Play outside in Vermont
Dorset Theatre Festival has long thought of ourselves as a kitchen table for the community - a place where people come to laugh together, celebrate together, and learn together. With help from our many supporters we have found a way forward, and we are excited to welcome you back SAFELY to our open-air performance series at Southern Vermont Arts Center.
This summer will include Festival Main Stage productions UNDER THE STARS throughout July and August with special performances, talks, and all of the fabulous amenities of SVAC, including world-class galleries, walking trails, the new curATE café, and performances by the Manchester Music Festival.
Support for Dorset Theatre Festival’s 44th season is provided by the Rodgers Family Foundation, the Shubert Foundation, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, and members of the Dorset Theatre Festival World Premiere Circle.
The outdoor main stage season is sponsored by Church Street Hospitality,
a premier collection of Vermont inns, restaurants and celebration venues, including the brand new curATE Cafe at SVAC.
WHAT'S PLAYING
MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS
CLASSIC REVIVAL JULY 9 - 31
A hilarious blast-from-the-1980s comedy
By CHRISTOPHER DURANG
Directed by JADE KING CARROLL
WORLD PREMIERE
AUGUST 10 - SEPTEMBER 4
Father and son brave the wilderness in a poetic comedy about family.
By travis tate
PIPELINE SERIES - DEVELOPMENTAL STAGED READING
STAGED READING
STARTING JULY 14
Loss and survival. Resilience and renewal. And Hallmark movies!
Written and performed by the creator of Dorset’s 2019 hit, MRS. CHRISTIE.
STAGE FREE!
TUNE IN THIS JUNE wherever you listen to your podcasts.
World premiere audio dramas commissioned specifically for a complete aural experience.
THE OUTDOOR STAGE AT SVAC
JOIN US FOR THEATRE UNDER THE STARS
The Vermont landscape will be the theater’s backdrop this year, and the stage will be a truly open-air experience for both the audience and the artist.
Lights, sets, costumes, props, sound, and safely distanced seating available for up to 150 patrons per performance.
*Outdoor Stage designed by Joey Moro
We are braving a whole new world this season, literally creating a theater from the ground up. Pandemic, weather - lots of things are going to be new challenges, but we are thrilled to welcome you back SAFELY to theatre that matters in Southern Vermont.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW IT WORKS, WHAT TO EXPECT, AND 2021 TICKET POLICIES.
All 2021 performances will take place at the SOUTHERN VERMONT ARTS CENTER
Manchester, Vermont
BE PART OF THE COMEBACK
2021 donors will allow us to go further in bringing professional theatre BACK to Southern Vermont.
Dorset Theatre Festival has chosen to acknowledge that the theatre we make takes place on the traditional lands of the Abenaki through a donation to the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association. We encourage folks to consider joining us in this show of gratitude and as a way of honoring the living and ancestral indigenous people in our Vermont community.