Theater

Learn the art of acting no matter experience

Whether stepping onto a stage for the first time or looking to deepen an established craft, performers of all experience levels are invited to explore the art of acting through “The Actor’s Toolbox,” a series of four-week sessions at Bennington Theater, 331 Main Street, this fall. Led by...

Rock River Players performing in "Betrayal" this weekend

WILLIAMSVILLE-The Rock River Players present Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” on Friday and Saturday, August 28 and 29, at 7 pm, and Sunday, August 30, at 2:30 pm, at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road. Pinter’s 1978 drama explores the corrosive, multifaceted nature of deception through a reverse...

Weston Theater Company wraps up the season soon

The Weston Theater Company concludes its 90th anniversary season with Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust,” the affecting and funny winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Directed by Bobbin Ramsey, the production runs from Wednesday, August 26 through Sunday, September 6, at Walker Farm, 705 Main...

NEYT group practice for the production "Head Over Heels."

NEYT performs “Head Over Heels”

New England Youth Theatre (NEYT) invites audiences to “Head Over Heels,” a musical featuring songs by the Go-Gos. The play is based on “The Arcadia” by Sir Philip Sidney. Directed by Gavy Kessler, “Head Over Heels” is NEYT’s 2026 summer musical, a three-week intensive that brings together...

Courtesy photo “The Upside Down World Circus” performed by Bread & Puppet Theater group.

Bread & Puppet Theater comes to the Retreat Farm

BRATTLEBORO—Towering puppets, brass band, giant papier-mâché creatures, and political pageantry return to Brattleboro on Saturday, August 1, when the Bread & Puppet Theater company presents “The Upside Down World Circus” as part of Next Stage Arts’ Bandwagon summer series. The outdoor...

Award-winning musical now at Walker Farm through August 16

WESTON—Weston Theater Company continues its 90th anniversary season with Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, “Rent,” running now through Sunday, August 16 at Walker Farm, 705 Main Street.
Set in New York City’s East Village at the height of the AIDS crisis, “...

Nights of entertainment and fun in Bennington

The Bennington Theater announces upcoming events for July. On Friday, July 17, Melissa Chilinski, Brielle Petrie, Natalie Padilla, and Yann Falquet will offer an evening of folk music centered around storytelling. The bar opens at 6:30 pm, with the concert starting at 7:30. “Only in...

Jackie Spinnell The Deerfield Valley Players rehearse their upcoming production of “1776.”

Deerfield Valley Players perform the patriotic ‘‘1776’’

Musical production marks 250th birthday of US
WILMINGTON—The Deerfield Valley Players will present “1776,” the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, later this month at Memorial Hall.
The production was selected in...

Musical mashup at Wings

This weekend, the Wings Performing Arts Program will present “Opening Night,” a musical mashup of local history and steampunk foolery, with performances on Friday, July 3, at 6:30 pm; Saturday, July 4, at 6:30 pm; and Sunday, July 5, at 2 pm. Starring a talented cast of local students, “...

Actors Theatre presents

WEST CHESTERFIELD, NH - Actors Theatre Playhouse, at 21 Main Street, will present its annual “10-Minute Play Festival” for three weekends in June. The festival is a theatrical potpourri, featuring seven mini-plays. This year’s plays were selected from over 300 submissions nationwide. Comedy...