Summer Schedule

  1. JUNE 30-JULY 11
    THE PAVILION
    By Craig Wright

    Hailed by critics as an "an Our Town for our time," and written by the award winning writer of LOST, SIX FEET UNDER and DIRTY SEXY MONEY- this play is by turns poetic and comic, romantic and philosophical. A touching crowd pleaser about life, love and the choices we make along the way.

    Read Reviews of The Pavilion
    The Boston Globe
    Bennington Banner
    The Free George
    Times Argus

  2. JULY 14-JULY 25
    FALLEN ANGELS
    By Noel Coward

    Charming, gay, frothy fun for the entire family- by a master of high comedy, this is Coward at his inimitable best. This play is a champagne cocktail of wit and charm.

    Read Reviews of Fallen Angels
    Manchester Journal
    Bennington Banner

  3. JULY 28-AUGUST 15
    MURDER ON THE NILE
    By Agatha Christie

    DTF once again plays host to Dame Christie in this classic mystery sure to please old and young alike. Join in the fun as you travel down the Nile on a paddle steamer with a cast of characters guaranteed to keep you guessing. One of Christie's best “who dunnits” simply packed with murder, intrigue and fun for all.

  4. AUGUST 18-AUGUST 29
    THE NOVELIST
    By Theresa Rebeck
    * A DTF NEW PLAY PREMIERE *

    A country home. A weekend away from the city. A brilliant novelist and his bitter son. A nubile and cunning young female assistant enters the picture and events explode in this fierce and funny contemporary drama which explores Chekovian territory in a contemporary American setting.

  5. WHEN SOMETHING WONDERFUL ENDS


    By Sherry Kramer
    A DTF VERMONT NEW PLAY PREMIERE

    LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 1-5

    After the death of her mother, Sherry's family home goes up for sale. Sifting through memories of a seemingly simpler time as she packs up her baby-boom childhood, Sherry begins to connect the dots between her Barbie collection and America's place in the rest of the world. A touching, funny, deeply personal and daringly global one-woman, one-Barbie play.

    Part of our “GOING GREEN SYMPOSIUM”
    Featuring presentations, Q&A's with Guest Speakers, and workshops daily.
    Including Mansour Farhang, Ellen Ogden, Chris Morrow, Sherry Kramer and others.

    TICKETS ONLY $20
    All workshops free with purchase of one ticket!

Now a major motion picture! Wes Anderson, in his first animated film, adapted this classic story to the big screen. It delighted audiences, dazzled critics and built upon the foundation of a fantastic tale!

Fantastic Mr. Fox

FANTASTIC MR. FOX


By Roald Dahl

Adapted by David Wood

FREE SATURDAY MATINEES AT 2:00 PM
July 10- August 14

This charming play will have delighted audiences gripping their seats! When Mr. Fox steals one chicken too many Three Farmers, just about the meanest men you will ever encounter, decide the only cure is to rid themselves of Mr. Fox by any means possible. But, the ever- clever Mr. Fox has other plans! Outwitted at every turn, the farmers' ploys backfire, and all the animals celebrate a feast at their expense.

DTF's 2010 season is possible because of the generous sponsorship from the Dorset Inn, Homestead Landscaping, and The Vermont Country Store.