The Thin Place

written by Lucas Hnath
directed by Jordan Gullikson

Produced March 23 through April 10, 2022
at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center
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Everyone who ever died is still here, just in a different part of here. Linda can communicate with them. And if you believe, she can make you hear them, too — in 'the thin place,' the fragile boundary between our world and the other one. With acuity and relentless curiosity, Lucas Hnath’s play transforms the theater into an intimate séance, crafting a haunting testament to the power of the mind.

Cast 
Andrew Cassel as Jerry
Chris Caswell as Linda
Gina Stevensen as Hilda
Laura Wolfsen as Sylvia

Production Team
Scenic Design and Technical Direction: Chuck Padula
Lighting Design: Dan Gallagher
Sound Designer: Jess Wilson
Costume Design: Sarah Sophia Lidz
Props Master: Sue Wade
Master Electrician: Avery Bacon
Production Stage Manager: Mackenzie Wright
Assistant Stage Manager: John Hughes

The Thin Place is appropriate for ages 13 & up. Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission.

Here's a link to the online show program.

Preview & Audience Response

Cast Interviews

Press

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Haunting... A cunning new ghost story... compelling and delicious.

The New York Times

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This is the sort of elusive, atmospheric piece I would urge you simply to see, unburdened by excessive description or analysis. It's a twisty tale that throws you off the scent and doubles back behind you; one wonders if Hnath wrote it like a person exploring a strange house for the first time.

The Observer

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As in the best horror, awful things are hinted at but left unspoken... I can’t even really tell you confidently what happened. And that’s the elegant trick of The Thin Place. It’s a story about storytelling that defies your ability to tell a story about it.

Vulture

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​Vermont Stage’s beautifully performed production often keeps you at the edge of your seat.

The Times Argus

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A spooky mist surrounds the stories in The Thin Place, an engrossing new play by Lucas Hnath that uses the supernatural as a setting. The Vermont Stage production proves theater's power to pull viewers to the edge of their seats.

Seven Days

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