Dorset Theatre Festival Launches StageFree Audio Plays Series with “Redeemed” by Chisa Hutshinson

(Dorset, VT– June 23, 2021) Dorset Theatre Festival will welcome their 2021 summer season with the release of their StageFree Audio Plays Series, beginning with Redeemed by Chisa Hutshinson, directed by Dorset’s resident artist, Jade King Carroll. The audio drama stars actors Vanessa Kai (Kung Fu, New Amsterdam) and Michael…

REVIEW: “Laughing Wild” Dorset Theatre Festival

by Emily Edelman Dorset Theatre Festival begins its 2021 season with Christopher Durang’s “Laughing Wild,” directed by Jade King Carroll and performed on a specially built outdoor stage in the meadow at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. DTF chose the play in large part for the derivation of…

Dorset Theatre Festival Announces 2021 Pipeline Presentation of New Play by Heidi Armbruster

Dorset, VT– July 12, 2021) Dorset Theatre Festival is proud to announce the 4th annual Pipeline Series of new plays featuring SCARECROW, a new play in development written and performed by the acclaimed writer of the Festival’s world premiere production of MRS. CHRISTIE (2019), Heidi Armbruster, directed by Dina Janis. …

Dorset Theatre Festival Expands Giving Back Program to Include Covid-19 Essential Workers

(DORSET, VT – July 5, 2021) Dorset Theatre Festival is expanding its community access programs this summer to include Covid-19 essential workers in their Giving Back Program, which offers pay-what-you-like tickets to people who serve the community and their families. EMS workers, firefighters, police, veterans and active-duty military personnel, farmers,…

Dorset Theatre Festival Opens 44th season with Christopher Durang’s “Laughing Wild”

(Dorset, VT – June 21, 2021) Dorset Theatre Festival will open its 44th season with a revival of Christopher Durang’s comedy Laughing Wild outdoors at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, VT. Directed by the Festival’s resident artist, Jade King Carroll, the play will star Dan Butler (Frasier), who…

Dorset Theatre Festival Announces Season of Live Performances and Audio Plays

(Dorset, VT– May, 27 2021) Dorset Theatre Festival, under the leadership of Artistic Director Dina Janis, is proud to announce its 44th Season, including the inaugural StageFree Audio Plays series, featuring new commissions by playwrights Theresa Rebeck and Chisa Hutchinson, and live main stage performances at the Southern Vermont Arts…

Dorset Theatre Festival Announces Submission Deadline for 8th annual Jean E. Miller Young Playwrights Competition

(Dorset, VT – May 12, 2021) Dorset Theatre Festival has announced the submission deadline for the 8th annual Jean E. Miller Young Playwrights Competition, and details for the public presentation of the winning plays.  Dorset Theatre Festival is inviting students to submit their plays for their 8th annual Jean E.…