2008 Season of Classics

All shows will run Thursdays through Sundays, with one 2pm Saturday matinee the first weekend of each run. Curtain time is 7pm on Thursdays and Sundays, 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The final Sunday of each run will be a matinee at 2pm.

 

To Kill a Mockingbird, from the Pulitzer Prize-Winning novel by Harper Lee

Kim Bent recreates his role as lawyer Atticus Finch in this timeless classic about human dignity and growing up.

“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

That’s Atticus’ advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Lee’s classic, a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the attitudes toward race, violence, and class in the Deep South of the 1930’s.

Powerful lessons of love and tolerance arise from one man’s remarkable courage. But who will pay the price for this courage?

April 24–May 11

 

The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams

A classic of American theater, The Glass Menagerie is the most lyrical family drama ever written.

Set in St. Louis in the 1930’s, this memory play tells the story of the Wingfields: Tom, who is torn between his obligation to his family and his desire to break away; his overbearing mother, Amanda; and his frail sister, Laura, whose memory he cannot escape.

Love Loss. Hate. Dreams. All are explored in this hauntingly beautiful play.

Janis Stevens (of 2007’s Vivien) plays Amanda, a former Southern belle who holds her children to the impossible expectation of living up to her own past of gentility and gentleman callers. She drives her family apart while desperately trying to hold it together.

May 22–June 8

 

The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

This is one of the classic comedies of all time, witty, acerbic, absurd, and yes, romantic — A play built upon a pun over the name “Ernest.”

John Worthing is “Jack” in the country and “Ernest” in the city. He has met his true love in the city, which he thinks will work out very well as Gwendolyn will only marry a man named Ernest. Meanwhile, his friend Algernon poses as Ernest in the country, and falls in love with Jack’s ward. But what happens when Gwendolyn unexpectedly visits the country and finds out who Jack and Algernon really are?

As Oscar Wilde wrote, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

June 19–July 6

 

Lies and Legends: the musical stories of Harry Chapin
Musical Arrangements by Tom Chapin, Concept by Sandy Chapin.

This is a celebration of the life and work of one of our greatest modern troubadours, one cut from the same cloth as Woody Guthrie. Chapin’s life was cut short by a tragic auto accident in 1981.

His classic hits include: Taxi, Cat’s in the Cradle, 30,000 Pounds of Bananas, and Circle.

A born storyteller, Chapin’s music creates an uplifting theatrical experience that leaves you humming. LNT’s production will feature your favorite Vermont musicians.

Performance royalties support the Harry Chapin Foundation, which includes the Children’s Defense Fund and Reinvesting in America, a program to alleviate hunger.

July 10–27

 

Shirley Valentine, by Willie Russell

A classic coming-of-age story — even though the protagonist is middle-aged!

An English housewife, reduced to talking to the kitchen walls, escapes to Greece for adventure. A hilarious and touching, common-sensical and irreverent, bawdy and wise one-woman show, from the writer who gave us Educating Rita.

“A joyful, captivating piece of theater.” —The Daily News

Kathleen Keenan reprises the role that brought SRO audiences to their feet in our 2002 production

July 31-August 17


david budbill’s judevine 

A Vermont classic! A tribute to the real Vermont, the one that still exists on gritty back roads, as seen through the eyes of one of her best poets.

A collection of lyrically beautiful and compelling portraits of ordinary people, by turns raucous and bawdy, delicate and painful, intensely funny, angry and loving.

Budbill is a nationally recognized poet, featured on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac.

Once again directed by sixth-generation Vermonter and Artistic Director, Kim Bent, LNT’s production was heralded by Mr. Budbill as “the best he’s ever seen.” Your favorite actors return to reprise their roles.

Go see Judevine. It’s wonderful ... rich and believable, full of sass and heartbreak.” —Juneau Empire

“...glows with contagious compassion...” — Chicago Tribune

September 18–October 5

Watch for the Vermont Performer's Showcase and other great special events throughout the season!

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2008 Curtain Times:

7pm Thursdays & Sundays (except final Sunday, curtain at 2pm)

8pm Fridays & Saturdays

2pm Saturday Matinee (the first Saturday of each run)

Come early for the best choice of seats!

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