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WAITRESS Casting Announced At Northern Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2025

Northern Stage's 2024/25 Season continues with the hit Broadway musical Waitress, running from March 12, 2025, through April 13, 2025, in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts.

Mina Morita Joins Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company as Resident Director and Creative Producer 
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2024

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company has announced the appointment of celebrated director and established arts leader, Mina Morita, as its BOLD Resident Director & Creative Producer.  

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Comes to Northern Stage
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2024

Northern Stage’s 2024/25 Season will continue with a magical new production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, running from November 20, 2024, through January 1, 2025, in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts.

Northern Stage Announces $8.5m Campaign to Support Artist Housing Development and More
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2024

 Northern Stage has announced the public phase kick-off of the Act II Campaign: A Vision For the Future of Northern Stage, White River Junction, and The Region; a transformative initiative aimed at securing the future of theater in the Upper Valley.

McCarter Announces New Leadership Team Members
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2024

McCarter Theatre Center has announced two significant appointments to its leadership team: Donya K. Washington as the new BOLD Associate Artistic Director and Joe Peacock as Director of Development.

Northern Stage Announces WAITRESS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST And More for 2024/25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 29, 2024

Discover the exciting 2024/25 season announced by Northern Stage, featuring five main stage productions including SISTERS, Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, KING JAMES, THE VERMONT FARM PROJECT, and WAITRESS. The season also promises new works and musical events.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Comes to Northern Stage Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2024

Northern Stage closes its 2023/24 main stage season with The Play That Goes Wrong this March and April. Learn more about the play and find out how to get tickets here!

Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Northern Stage
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2023

 Northern Stage has announced casting for a newly reimagined production of the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, with performances this holiday season from November 21 to December 31, 2023 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

Northern Stage to Open Ghost Light Coffee Bar; Grand Opening to Feature Tommy Crawford
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2023

Northern Stage will open Ghost Light Coffee Bar, a pop-up coffee shop at the Barrette Center for the Arts. Enjoy live music by Tommy Crawford on October 9th. Read more here.

Northern Stage Opens Season With Sylvia Khoury's SELLING KABUL
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2023

 Northern Stage is kicking off its 26th season, presenting Sylvia Khoury’s thrilling and heart-wrenching drama Selling Kabul with performances from October 11 to 29, 2023, in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts. Learn more about the production here!

Award-Winning Composer and Lyricist Shaina Taub to Lead Masterclass at Northern Stage in August
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 24, 2023

On Sunday, August 6 at 1pm, Vermont native Shaina Taub will return to the Green Mountain State to lead a masterclass and songwriting workshop with students in Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive production of TWELFTH NIGHT, for which she wrote music and lyrics.

Northern Stage Announces 2023/24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2023

Northern Stage has announced its 2023/24 Season, offering four main stage productions in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts, plus vibrant outdoor concerts, visionary education programming, engaging developmental work, and much more! This season is one that will bring to life intimate, personal stories that speak to the world and our infinite universe and embrace life and what makes us human. 

World Premiere Play 'BOV WATER at Northern Stage Receives NEA Grant
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023

 Northern Stage has announced a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the development of the world premiere production of ‘Bov Water, playing January 25 – February 12 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, Vermont, as part of Northern Stage’s 25th Anniversary Season.

Northern Stage Names Jason Smoller as Next Managing Director
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2022

 The Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jason Smoller as Managing Director of Northern Stage beginning January 2023. Smoller joins Producing Artistic Director Carol Dunne as co-leader of the award-winning professional theater company in the region. 

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN Comes to Northern Stage This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2022

Northern Stage’s joyous holiday tradition returns with the world premiere production of The Railway Children, a new American adaptation of Edith Nesbit’s beloved British classic children’s novel with new music and lyrics by Jane Shaw and Mark Hartman (A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie; The Wanderers at Roundabout.

SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM Comes to Northern Stage's Courtyard Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2022

Northern Stage kicks off its 25th Anniversary Season with a celebration of the life and music of Stephen Sondheim, one of Broadway’s greatest composers. SIDE  BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, the intimate musical revue celebrating the work of a legend who changed the form of the American Musical, will run outdoors this summer at Northern Stage’s Courtyard Theater, June  15 – July 10.

Northern Stage Welcomes New Leadership Staff and Board Members for 25th Season
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022

Entering its 25th Anniversary season, Northern Stage is thrilled to welcome actor and educator Robert David Grant back to the Upper Valley as the new Director of Education, and Actors’ Equity Stage Manager Brian R. Sekinger as Director of Production. Grant and Sekinger join Northern Stage’s Senior Leadership for this pivotal Anniversary season. 

Northern Stage In Vermont Searches For New Managing Director
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2022

Northern Stage recently announced that current Managing Director Irene Green will be returning to her roots in Minnesota and has accepted a new position as the Executive Director of the O'Shaughnessy, a performance venue on the campus of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Her departure from Northern Stage will be effective July 2, 2022. 

Northern Stage Presents MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 13, 2022

Northern Stage concludes its 2021/22 season with the hilarious musical MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, April 13 through May 15, in the Byrne Theater at Northern Stage's Barrette Center for the Arts.

Northern Stage Purchases Parcel for Workforce Housing at 160 Gates Street and Sets Sights on the Future
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2022

Northern Stage has announced its purchase today of 160 Gates Street in White River Junction. The organization plans to create workforce housing for staff and visiting artists on the site.