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Dorset Theatre Festival 2023

Arts and Entertainment

March 20, 2023

From: Dorset Theatre Festival

Schedule Of Events:

June 23 - July 8, 2023

Misery

By William Goldman
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Directed by Jackson Gay

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.

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Week One:
Friday, June 23 - 7:30 Pm (Preview)
Saturday, June 24 - 7:30 Pm (Opening Night)
Sunday, June 25 - 2:00 Pm

Week Two:
Wednesday, June 28 - 2:00 Pm
Thursday, June 29 - 7:30 Pm
Friday, June 30 - 7:30 Pm
Saturday, July 1 - 2:00 Pm
Saturday, July 1 - 7:30 Pm
Sunday July 2 - 2:00 Pm

Week Three:
Wednesday, july 5 - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, july 5 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, july 6 - 7:30 pm
Friday, july 7- 7:30 pm
Saturday, july 8 - 2:00 pm
Saturday, july 8 - 7:30 pm (Closing Night)

July 21 - August 5, 2023

Still

By LIA ROMEO
Directed by ADRIENNE CAMPBELL-HOLT

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?"

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Week one:
Friday, July 21 - 7:30 Pm (Preview)
Saturday, July 22 - 7:30 Pm (Opening Night)
Sunday, July 23 - 2:00 Pm

Week Two:
Wednesday, July 26 - 2:00 Pm
Wednesday, July 26 - 7:30 Pm
Thursday, July 27 - 7:30 Pm
Friday, July 28 - 7:30 Pm
Saturday, July 29 - 2:00 Pm
Saturday, July 29 - 7:30 Pm
Sunday July 30 - 2:00 Pm

Week Three:
Wednesday, August 2 - 2:00 Pm
Wednesday, August 2 - 7:30 Pm
Thursday, August 3 - 7:30 Pm
Friday, August 4 - 7:30 Pm
Saturday, August 5 - 2:00 Pm
Saturday, August 5 - 7:30 Pm (Closing Night)

August 11 - 26, 2023

Ms.Holmes and Ms.Watson - Apt 2b

By KATE HAMILL
Cheerfully Desecrating the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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!

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Week One:
Friday, august 11 - 7:30 pm (preview)
Saturday, august 12 - 7:30 pm (opening night)
Sunday, august 13 - 2:00 pm

Week Two:
Wednesday, august 16 - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, august 16 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, august 17 - 7:30 pm
Friday, august 18 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, august 19 - 2:00 pm
Saturday, august 19 - 7:30 pm
Sunday august 20 - 2:00 pm

Week Three:
Wednesday, August 23 - 2:00 Pm
Wednesday, August 23 - 7:30 Pm
Thursday, August 24 - 7:30 Pm
Friday, August 25- 7:30 Pm
Saturday, August 26 - 2:00 Pm
Saturday, August 26 - 7:30 Pm (Closing Night)

September 1 - 10, 2023

The Thanksgiving Play

By larissa fasthorse
Directed by raz golden

An undeterred elementary school teacher desperately attempts to devise a pageant about the first Thanksgiving - one that challenges stereotypes, meets all the requirements of a Native American Heritage Month grant, and pacifies the parents. Wanting to avoid any culturally appropriative missteps, three “woke” white thespians quickly find themselves sabotaged by myth, confounded by history, and drawn into a hysterical roast of the politics of entertainment and well-meaning political correctness alike. The American origin story is in the comedy-crosshairs In Larissa FastHorse’s groundbreaking satire.

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Week One:
Friday, September 1 - 7:30 PM (PREVIEW)
Saturday, September 2 - 7:30 PM (OPENING NIGHT)
Sunday, September 3 - 2:00 PM

Week Two:
Wednesday, september 6 - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, september 6 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, september 7 - 7:30 pm
Friday, september 8 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, september 9 - 2:00 pm
Saturday, september 9 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, september 10 - 2:00 pm

Date: June 23 - September 10, 2023

Location:
Dorset Playhouse
104 Cheney Road
Dorset, VT 05251

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