(Feb. 5 10:36 PM) - Atlantic Crossing and several other bands join forces at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater for a dance to benefit Haiti's water access and medical supplies. The dance floor will be open, with seating available as well. Friday, February 26 at 8:00 pm.
(Feb. 5 3:37 PM) - The Middlebury Community Players will present an expanded version of Noel Coward's "Still Life" at Town Hall Theater from February 18 through the 21st. The piece was originally written to be included in Coward's cycle of short plays "Tonight at 8:30." However, in 1945 Coward joined forces with film director David Lean to create the full length, heart rending love story, "Brief Encounter." For MCP's production, director Joann Langrock has adapted scenes from the film to the original one-act, taking her cue from the recent British revival of a staged version of "Brief Encounter" currently touring the United States.
(Feb. 5 3:13 PM) - Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts 2010 are pleased to announce that Eric Bass and Ines Zeller Bass, founders of Sandglass Theater in Putney, VT will receive Vermont's highest honor in the arts, the Governor's Award for Excellence.
(Feb. 4 12:11 PM) - Still Life, Noel Coward's moving play on which the film Brief Encounters was based, will be presented by the Middlebury Community Players at Town Hall Theater, February 18 - 21. Performances are at 8 pm Thursday-Saturday, and 2 pm Saturday and Sunday.
(Feb. 4 2:00 AM) - For more than 35 years, legions of fans have tuned in to Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion to be entertained by his low-key reflections, sharp insights, and trademark humor.
(Feb. 4 1:30 AM) - First ever Live in HD broadcast of "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor, featuring special guests and show regulars Sue Scott, Tim Russell, sound-effects wizard Tom Keith and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band.
(Feb. 2 2:43 PM) - Vermont Theatre Company will bring Samuel Beckett's first professionally produced and immediately controversial play, "Waiting for Godot," to the Hooker Dunham theatre on Main Street in Brattleboro. The play opened on January 29, with remaining performances on February 5th-6th at 7:30 pm, and February 7th at 3:00pm.
(Feb. 1 2:35 PM) - The Winter Sunshine series at Sandglass Theater continues on Saturday, February 6th at 2 &4 pm. Ines Zeller Bass will warm the Sandglass stage with 2 performances of her acclaimed children's show Isidor's Cheek.
(Jan. 31 2:30 AM) - A spectacular family production of Terry Pratchett's Nation will be broadcast from the National Theater in London and presented at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on Sunday, January 31.
(Jan. 30 1:30 AM) - The Celtic Festival returns to Town Hall Theater, featuring MC Patrick Webb - "Irishman for Hire" - O'hAnleigh, Atlantic Crossing, stepdancers from the McFadden Academy of Irish Dance, and guest performers on harp, bagpipe, and more. Saturday, January 30 at 8:00 pm.
(Jan. 29 3:53 PM) - Vermont's Northern Stage continues its season with the New England premiere of David Greig's DAMASCUS which will open on February 17 - March 7. The production will be directed by Brooke Ciardelli.
(Jan. 26 2:25 PM) - Souvenir, presented by Vermont Stage Company at Town Hall Theater February 11-13, tells the story of one such artist: Florence Foster Jenkins, a singer of such overwhelming confidence and yet so utterly lacking in musical ability that she became an absolute sensation in New York City in the 1930s - for all the wrong reasons.
(Jan. 26 1:49 PM) - "So bad, it's good." We've often heard it said about movies, TV shows, American Idol performances and countless other instances where the ambitions of the artists didn't quite match the experience of the audience.
(Jan. 26 12:30 AM) - The Town Hall Theatre will stage the 'Wild Party' under the direction of Doug Anderson. Middlebury College's most talented students take part in this new musical set at the end of the Roaring 20's.
(Jan. 25 3:24 PM) - The Winter Sunshine series at Sandglass Theater continues on Saturday, February 6th at 2 &4 pm. Ines Zeller Bass will warm the Sandglass stage with 2 performances of her acclaimed children's show ISIDOR'S CHEEK. Sandglass Theater and Crabgrass Puppet Theatre come together in collaboration to bring you this special series of family-friendly puppet shows. All tickets are $7.50. Reservations are encouraged, as seating is limited.
(Jan. 22 2:56 PM) - Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, Simon Boccanegra. The opera will be broadcast live in high definition at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury on Saturday, February 6.