial Park each June, Kramsky will bring back to the stage the popular "A Midsummer Night's Dream", the very first production VTC performed in the series 20 years ago.
Auditions will be held in the auditorium at Brattleboro Union High School from 7-9 pm each night. Those interested in auditioning are asked to come with a memorized comic Shakespearean monologue. For more information about the production or about auditions call Kramsky at 802-254-4636. |
Our premiere production last season of Zeke Hecker’s musical comedy “The Lift” met with enthusiastic audience and critical response, until it was forced off the stage after three performances because of complaints (concerning a love scene between a young actor and an older actress) from an anonymous audience member, accompanied by threats of action against the director and VTC. The result was a firestorm of articles and letters to the editor of the Brattleboro Reformer decrying this assault on freedom of artistic expression. The controversy spread, via the Internet, throughout New England and beyond. Disappointed theatergoers clamored for the show to be brought back. Vermont Theatre Company is proud to revive its production of “The Lift.” The story, based on an episode from Thomas Mann’s novel The Confessions of Felix Krull, is set in Paris in 1890 and concerns the encounter between a young jewel thief and a wealthy woman, with surprising consequences. Tony Grobe and Louise Krieger return to their original roles as Helene and the Narrator, with Tim Levesque in his company debut as Felix. Bob Kramsky again directs. Hugh Keelan, fresh from his triumphant production of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” at the Latchis Theater, takes over as musical director and pianist. There are four performances only: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 12, 13, and 14, and Sunday afternoon March 15. We expect significant demand for tickets, so reservations are strongly recommended. This show contains sexual situations and is not suitable for young children. To help support this revival, VTC is making available an original cast CD of “The Lift,” recorded under studio conditions shortly after the show closed. The CD was engineered by Ira Wilner and features James Brisson’s original poster design as cover art. It sells for $15 and is available from VTC and at selected local stores, including Brattleboro Books, The Book Cellar, Turn It Up, and In The Moment. |
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