2014 Season Archive

Starring

TIM DALY as Mark Rothko
CHARLES SOCARIDES as Ken

Scenic Design by JOHN McDERMOTT
Costume Design by CHARLES SCHOONMAKER
Lighting Design by MICHAEL GIANNITTI
Sound Design by M.L. DOGG
Production Stage Manager KELLY A. BORGIA

"What do you see?" Famed abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko asks his young assistant, Ken, the loaded question. What's art? And who gets to decide anyway? It's 1958, and Rothko has just been offered the biggest commission in the history of modern art. He and Ken work feverishly in his New York studio—until Ken begins to realize his answers to those fundamental questions about art are very different than his mentor's. Winner of six Tony Awards, this sizzling 90-minute drama is one of the most intellectually riveting shows to recently hit Broadway.

NEWSROOM

"Dorset's production is impeccable, with nuanced lighting by Michael Giannitti and note-perfect costumes by Charles Schoonmaker. Director Adrienne Campbell-Holt smoothly raises and releases tension in her blocking choices and establishes the foundation for a tight, two-person performance..."
~ SEVEN DAYS

Starring

LESLIE AYVAZIAN as Carol
MARK BLUM as Matt
JANET ZARISH as Jill
JOHN PROCACCINO as Dan

Scenic Design by NARELLE SISSONS
Costume Design by TERESA SNIDER-STEIN
Lighting Design by MICHAEL GIANNITTI
Sound Design by WILL PICKENS
Production Stage Manager JOANNA OBUZOR

When two middle-aged married couples take a weekend trip to celebrate a milestone birthday, they find themselves pondering elusive romance and contemplating what comes next. This unorthodox comedic love story proves that rejuvenation can be found at any age.

NEWSROOM

"Dorset's "Out of the City" a thoughtful comedy..." - Manchester Journal

"Bright, quirky “Out of the City” premieres at Dorset (VT) Theatre Festival" - Berkshire On Stage

"Out of the City Premieres at Dorset Theater Festival: Turning 60 and Still Discovering Themselves" - Berkshire Fine Arts

Starring

MARK ALHADEFF
KELLY McANDREW
ADAM HARRINGTON

Scenic Design by KEVIN JUDGE
Costume Design by DAVID TOSER
Lighting Design by MICHAEL GIANNITTI
Sound Design by JANE SHAW

Featuring six diverse but equally hysterical one-act comedies, David Ives’ All in the Timing is a witty, romantic, absurd, and existentially-minded evening of theatre. In Sure Thing, a couple on a first date has the opportunity to reset and try again each time they say the wrong thing. Words, Words, Words takes the “infinite monkey theorem”-- the idea that given enough time, three monkeys in a room could eventually compose any given text, including Shakespeare’s Hamlet -- and turns it into reality. In The Universal Language, a shy young woman places her faith in her fraudulent language tutor, who is changed for the better when he discovers is the language they share: not the the made-up “Unamunda” professes to be fluent in, but rather the language of love. Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread is an existential mini-musical parody based on the work of composer Philip Glass. In The Philadelphia, a man discovers that he’s entered a strange pocket of the universe where the only way to get what he wants is to ask for the opposite. Finally, in Variations on the Death of Leon Trotsky, the audience is treated to the hilarious vision of the famous Marxist waxing poetical -- and dying, over and over and over again.

NEWSROOM

"Dorset Theatre Festival's production of David Ives' All in the Timing has a delightfully weightless quality — and not just because one of the six comic sketches takes place suspended on a construction girder. The exuberance of Ives' wordplay and the joyous energy of the three ensemble performers defy gravity. But this airy comedic concoction has substance, too." - Seven Days

"Dorset proves laughs are 'All in the Timing.'" - Manchester Journal

“All in the Timing” is six (short) plays in one evening at the Dorset (VT) Theatre Festival" - Berkshire On Stage

"‘All in the Timing’: Dorset comedy bares it all" - Rutland Herald

Starring

GRETCHEN HALL as Molly Ralston
WILL HAYDEN as Giles Ralston
KIERAN DANIEL MULCARE as Christopher Wren
CAROL HALSTEAD as Mrs. Boyle
TOM FERGUSTON as Major Metcalfe
JULIA OLGILVIE as Ms. Leslie Casewell
ANDREW WEEMS as MR. PARAVACINI
TONY ROACH as Detective Sargeant Trotter

Scenic Design by DEBRA BOOTH
Costume Design by BARBARA A. BELL
Lighting Design by MICHAEL GIANNITTI
Sound Design by JILL BC DU BOFF
Production Stage Manager JOANNA OBLIZOR

In addition to being one of Agatha Christie's most famous works, The Mousetrap has the distinction of being the world's longest continually running play. The original production, at London's Ambassador Hotel, has been running continuously since 1952! It has by far the longest initial run of any play in history, with its 25,000th performance taking place on 18 November 2012. The play is known for its twist ending, which the audience are traditionally asked not to reveal after leaving the theatre.

NEWSROOM

"This is Agatha Christie's best play, in my opinion. We are excited to bring audiences a classic mystery but in a production which pushes it forward for today's audiences," - Broadway World

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” has certainly stood the test of time — it is still running in London’s West End 62 years after it opened in 1952 — and Dorset Theatre Festival’s stylish performance goes a long way toward showing why. - Times Argus