2023 Season Archive

Support for the 46th season is provided by the Rodgers Family Foundation, the members of the Festival’s World Premiere Circle, and our season sponsors, Dorset Inn, Barrows House Inn & Restaurant, and Dorset Bakery.

Misery
Based on Stephen King’s terrifying novel that inspired the 1990 Oscar-winning film starring James Caan and Kathy Bates.

JUNE 23 - JULY 8

By WILLIAM GOLDMAN 
Based on the novel by STEPHEN KING
Directed by JACKSON GAY

Dan Butler and Kelly McAndrew in Misery. Directed by Jackson Gay.

Starring
DAN BUTLER as Paul Sheldon
KELLY McANDREW as Annie Wilkes
GREG STUHR as Buster

Scenic Design by RIW RAKKULCHON
Costume Design by FABIAN FIDEL AGUILAR
Lighting Design by JOEY MORO
Sound Design by DANIEL BAKER / BROKEN CHORD
Fight Director ROD KINTER
Vocal Coach WALTON WILSON
Casting Director JUDY BOWMAN, CSA
Production Stage Manager AVERY TRUNKO

After being rescued from a wintery car crash, acclaimed romance novelist Paul Sheldon finds himself incapacitated in the secluded home of Annie Wilkes, his “Number One Fan.” Events take a nightmarish turn and the injured Paul realizes the unhinged Annie has no intention of letting him leave. This spine-tingling stage adaptation traps you in the room with Paul, who must outsmart Annie if he wants to escape the tense game of cat-and-mouse that will grip you until the very end.

“An old-fashioned chiller … the gasps and the giggles are deliciously jumbled together.”

— NJ.com

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Still

A witty, realistic, and revealing World Premiere comedy about how people change... or don't.

JULY 21 - AUGUST 5

By LIA ROMEO
Directed by ADRIENNE CAMPBELL-HOLT

Jayne Atkinson and Tim Daley in Still. Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. Photo by Joey Moro.

Starring
JAYNE ATKINSON as Helen
TIM DALEY as Mark

Scenic Design by ALEXANDER WOODWARD
Costume Design by BARBARA BELL
Lighting Design by REZA BEHJAT
Sound Design by HIDENORI NAKAJO
Casting Director JUDY BOWMAN, CSA
Production Stage Manager REBECCA MONROE

Thirty years ago, Helen and Mark broke up, but they never completely forgot about each other. When they meet for dinner to catch up, the flame is rekindled... but Mark is running for Congress, and Helen has a secret that could derail his bid. Lost love is revisited and an avocado goes flying in Lia Romeo's whirlwind world premiere comedy about getting older, political divisions, and roads not taken.

A story for anyone who's ever wondered: "what if?"

“Such a discovery is Lia Romeo.”

— TheatreMania

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Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B
Fast-paced, laugh-a-minute, new play written by one of America’s hottest playwrights

AUGUST 11 - 26

By KATE HAMILL
Directed by ANEESHA KUDTARKAR


Francesca Fernandez, Michael Frederic, Nessa Norich, _ Sara Haider in Ms. Holmes _ Ms. Watson Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill. Photo by Joey Moro

Starring
SARA HAIDER as Sherlock Holmes
NESSA NORICH as Dr. Joan Watson
FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as Irene Adler/Mrs. Hudson/Mrs. Drebber
MICHAEL FREDERIC as Moriarty/Lestrade/Elliot Monk

Scenic Design by SARAH KARL
Costume Design by MARIKO OHIGASHI
Lighting Design by JACKIE FOX
Sound Design by MICHAEL COSTAGLIOLA
Movement Director CHARLOTTE BYDWELL
Casting Director JUDY BOWMAN, CSA
Production Stage Manager ROBBIE ARMSTRONG

Fast-paced and wildly entertaining, this brilliantly theatrical take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick re-examines the classic adventure stories you love through a bold new female lens. In this highly theatrical, small-cast escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Joan Watson join forces to emerge from the pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional, Odd Couple adventure duo… careening from caper to caper until they come face to face with a supervillain who seems to have all of the answers. Get ready for a rollicking murder mystery that packs in non-stop laughs and hijinks galore!

“Hamill’s adaptations of the classics are endlessly ingenious … whatever she decides to do, it will be worth seeing.”

— The Wall Street Journal’s Playwright of the Year

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