Schedule Of Events

June 20 - July 5, 2025

Salvage - A Heartwarming New Comedy

By Lena Kaminsky

Directed by M. Bevin O’gara

At her small town dump, Carla attempts to junk the overwhelming collection of mirrors from her childhood home. Instead, amid other people's trash, she finds the treasure of two new friends she didn't know she needed. Past lives and future plans intertwine – and sometimes collide – as together these neighbors sort through what to toss and what to take away. And maybe, discover the magic potion for moving on? A funny and heartwarming new play by Lena Kaminsky about what can happen when we allow ourselves to be seen.

“As a newcomer to a small town in upstate New York during the heart of the pandemic, I started writing SALVAGE following my first visits to the town transfer station. What started as dropping off my trash turned into something else. I found myself lingering, laughing, and getting to know my neighbors. In those exchanges, I rediscovered the power of connection that had been lost in those early days of isolation. I also found, to my surprise, that the dump was a beautiful place. I first went there thinking it would be, well…a dump, and I was all wrong. Instead I found a place where order and tidiness arose from chaos and mess. One of those times that life presents you with the thing you didn't even know you needed. Dorset Theatre Festival is the perfect home for this story and I am so excited to share it with this community. Much like the rural town that inspired this play, I think the themes of community and connection will resonate with the audience here, and folks will leave feeling hopeful. See you at the dump!”

July 11 - July 26, 2025

The Book Club Play - An Award-Winning Comedy

By Karen Zacarías

Directed by Jackson Gay

A comedy about books and the people who love them. When the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary film, their intimate discussions of life and literature take on new meaning with the camera rolling. Add in the unexpected arrival of a provocative new member and the sudden inclusion of some questionable titles, and long-standing group dynamics take a hilarious turn. A sold-out hit at theatres across the country, this delightful and engaging play is sprinkled with wit, joy and novels galore.

August 6 - 16, 2025

Satellites - A New Interstellar Love Story

By Erin Breznitsky

Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt  

Girl meets Boy, Girl marries Boy, Girl moves on after Boy goes missing in outer space...Until Boy mysteriously reappears on Earth 7 years later. Katherine and Mike awkwardly meet again for the first time in a NASA waiting room. While he has dreamt of home from the far reaches of the cosmos, she has forged ahead on her own, grounded in the reality of career and motherhood. Memories of the couple’s romantic past converge with an impossible reunion as they attempt to bridge the astronomical gap between then and now. Intimate, charming, and beautiful, Satellites is about time, space, and two people with great ambitions.

August 22  - September 6, 2025

Other Desert Cities - A Contemporary Dramatic Comedy

By Jon Robin Baitz

Directed by Robert Egan

When Brooke arrives at her parents’ Palm Springs mansion with the manuscript of her tell-all memoir in tow she unearths a devastating family secret-throwing her parents into a panic that threatens to rip the clan apart. With biting wit and razor-sharp insight, this gripping story, a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, skillfully navigates the complex dynamics of family loyalty, political divides, and buried truths. It will leave you questioning the price of secrets and the ties that bind.

Date : June 20 - September 06, 2025

Location :

Dorset Playhouse,

104 Cheney Road

Dorset, VT 05251

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