Dorset Theatre Festival “Thirst”
August 18 - September 3 THIRST - World Premiere By Ronán Noone Directed by Theresa Rebeck A witty Irish drama wrapped in humanity Set during Eugene O’Neill’s classic Long Day’s Journey Into Night, failure, denial, and passion roil as two Irish servants and an American chauffeur pass the day in the kitchen of the Tyrone family’s residence in 1912. As...
Dorset Theatre Festival “Back Together Again: The Music of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway”
JULY 27 - AUGUST 7 (2 WEEKS ONLY!) BACK TOGETHER AGAIN: The Music of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway A New Concert Featuring Christina Acosta Robinson and Ken Robinson Back Together Again is a theatrical concert featuring the music of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. Friends since their college days, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway soared to the top of...
Dorset Theatre Festival “Scarecrow”
July 14 - 23 (2 WEEKS ONLY!) SCARECROW - World Premiere Written and performed by Heidi Armbruster Directed by Dina Janis From the author of the Festival’s 2019 hit World Premiere Mrs. Christie. A look at loss and survival. Resilience and renewal. And Hallmark movies. Will the bulls chase her off the property, or will she garden herself into oblivion?...
The Dorset Players present “Nunsense II: The Second Coming”
“Nunsense II: The Second Coming” takes place six weeks after the sisters have staged their first benefit. They are back presenting a “thank-you show for all the people who supported them in the past. But now, they’re a bit slicker, having been “bitten by the theater bug.” Things get to off to a rousing start but two Franciscans come to claim Sister Mary Amnesia...
Southern Vermont Arts Center Opening July 4th with Outdoor Reception!
YESTER HOUSE 2020 SOLO EXHIBITIONS Exhibition on view: July 4 – August 16 Outdoor Opening Reception: July 4 • 3-5 p.m. SVAC’s annual Solo Exhibitions take place in our historic Yester House and is comprised of current and new artist members. Each artist is assigned a gallery to display their work. The art work selected for these shows varies from...
Paint & Sip
Unleash your inner artist at a special Paint & Sip to benefit The Dorset School 8th grade trip to New York City. The event will be held at the Dorset Village Library on March 12th from 6-8 pm. Sign up and pay at the Dorset Library or at the Dorset School Office. Tickets are $30. Cash or check (to be...
Holly Near in Concert
AS PART OF BENNINGTON COLLEGE'S EFFORT TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE HOLLY NEAR CONCERT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 21st HAS BEEN CANCELED. A MESSAGE FROM HOLLY NEAR: I am of course disappointed to have to cancel the Bennington concert. We were looking forward to a spirited evening, focusing on flipping the Senate, making sure everyone gets counted in the...
Reception for “All Creatures Great and Small”
The public is invited to an opening reception for "All Creatures Great and Small" at 3 Pears Gallery on the Dorset Green, Saturday, February 15, from 1 - 4 pm. Enjoy a glass of the gallery’s signature pomegranate prosecco punch and munch on delicious nibbles as you delight in a menagerie of the wild and the domesticated, expressed in a...
Nunsense II: The Second Coming
Dorset Players present Nunsense II: The Second Coming, the sequel to the international hit, Nunsense. The same five nuns are back on stage at Mt. Saint Helen's School for what is billed as a "Thank You Program" for their supporters. Forced to work around the set of The Mikado (being presented next week by the local music society), the nuns...
On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond, a live performance presented by Dorset Players, tells the story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, an aging couple who are spending the summer at their home on Golden Pond. Ethel and Norman are visited by their daughter Chelsea, her fiancé Bill Ray, and his son Billy Ray Jr. The play explores the often turbulent relationship that Chelsea...
