Coming soon to NEYT!
Please do not call the NEYT box office for tickets or information on any of these upcoming events. Contact the event presenter as listed below.
February 9 & 10 7:30 pm
Firekeeper Productions presents:
The Mabel Story
The Mabel Story is a multimedia, theatrical reinterpretation of the Russian folktale "Vasilisa the Brave", featuring live musical storytelling and acrobatic dance theater. The show has been called a “visual feast”, weaving fantastical video art and shadow play with sets and costumes that harken back to Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal". Maria Pugnetti, playing both narrator and hero, tells Mabel's story through an all original musical score that combines freak folk with a touch of Bjork and the classic bedtime story. The dynamic dance trio Radha Newsom, Jahnavi Newsom, and Cyndal Ellis animate the stage with a contemporary fusion of modern dance, capoeira, acrobatics and tribal style belly dance. The Mabel Story transports audiences of all ages on an other-worldly adventure.
Set in the 1800’s of the American West, The Mabel Story tells the tale of a girl who loses her mother to typhus and is left in the care of a sinister widow and her two daughters. When she comes of age, the girl Mabel embarks on a dangerous journey through a surreal wilderness in search of the witch Baba Sova. Along the way, Mabel encounters a magical world of plants and animals. She gains courage and gratitude for the natural world.
Firekeeper Productions is a women-run multimedia dance and theater company based in Brattleboro, Vermont that promotes art as a tool to empower and heal individuals and communities. It goes beyond the production of mere entertainment and explores the realm of sacred storytelling where performers and audience alike embark on an inspiring journey.
Tickets: $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Available for purchase at Turn It Up, 2 Elliot Street, Brattleboro. Cash or checks only.
For more information email themabelstory(at)gmail.com, phone 408-203-2731 or search The Mabel Story on Facebook. To watch a YouTube video, click here.
March 8 7:30 pm
Craig Eastman in Concert
An evening with master fiddler Craig Eastman and his magical violin playing fiddle music from Ireland to America and beyond. Craig is renowned for his amazing fiddling, creative improvisations and diverse musical styles using a rich array of other stringed instruments. The night will include high energy toe tapping and beautiful melodies. Craig will be joined by special guests for an unforgettable good time.
Craig Eastman has recorded and performed with artists ranging from Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, and Sheryl Crow. His music has been featured in many films including Pirates of the Caribbean, Black Hawk Down, and Brokeback Mountain.
“Craig Eastman is a true genius on the fiddle and its cousins. It was a joy for me to have him play on my album. He’s an innovator and melodist on one of the great instruments.” - Steve Martin
Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. They are available at:
ONLINE: BrattleboroTix.com
IN PERSON: Maple Leaf Music, 23 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT; Turn It Up, 2 Elliot Street, Brattleboro,VT; World Eye Bookshop, 156 Main St., Greenfield Mass; Stamell Strings, 18 Kellogg Avenue, Amherst, MA.
For more about Craig Eastman visit: CraigEastman.com
For more information contact: 603-399-4372
March 11-18
Women's Film Festival 2012
A Benefit for the Women's Freedom Center
Once again, New England Youth Theatre is proud to be one of the hosts for the 21st year of the Women's Film Festival.
Check out the complete schedule of films and other events at womensfilmfestival.org.
March 20 7:00 pm
Bill Frisell and Sam Amidon in concert
Legendary jazz guitarist Bill Frisell ("a guitar tactician with warmth and a composer of unclassifiable songs" - NPR) will be giving his first-ever concert in Brattleboro in collaboration with Sam Amidon ("what he does is craft old songs in new ways. His originality impresses throughout" - The Guardian). Tickets are $20. We are expecting this concert to sell out.
For more information please contact Peter Amidon - 802-257-1006 - amidonpeter ("AT" sign) gmail.com.
Hear a live performance of Bill Frisell and Sam Amidon (with Bill Frisell's quartet) in Berlin.
Buy tickets NOW at Brattleborotix.com.
April 28
The GAN-e-meed Theatre Project presents:
Two-Headed
Julie Jenson’s Two-Headed is an exploration of the friendship of two Mormon women in 1800s Utah. The audience visits their developing relationship episodically over the course of 40 years, watching as they find their place in an increasingly complicated, challenging, and patriarchic family life.
Two-Headed will tour New England in April, finally landing at the Boston Center for the Arts in May. Directed by Rebecca Webber, the production features SerahRose Roth and NEYT alumna Kara Manson. For more information, visit www.ganemeed.org.