Locally Engaged.
Nationally Relevant.

Dorset Theatre Festival’s mission is to create bold, innovative, and authentic theatre that engages a diverse, multi-generational community, and economically broad region: enlightening, entertaining, and inspiring our audience through the celebration of great plays. We produce theatre that matters.

WATCH THE VIDEO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EXCITING 42ND SEASON FROM DORSET THEATRE FESTIVAL’S ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP.

Join Artistic Director Dina Janis and Producing Director Will Rucker in the Playhouse basement as they talk about upcoming World-Premieres, star casting, and the hit shows of tomorrow!

Dorset Theatre Festival has become a national incubator of new work, and a theater well known for bringing World and Regional Premieres to audiences in Southern Vermont and the Berkshires.

The Pipeline Series

See it in Dorset.

Three new works in process in one-night-only, star-studded staged readings.

Women Artists Writing Group

A diverse group of mid-career female actresses and theatre artists expanding their artistry through writing. The purpose is to meet the whole female theatre artist where she is as a writer, providing resources and support as she works to either discover her own voice or works toward completing a writing project.

Don’t miss Mrs. Christie in the 2019 Main Stage Season, written by WAW Co-Founder Heidi Armbruster.

42nd Season Sponsors:

Season support provided by the Rodgers Family Foundation

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