The Box Office Dispatch
You've stumbled upon the Box Office Dispatch! Each episode, you'll hear Box Office Manager, Zach Shivers, assisted by Keziah Wilde, interview directors, actors, and musicians involved in productions coming through Middlebury's Historic performing arts center Town Hall Theater.Tune in to join us behind-the-scenes at THT and to get the inside scoop on the artists whose work we feature on our stage.Cover art features the painting "The Old Town Hall" by Woody Jackson
Rebecca Strum on MACo's Eureka Day
Zach talks with Rebecca Strum who is directing Middlebury Acting Company's production of Eureka Day. Eureka Day is set in a progressive day school by the same name, a utopic school in Berkely, California where all decisions must be made by consensus.
The show is timely, funny, and also Rebecca Strum's final directorial work before she moves to Los Angeles after 10 years in Vermont!
Kendra Gratton on MCP's Nunsense
In this episode of Box Office Dispatch, Kendra Grattan talks about the upcoming Middlebury Community Players show Nunsense, a cult classic featuring five nuns attempting to raise the funds to bury the bodies of four of their sisters. As the assistant director and choreographer, Kendra discusses the range of musical styles audiences can expect, and how MCP's take leans into sincerity rather than camp. She also shares what makes this cast a "dream cast," how community theater in Addison County has evolved, and why she wanted to bring this show to Middlebury right now.
Nunsense runsApril 24 through...
