Category: Weston News | Weston Playhouse Blog

Weston receives NEA grant for New Work

About Town, Featured, New Works, Weston News |May 17, 2019

WESTON PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY TO RECEIVE GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. WESTON, VT (May 17, 2019) – National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts … Read More
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Tony-Winning FUN HOME opens July 5th

Plays and Events, Walker Farm, Weston News |June 26, 2018

Tony-Winning Musical Fun Home to take Weston’s Second Stage in July Weston, VT — The Weston Playhouse Theatre is thrilled to present the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home to its new flexible 140-seat Second Stage, Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm. Refreshingly honest and wildly innovative, Fun Home is based … Read More
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New Leadership Announced

Featured, Weston News |June 5, 2018

Weston Playhouse Announces: New Executive Artistic Director Oliver K. Olsen, chair of the Board of Directors of the Weston Playhouse Theatre, announces today that Susanna Gellert has been chosen by the Board of Directors to be the company’s new Executive Artistic Director. Gellert, currently Associate Producer and Director of … Read More
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A New Fund for Weston

Weston News |April 29, 2018

The Board of Directors of the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces the establishment of The Ewen-Fort-Stettler Fund, honoring Malcolm Ewen, Tim Fort and Steve Stettler and their contributions to Weston, to Vermont, and to the American Theatre. Read More
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Weston Playhouse Unveils Blockbuster 2018 Season

Plays and Events, Weston News |April 10, 2018

Vermont’s award-winning Weston Playhouse Theatre Company unveils a blockbuster 2018 line-up, the largest in the theatre’s history. The season includes three productions on the company’s Main Stage at the historic Weston Playhouse and four productions at its stunning new Second Stage, Weston Playhouse at … Read More
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Joe Iconis and Family first to open Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm

Weston News |September 14, 2017

Writer and rabble-rouser Joe Iconis brings his merry band of musical theatre punks back to Weston to open the new state-of-the-art Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm. Joe Iconis and Family will perform some of the hottest work in musical theatre in this new, versatile space during Vermont’s peak foliage week! … Read More
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Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm Grand Opening Celebration September 23, 2017

Weston News |September 14, 2017

Vermont’s award-winning Weston Playhouse Theatre Company extends an open invitation to the grand opening of Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm, the company’s new year-round second stage and community center, on Saturday, September 23. Public festivities begin at 2pm with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony followed by an afternoon of self-guided tours, … Read More
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WESTON PLAYHOUSE FOUNDING DIRECTORS PLAN TRANSITION

Weston News |August 16, 2017

Longtime Partners to Pass the Baton in 2018 Weston Playhouse Theatre Company Founding Directors Malcolm Ewen, Tim Fort, and Steve Stettler, celebrating their thirtieth season at the helm of Vermont’s oldest professional theatre, have announced that the company’s 2018 season will be their last. In a letter to … Read More
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night Begins August 24th

Plays and Events, Weston News |August 16, 2017

Kathryn Meisle and Derek Smith in rehearsal. Photo by Emily Pariseau Continuing its multi-year commitment to American Masters, classic American dramas in fresh productions by nationally known artists, the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company will present Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night. The Pulitzer Prize winning drama, considered O’Neill’s … Read More
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David E. Sanger on “Decoding the Trump Administration” August 13th at 8:00pm

Plays and Events, Weston News |August 1, 2017

David Sanger. New York Times’ National Security Correspondent David E. Sanger returns to Weston Playhouse for a special one-night-only lecture on August 13: “Decoding the Trump Administration” Tickets are on sale now and include Sanger’s take on current events, and a moderated audience question and answer session, followed by … Read More
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