2023-24 season
The Dorset Players’
2023-2024 Season
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The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter – Directed by Paul Michael Brinker. Della makes cakes, not judgement calls – those she leaves for her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. She can’t really make a cake for such a wedding, can she? For the first time in her life, Della has to think for herself. Performances are October 6-8 and 13-15.
Presenting Sponsors are Equinox Terrace and Factory Point Place.
Show Sponsor is Kevin O’Toole, Esq.
The Games Afoot (or Holmes For The Holidays) by Ken Ludwig – Directed by Luke Krueger.
It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gilette admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gilette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are nonstop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays. Performances are December 1-3 and 8-10.
Presenting Sponsor is Charlie’s Coffee House.
Show Sponsors are Baierlein Landscaping, Bank of Bennington, Phil’s Barbershop, and The Wilburton Inn.
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz, Bill Melendez, Lee Mendelson & Eric Schaeffer – Directed by Natalie Philpot. This classic animated television special comes to life in this faithful stqge adaptation in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang discover the true meaning of Christmas. Broadway World called it “the perfect holiday treat, especially for young children and adults young at heart.” Performance date is December 16.
Sponsored by The United Church of Dorset and East Rupert.
Jack and the Beanstalk – Missoula Children’s Theatre
What happens when a young boy plants Wonder Beans in his own backyard? For Jack, it is the beginning of a great adventure. With a little help from P.T. Wonder and a Giant, Jack learns a valuable lesson about true happiness. This musical production also features a host of other characters, including Elegant Harp, Jill Mother, Milky White, the Farmers, the Merchants, the Circus Performers and the Wonder Beans. The Dorset Players continue to host The Missoula Children’s Theatre. Sixty plus children between the ages of 5-18 are cast in the hour-long musical production. After rehearsing for the entire week, the cast gives two performances on Saturday to often sold-out audiences. The Players take great pleasure in welcoming members of the community to our theatre, many of whom may not have visited the Playhouse before. Performances are January 20 at 2pm & 7pm.
Presenting Sponsor is Sheila Childs.
Show Sponsor is Above All Vermont.
The 19th Annual One-Act Festival – Produced by Lynne Worth.
Performances are March 1–3.
Show Sponsors are Express Copy and Kevin O’Toole, Esq.
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire – Directed by Tom Ferguson. Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day. Performances are April 5-7 and 12-14.
Presenting Sponsor: Social House and VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region.
Show Sponsors: Casella Waste Management and Kitchens of Vermont.
9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick. Directed by Christy Vogel with Musical Direction by Matthew Steckler and Choreographed by Lina Cloffe, 9 to 5 The Musical is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can’t she? Performances are May 17–19 and 24–26.
Presenting Sponsors are Remax Four Seasons and William T. Burns Insurance.
Show Sponsors are Dorset Physio, Equinox Dental, GSK Climate Control and P & F Appliance.
