Production History

The Garbologists by Lindsay Joelle
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Murder on the Orient Express based on the novel by Agatha Christie; adapted by Ken Ludwig
The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson
Iteration 5: Your Attention Please devised and performed by The LeAb Iteration Lab
Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco
The Bake Off* of The Crucible by Bethany Ann Barrett, Seth Jarvis, and Susan Palmer

Plus:
The Imaginators by Dwayne Hartford
Gracie vs The People* by Shoshannah Boray

by Lindsay Joelle
Sept/Oct 2025

by Dwayne Hartford
Nov 2025- May 2026, inaugural Suitcase Stage touring show for kids K-12.

based on the novel by Agatha Christie; adapted by Ken Ludwig
Jan/Feb 2026

by Shoshannah Boray
March-May 2026; tour continued through Dec 2026. Commissioned and premiered as a part of our Public Square Plays Tour for teens, 6-12 grade

by Lauren Gunderson
March 2026

devised and performed by The LeAb Iteration Lab, created by Abby Paige and Leah Souffrant

May 2026, as a part of the inaugural Ghostlight Residency

by Eugène Ionesco
translated by Derek Prouse
Apr/May 2026

Translations by Brian Friel
​20th Annual Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields
Triangle by Laurie Brooks
Primary Trust by Eboni Booth
[Title of Show] music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen; Book by Hunter Bell
The 13th Annual The Bake Off* of Our Town by Thornton Wilder

by Brian Friel
Sept/Oct 2024

by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields
Jan/Feb 2025

by Laurie Brooks
2025 Public Square Plays Tour for Teens

by Eboni Booth
March 2025

music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen; Book by Hunter Bell
Apr/May 2025

Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson
Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson
And Then They Came for Me by James Still (The Inaugural Public Square Plays Tour)
​19th Annual Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Breakfalls* by Gina Stevensen
Tick, Tick… BOOM! by Jonathan Larson
The 12th Annual The Bake Off of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally

by Lanford Wilson
July/Aug 2023, produced outdoors at Isham Family Farm in Williston, VT

by Tori Sampson
Sept/Oct 2023

by James Still
2023/24 Inaugural Public Square Plays Tour.

Performed in partnership with Temple Sinai, South Burlington. This led to a statewide tour to 30 schools across Vermont.

Conceived by Mark Nash
Dec 2023

by Gina Stevensen
March 2024, world premiere

a musical by Jonathan Larson
Apr/May 2024

by Terrence McNally
June 2024

Our 12th annual The Bake Off

Women in Jeopardy! by Wendy MacLeod, produced outdoors at Isham Family Farm
The Pitmen Painters by Lee Hall; ​Inspired by a book by William Feaver
​18th Annual Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Airness by Chelsea Marcantel
​Venus in Fur by David Ives
The 11th Annual The Bake Off of True West by Sam Shepard

by Wendy MacLeod
Aug 2022, produced outdoors at Isham Family Farm in Williston, VT

by Lee Hall; ​Inspired by a book by William Feaver
Sept/Oct 2022

conceived by Mark Nash
Dec 2022

by Chelsea Marcantel
March 2023

by David Ives
Apr/May 2024, a remount of our 2014 production with the original cast

by Sam Shepard
June 2023

Our 11th annual The Bake Off

Popcorn Falls by James Hindman, produced outdoors at Isham Family Farm
Maytag Virgin by Audrey Cefaly, produced outdoors at "Blue Heron Pond" in Williston
With a Little Help from our Friends a fundraiser to benefit Vermont Stage, with the band Collin Cope and Friends at Nectar's
​17th Annual Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
The Thin Place by Lucas Hnath
​Annapurna by Sharr White
The Lifespan of a Fact by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell
The 10th Annual The Bake Off of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza; translated by Christopher Hampton

Vermont Stage began producing in earnest again with new summer outdoor programming called "Picnic Plays," as well as a partial indoor season and digital performances.

by James Hindman
Aug 2021, produced outdoors at Isham Family Farm in Williston, VT

by Audrey Cefaly
August 2021, produced outdoors at "Blue Heron Pond" in Williston

a fundraiser to benefit Vermont Stage, with the band Collin Cope and Friends at Nectar's
Nov 2021

Conceived by Mark Nash
Dec 2021

by Lucas Hnath
Mar 2022

by Sharr White
April/May 2022

by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrel
June 2022

by Yasmina Reza; translated by Christopher Hampton
July 2022

​16th Annual Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash (digital production) 
A Christmas Carol adapted by Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons, and Michael Arden (digital production) 
​The American Dream Project produced by Middlebury Acting Company,  in collaboration with Town Hall Theater and Vermont Stage (an online reading series)

Vermont Stage was on hiatus throughout this season during the CoVid-19 Global Pandemic.

conceived by Mark Nash
Dec 2020, a digital performance. This was the last Winter Tales with our beloved Pete Sutherland after 14 years in the show.

adapted by Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons, and Michael Arden (digital production) 
Dec 2020

produced by Middlebury Acting Company,  in collaboration with Town Hall Theater and Vermont Stage (an online reading series)
Dec-May 2021

​The Last Wide Open by Audrey Cefaly; composed by Matthew M. Nielson
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard (Vermont Stage Youth Company)
Fall 2019 Showcase (Vermont Stage Youth Company)
15th Anniversary Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
relativity by Mark St. Germain
Marie and Rosetta by George Brant

The remainder of the season, The Pitmen Painters by Lee Hall and 
The Bake Off 2020, were  cancelled due to the CoVid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.

by Audrey Cefaly; composed by Matthew M. Nielson
Sept/Oct 2019, second production nationally

by Tom Stoppard
Nov 2019, performed by Vermont Stage Youth Company.

a performance of scenes and songs by Vermont Stage Youth Company
Nov 2019

our 16th annual holiday show, conceived by Mark Nash
Dec 2019

by Mark St. Germain
Jan/Feb 2020

a play with music by George Brant
March 2020

We closed midway through the run of this show due to the start of the CoVid-19 Global Pandemic.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Simon Stephens; based on the novel by Mark Haddon
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
​A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath
The Roommate by Jen Silverman
The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez
The 8th Annual Bake Off: The Foreigner by Larry Shue

We moved into our newly renovated theatre at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center on the Burlington Waterfront.

by Simon Stephens; based on the novel by Mark Haddon
Sept/Oct 2018

This was our last performance at FlynnSpace

by Lucas Hnath
Jan/Feb 2019

by Jen Silverman
March 2019

by Matthew Lopez
Apr/May 2019

by Larry Shue
June 2019

Fun Home, music by Jeanine Tesori, Book by Lisa Kron, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Doublewide* by Stephen Spotswood
Sex with Strangers by Laura Eason
Tigers Be Still by Kim Rosenstock
The 7th Annual Bake Off: Private Lives by Noel Coward

music by Jeanine Tesori, Book by Lisa Kron, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
Sept/Oct 2017

by Stephen Spotswood
Jan/Feb 2018

an NNPN Rolling World Premiere

by Laura Eason
March 2018

by Kim Rosenstock
Apr/May 2018

by Noel Coward
June 2018

American Hero by Bess Wohl
All You Need is 'Dub' conceived by Cristina Alicea
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias
Blackberry Winter by Steve Yockey
The Call by Tanya Barfield
The 6th Annual Bake Off: Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon

by Bess Wohl
Sept/Oct 2016

by Karen Zacarias
Jan/Feb 2017

by Steve Yockey
March 2017

by Tanya Barfield
Apr/May 2017

Tribes by Nina Raine
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Mothers and Sons by Terrence McNally
Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain
I and You by Lauren Gunderson
The 5th annual Bake Off: A Number by Caryl Churchill

by Nina Raine
Sept/Oct 2015

by Terrence McNally
Jan/Feb 2016

by Mark St. Germain
March 2016

by Lauren Gunderson
Apr/May 2016

by Caryl Churchill
June 2016

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Or, by Liz Duffy Adams
Slowgirl by Greg Pierce
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
The 4th Annual Bake Off: The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney

by Christopher Durang
Sept/Oct 2014

by Liz Duffy Adams
Jan/Feb 2015

by Greg Pierce
March 2015

by Katori Hall
Apr/May 2015

This production launched our Talkback Thursdays series

by A.R. Gurney
June 2015

Vermont Stage's 20th Anniversary Season
'Art' by Yasmina Reza; translated by Christopher Hampton
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz
Venus in Fur by David Ives
The Quarry* by Greg Pierce; composed by Randal Pierce
The 3rd Annual Bake Off: Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang

by Yasmina Reza; translated by Christopher Hampton
Sept/Oct 2013

by Jon Robin Baitz
Jan/Feb 2014

by David Ives
March 2014

by Greg Pierce; composed by Randal Pierce
Apr/May 2014, a world premiere play with music

Boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies
4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire
The 2nd Annual Bake Off: of The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow

by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Sept/Oct 2012

by Donald Margulies
Jan/Feb 2013

by Amy Herzog
March 2013

by David Lindsay-Abaire
Apr/May 2013

adapted by Patrick Barlowe
June 2012

Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
The 1st Annual Bake Off: Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl

Cristina Alicea is hired as Producing Artistic Director

by Anna Ziegler
Sept/Oct 2011

by Sarah Ruhl
Jan/Feb 2012

by Willy Russell
March 2012

by William Shakespeare
Apr/May 2012

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist by Neil Bartlett
Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger
Sylvia by A.R. Gurney

Mark Nash retires after 11 years as Producing Artistic Director

by Tennessee Williams
Sept/Oct 2010

by Neil Bartlett
Jan/Feb 2011

by Glen Berger
March 2011

by A.R. Gurney
Apr/May 2011

Woody Guthrie's American Song by Peter Glazer, remounted at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury
The Complete History of Vermont Stage (abridged) by Mark Nash
Opus by Michael Hollinger
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Souvenir by Stephen Temperley
Shipwrecked! by Donald Margulies
My Ohio* by Dana Yeaton and Andy Mitton

by Peter Glazer, remounted at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury
Sept/Oct 2009

by Michael Hollinger
Jan/Feb 2010

by Stephen Temperley
March 2010

by Donald Margulies
Apr/May 2010

by Dana Yeaton and Andy Mitton
May/June 2010

a world premiere play with music

Well by Lisa Kron
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda by Sonja Linden
Looking Over the President's Shoulder by James Still
Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas

by Lisa Kron
Sept/Oct 2008

by Sonja Linden
Jan/Feb 2009

by Craig Lucas
Apr/May 2009

Inspecting Carol by Daniel Sullivan
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
Three Days of Rain by Richard Greenberg
King Lear by William Shakespeare

by Daniel Sullivan
Sept/Oct 2007

by John Patrick Shanley
Jan/Feb 2008

by Richard Greenberg
March 2008

by William Shakespeare
Apr/May 2008

True West by Sam Shepard
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Woody Guthrie’s American Song by Peter Glazer
The Boycott* by Kathryn Blume
I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee

by Sam Shepard
Sept/Oct 2006

by Peter Glazer
Jan/Feb 2007

written and performed by Kathryn Blume
March 2007

a world premiere

by Doug Wright
Apr/May 2007

by Edward Albee
June 2007

The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Winter Tales conceived by Mark Nash
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
The Syringa Tree by Pamela Gien
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris by Eric Blau, Mort Shuman, and Jacques Brel

Winter Tales is conceived by Mark Nash, a Vermont tradition is born.

by Larry Shue
Sept/Oct 2005

by Michael Frayn
Jan/Feb 2006

by Pamela Gien
March 2006

by Eric Blau, Mort Shuman, and Jacques Brel
Apr/May 2006

The Complete History of America (abridged) by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor
The Accidental Activist* by Kathryn Blume
The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey
Vanya/ Vermont* by Kathryn Blume and Jason Jacobs
Quilters by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek

by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor
Sept/Oct 2004

written and performed by Kathryn Blume
Nov 2004, a world premiere

by Michael Healey
Jan/Feb 2005

by Kathryn Blume and Jason Jacobs
March 2005, a world premiere

by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
March 2005, a world premiere

Vermont Fiction Live 2
Proof by David Auburn
Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Burgess Clark
Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger
The Miracle Worker by William Gibson 

Vermont Stage was the recipient of a New England Theatre Conference Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre for our acclaimed education program Vermont Young Playwrights.

by David Auburn
Sept/Oct 2003

by Burgess Clark
Dec 2003

by Glen Berger
March 2004

by William Gibson
April/May 2004

Sylvia by A.R. Gurney
Betrayal by Harold Pinter
O’Carolan’s Farewell to Music by Patrick Ball and Peter Glazer
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, adapted by Christopher Sergel

by by A.R. Gurney
Sept/Oct 2002

by Harold Pinter
Jan/Feb 2004

by Patrick Ball and Peter Glazer
March 2003

by Harper Lee, adapted by Christopher Sergel
April/May 2003

Vermont Fiction Live
'Art' by Yasmina Reza; Translated by Christopher Hampton
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
The Big Random* by Dana Yeaton

by Yasmina Reza; Translated by Christopher Hampton
Sept/Oct 2001

by Samuel Beckett
Jan/Feb 2002

by Thornton Wilder
March 2002

by Dana Yeaton
April/May 2002

a world premiere

Midwives* by Chris Bohjalian, adapted by Dana Yeaton
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Piano Stories by Ethan Bowen and Larry Hamberlin
Shakespeare’s R&J by Joe Calarco

Mark Nash is hired as Producing Artistic Director

by Dana Yeaton
Sept/Oct 2000

a world premiere, winner of Bessie Award for Best Play

by Tennessee Williams
Jan/Feb 2001

by Ethan Bowen and Larry Hamberlin
March 2001

by Joe Calarco
April/May 2001

Mad River Rising by Dana Yeaton
Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel

Blake Robison retires from position as Founding Artistic Director after five seasons.

by Dana Yeaton
Sept/Oct 1999

tours statewide as part of Vermont Stage’s Barnstorming Tour.

by Brian Friel
April/May 2000

performed at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre

Mad River Rising* by Dana Yeaton
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
The Last Station adapted by Blake Robison and Connan Morrissey
The Gift of the Magi based on the story by O. Henry. Adapted by Anne Coulter Martens.

by Dana Yeaton
Sept/Oct 1998

a world premiere, winner of a Bessie Award for Best Play and a Moss Hart Award for Best Professional Production in New England.

performed at UVM’s Royall Tyler Theatre

adapted for the stage by Blake Robison and Connan Morrissey
Jan/Feb 1999

performed at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre

based on the story by O. Henry. Adapted by Anne Coulter Martens
March 1999

A reprise performed at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre

by William Shakespeare, in collaboration with Burlington’s Taiko Drummers
May 1999

performed at The Flynn Center Mainstage

The Gift of the Magi based on the story by O. Henry. Adapted by Anne Coulter Martens.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer

based on the story by O. Henry. Adapted by Anne Coulter Martens
Sept/Oct 1997

performed at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre

by William Shakespeare
Jan/Feb 1998

performed at UVM’s Royall Tyler Theatre

by Peter Shaffer, in collaboration with the Vermont Mozart Festival
May 1998

performed at Flynn Center mainstage

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Othello by William Shakespeare
Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer

Vermont Stage became a resident theatre company at University of Vermont and brought Shakespeare back to the Royall Tyler Theatre.

by William Shakespeare
Sept/Oct 1996

performed at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre, Bessie Winner for Best Play

by William Shakespeare
Jan/Feb 1997

performed at UVM’s Royall Tyler Theatre

by Anthony Shaffer
April/May 1997

performed at UVM Royall Tyler Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Othello by William Shakespeare
Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer

Vermont Stage became a resident theatre company at University of Vermont and brought Shakespeare back to the Royall Tyler Theatre.

by William Shakespeare
Sept/Oct 1996

performed at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre, Bessie Winner for Best Play

by William Shakespeare
Jan/Feb 1997

performed at UVM’s Royall Tyler Theatre

by Anthony Shaffer
April/May 1997

performed at UVM Royall Tyler Theatre

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness

Dana Yeaton and Blake Robison create Vermont Young Playwrights

by Frank McGuiness
Sept/Oct 1995

performed at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre

Steven Bradbury, Dana Yeaton, and Chris Bohjalian at inaugural Vermont Young Playwrights

performed at UVM’s Royall Tyler Theatre

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

Founder Blake Robison produces our inaugural play at Champlain College's Hauke Auditorium