2017 Season Archive
Support for the 2017 Season was generously provided by Manchester Designer Outlets and the Rogers Family Foundation
DOWNSTAIRS
A WORLD-PREMIER PLAY
June 22-July 8
By THERESA REBECK
Directed by ADRIENNE CAMPBELL-HOLT
Starring
TIM DALY as Teddy
TYNE DALY as Irene
JOHN PROCACCINO as Gary
Scenic Design by NARELLE SISSONS
Costume Design by CHARLES SCHOONMAKER
Lighting Design by MICHAEL GIANNITTI
Sound Design by M.L. DOGG
Production Stage Manager WILL RUCKER
Tyne and Tim Daly star in this thought-provoking family drama. Irene’s brother Teddy has moved back home and is living in her basement. Her husband is less than thrilled about this. And Teddy is more than a little off his game. As brother and sister struggle to understand their present and past, questions of betrayal, disappointment, and madness rise and fall. Who is saving whom?
NEWSROOM
“Downstairs” – Berkshire Bright Focus
“Daly Siblings Finally Together in Dorset’s Downstairs” – Bennington Banner
“Arts This Week: Downstairs” – WGBH Boston
“Stagestruck: Brother/Sister Act” – The Valley Advocate
“Rebeck’s Tragic Puzzle Solved in Downstairs” – Times Argus
“A Related Matter” – The Boston Globe
“Tyne Daly, Tim Daly, And John Procaccino In World Premiere Of Theresa Rebeck’s Downstairs At Dorset Theatre Festival” – WAMC’s The Roundtable
“Theresa Rebeck And Adrienne Campbell-Holt Discuss Premiere Of Downstairs At Dorset Theatre Festival” – WAMC’s The Roundtable
“What Play Finally Brought Tim and Tyne Daly Together Onstage?” – Playbill
“In New Play About Family, Tim and Tyne Daly Bring Sibling Star Power to Dorset Playhouse” – VPR
BASKERVILLE:
A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY
A FAMILY FRIENDLY COMIC ADVENTURE!
JULY 13-29
By KEN LUDWIG
Directed by JEN WINEMAN
Starring
RAJI ASHAN as Actor 2
CAITLIN CLOUTHIER as Actress 1
BRIAN OWEN as Actor 1
DAVE QUAY as Dr. Watson
LIZ WISAN as Sherlock Holmes
Scenic Design by ALEXANDER WOODWARD
Costume Design by AARON MASTIN
Lighting Design by MICHAEL GIANNITTI
Sound Design by JANE SHAW
Casting Director JUDY BOWMAN, CSA
Production Stage Manager SARAH PERLIN
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before a family curse dooms its latest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators untangle a dizzying web of clues and deceit. Does a wild hellhound really prowl the moors? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Silly accents and disguises abound as 5 actors portray over 40 characters in this fast-paced comic mystery.
NEWSROOM
“Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” – Berkshire Bright Focus
“Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at Dorset” – Berkshire On Stage
“Dorset’s Baskerville is Howl-Inducing” – Bennington Banner
“Baskerville is Fall-Down Funny” – Times Argus
“Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at Dorset Theatre Festival” – WAMC’s The Roundtable
“The Play’s the Thing” – GNAT
“Baskerville” – Theatre Talk
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE
A MUSIC-FILLED COMEDY
AUGUST 3-19
By MATTHEW LOPEZ
Directed by STEHPEN BRACKETT
Starring
DENNY DALE BESS as Eddie
VASTHY MOMPOINT as JO
JON NORMAN SCHNEIDER as Rexy / Jason
JOEY TARANTO as Casey
DAVID TURNER as Ms. Tracy Mills
Scenic Design by LEE SAVAGE
Costume Design by BOBBY FREDERICK TILLEY
Lighting Design by ZACH BLANE
Sound Design by RYAN RUMERY
Choreographer PATRICK McCOLLUM
Casting Director JUDY BOWMAN, CSA
Production Stage Manager WILL RUCKER
He’s young, he’s broke, his wife is having a baby. And now, Casey has lost his gig as an Elvis impersonator. When his club brings in a drag act led by Miss Tracy Mills, Casey is given the opportunity to trade one sequined outfit for another. A critic’s pick wherever it plays, this heart-warming, music-filled comedy celebrates finding your own voice and singing your own song.
NEWSROOM
“McBride is Heartwarming” – Rutland Herald
“Dorset’s McBride Anything But a Drag” – Bennington Banner
“The Legend of Georgia McBride at Dorset” – Berkshire On Stage
“The Legend of Georgia McBride” – Berkshire Bright Focus
“Choreographer’s Confessional: Patrick McCollum’s First Time Working in Heels” – Dance Magazine
“The Legend of Georgia McBride at Dorset Theatre Festival” – WAMC’s The Roundtable
“The Legend of Georgia McBride” – More Theatre Talk
AMERICAN BUFFALO
AN AMERICAN CLASSIC
AUGUST 21 - SEPTEMBER 2
By DAVID MAMET
Directed by JOHN GOULD RUBIN
Starring
STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS as Donny
OLIVER PALMER as Bobby
TREAT WILLIAMS as Teach
Scenic Design by CHRISTOPHER BARRECA
Costume Design by KATE FRY
Lighting Design by STEPHEN STRAWBRIDGE
Sound Design by RYAN RUMERY
Fight Choreographer MICHAEL F. TOOMEY
Casting Director JUDY BOWMAN, CSA
Production Stage Manager SARAH PERLIN
One of Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet’s defining works, instantly acclaimed when it opened on Broadway. Starring Treat Williams and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, Dorset Theatre Festival now takes a fresh look at a trio of misguided misfits who are a little out of luck and way out of their league as they plot the theft of a rare coin collection. American Buffalo crackles with explosive humor, frenetic energy, and surprising tenderness.
NEWSROOM
“Theater Review: American Buffalo, Dorset Theatre Festival” – Seven Days VT
“American Buffalo at Dorset” – Berkshire On Stage
“Mamet’s American Buffalo Rumbles Through Dorset” – Bennington Banner
“Humor, Humanity Revealed in American Buffalo” – Rutland Herald
Dorset Theatre Festival’s New Playwriting Series:
If you thought you knew everything about Dorset Theatre Festival, we invite you to think again by attending one of our nationally-renowned New Play Readings. New plays begin their lives at the Festival, and a new generation of playwrights tests their voices here before having their plays produced on Broadway and beyond. We are extremely proud that we have hosted over 70 playwrights in the past 6 years, developing over 90 new works, 18 of which have gone on to receive full productions or further development at some of the most prestigious venues in the country. The Dorset Theatre Festival is redefining the landscape of regional theatre. We invite you to join us in growing new plays!
Dorset Theatre Festival is thrilled to have support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Shubert Foundation and Harold and Mimi Steinberg Trust and the Richard Rodgers Foundation.
Featuring plays by Mona Mansour, Lauren Yee, and Paula Lázaro