Vermont Theatre Festival
Incorporated 1979
Unadilla Theatre
VERSION 12
2012
Season
Pirates of Penzance
by
WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
The most popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera, and arguably the most popular opera ever written. This opera has delighted audiences for more than a century, and spawned a number of imitations. But none were nearly as good as the original, which represented both Gilbert and Sullivan at the height of their creative geniuses.
Henry IV Part One
by
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part I has been called Shakespeare's greatest history play. Its flawlessly constructed characters and overt political message have been the subjects of countless scholarly books. Two worlds collide in the play: the world of the recently installed King Henry IV and his advisors, and the world of thieving revelers who spend their days at the pub in Eastcheap.
Yeomen of the Guard
by
W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
The opera is set in the Tower of London, during the 16th century, and is the darkest, and perhaps most emotionally engaging, of the Savoy Operas, ending with a broken-hearted main character and two very reluctant engagements, rather than the usual numerous marriages. The libretto does contain considerable humour, including a lot of pun-laden one-liners, but Gilbert's trademark satire and topsy-turvy plot complications are subdued in comparison with the other Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
The Cherry Orchard
by
Anton Chekhov
The Gaev family face bankruptcy and the loss of their estate. Even so, they refuse to sell their largest asset, their famous cherry orchard. The old world is giving way to the new, but the Gaevs seem not to have noticed the bewildering changes in the Russian way of life. The fate of the beautiful orchard becomes a symbol of the fate of all of the characters in this unassailable masterpiece.
Road to Mecca
by
Athol Fugard
To be an artist, Mr. Fugard is saying, is to be what Miss Helen is, not what she makes. Artists are driven to forge their version of the truth even when they have no hope of an audience, even when they must work with the most humble of materials in the middle of nowhere. Artists are dangerous because they won't deviate from that truth, no matter what pressure to conform is applied by the society around them. Artists are frightening to those who would suppress freedom because to be an artist is to exemplify freedom.
Happy Days
by
Samuel Beckett
Winnie, the character who has virtually all the lines, cries out wearily, "So little to say, so little to do, and the fear so great,"
she expresses our admiration of man's durability: "That is what I find so wonderful. The way man adapts himself. To changing conditions."
Scattered Showers
by
Tom Blachly
More than clothes are shed on a day at the lake and more than nakedness is revealed.
The Show Off
by
George Kelly
The Show Off is the most brilliant comedy of character that any American dramatist has produced. This tremendously human and appealing comedy is a rare combination of character, humor and human nature.
When George Kelly's comedy ''The Show-Off'' opened on Broadway in 1924, John Corbin, writing in The New York Times, gave it a glowing review.
''At every point in its circumference, the play rings true as a bell,'' he wrote. In 1967, Clive Barnes, also writing in The Times, praised a revival:
''There is a fine honesty to this writing'' about ''two archetypal American figures, almost as emblematically recognizable as Uncle Sam himself.''
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Mecca (o)
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Mecca
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Mecca
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Mecca
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Mecca
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Mecca
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30 Showers (o) Show Off (o) |
31 Showers Show Off |
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6 Showers Show Off |
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Showers Show Off |
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Showers Show Off |
9 Showers (c) Show Off (c) |
Parents
with
small
children are asked to use discretion before bringing them to
adult
plays.
Please call the box office if you are in doubt. Babes-in-arms
cannot
be
admitted.
Curtain Time 7:30 Sharp
Theatre Tickets : Adults $20, Children 12 and under $10
Reservations and Information: 802-456-8968 or at : unadilla@pshift.com
501 Blachly Road
Marshfield Vermont 05658
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From Montpelier take Rt 2 East to East Montpelier and thence to North Montpelier. One mile North of North Montpelier turn right on Max L. Gray Road and follow it for 5 miles to the theatre. From St Johnsbury: Go to Marshfield Villege on Rt 2 West. In Marshfield Village turn right on Creamery St (sign East Calais) Go up hill bearing left onto the Calais Road. At third 4 corners turn right on East Hill Road. Follow to Blachly Road and the theatre. |