Monday, May 10th
Brent McCoy – The Real McCoy, 7:00 – 7:45 pm BY DONATION
Street Performer Brent McCoy isn't just some guy in a hard hat; he's the Real McCoy. His construction comedy act is filled with incredible skills, breathtaking stunts, hilarious improvisation, audience participation, and plenty of charm.
Stearns/Uman – Jazz-Concert Reading, 8 – 9:30 pm FREE
Join us for the first public showing of this new work, set in the midst of the dynamic changes of the late 1950’s and sprinkled with the agony of adolescent loneliness, written by NEYT Founder and Artistic Director, Stephen Stearns and Vermont Jazz Center Artistic Director, Eugene Uman.
Tuesday, May 11th
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater – A Selection from The Eumenides, 7 – 7:45 pm FREE
The largest and most active year-round youth theater in Connecticut, Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater presents The Eumenides, the fantastical third part of the classic Aeschylus trilogy of The Oresteia.
Doug Katsaros – A Musical Odyssey, 8:30 – 10 pm $4 students /$8 adults
Audiences will be treated to wonderful anecdotes and music from the astounding career of this Grammy winner and Emmy nominee.
Wednesday, May 12th
David Vann – An Audience with William Shakespeare-Dynamic Lecture , 7- 9pm FREE
Shakespeare was a great playwright, but he was also an actor. This program takes a speculative look at the side of the man we rarely consider, and dares to ask the question: Was he any good?
Thursday, May 13th
Roger the Jester, 7 - 8:30 pm $5 students / $10 adults
Don’t miss one of last year’s stand out performances - an eclectic improvisational mix of object manipulation, music, magic and silent physical comedy resulting in prolonged laughter, sore cheeks and awe-mazement to amuse all ages.
Amanda Huotari- "The Soiree." 9 – 10 pm. $5 students / $10 adults
"The Soiree" features Elizabeth, a charming and witty hostess who is pretentious yet contagiously optimistic. A bon vivant, she never lets a glass get empty. However, tonight is full of surprises and by pouring herself “just a splash” at a time, Elizabeth spills it all. See why the Portland Press Herald raved, “Huotari is a powerhouse of improv. The laughter rarely ceased!”
Friday, May 14th
Avner the Eccentric – Exceptions to Gravity. 8 – 9:30 pm $5 students / $10 adults
Avner Eisenberg’s Exceptions to Gravity is a reminder of the theatrical power that can reside in a single charismatic performer who touches the heart. A master of the art of physical comedy, Avner weaves a spell of poetic simplicity in a show of hilarious predicaments.
Saturday, May 15th
Adele Myers and Dancers - Is That All There Is? 7 – 7:15 pm BY DONATION
Employing humor, theatricality and social commentary through popular culture, "Is That All There Is" is a fresh and engaging duet about two women coming of age at different phases of life.
Co-presented with The Vermont Performance Lab
Rob Mermin - Circus in Cinema/Hollywood Under the Big Top Illustrated Lecture, 7:30 - 9 pm
$4 students / $8 adults
Circus In Cinema: Hollywood Under the Big Top depicts how the movies represent the world in and out of the circus ring! Clips from 25 circus films are presented with live commentary by Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus.
Commissioned by Focus on Film for The 2010 Green Mountain Film Festival