Northern Stage
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Northern Stage is a non-profit, regional professional company located in White River Junction, Vermont
. The company began in 1992 to offer high-quality professional theater in northern New England. In early 1997, the Briggs Opera House became the permanent home for the company.
Northern Stage has seven professional productions each year, from September through May, with professional actors, designers and technicians drawn from throughout the country, with the acting talent largely selected from New York City
. Many of the actors have Broadway experience.
Northern Stage has won awards four times from the New England Theatre Conference for its productions of To Kill a Mockingbird
(1999), All My Sons
(2004), Les Misérables
(2008) and Hamlet
(2009). In 2003, the company hosted Pulitzer Prize
-winning author Arthur Miller
for a reading of his then-unpublished script, Resurrection Blues
, as well as holding a staged reading of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf with international stars Patrick Stewart
and Lisa Harrow
.
Northern Stage is a constituent member theatre of the Theatre Communications Group
.
White River Junction, Vermont
White River Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Hartford in Windsor County, Vermont, United States...
. The company began in 1992 to offer high-quality professional theater in northern New England. In early 1997, the Briggs Opera House became the permanent home for the company.
Northern Stage has seven professional productions each year, from September through May, with professional actors, designers and technicians drawn from throughout the country, with the acting talent largely selected from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Many of the actors have Broadway experience.
Northern Stage has won awards four times from the New England Theatre Conference for its productions of To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was instantly successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature...
(1999), All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances...
(2004), Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
(2008) and Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
(2009). In 2003, the company hosted Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning author Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
for a reading of his then-unpublished script, Resurrection Blues
Resurrection Blues
Resurrection Blues is Arthur Miller's penultimate play. Though Miller was not known for his humor, this play uses a pointed comedic edge to intensify his observations about the dangers, as well as the benefits, of blind belief: political, religious, economic and emotional.-Plot:The story is set in...
, as well as holding a staged reading of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf with international stars Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century...
and Lisa Harrow
Lisa Harrow
Lisa Harrow is an actress, noted for her roles in British theatre, films and television.- Early life :Harrow was born in Auckland and attended Auckland University...
.
Northern Stage is a constituent member theatre of the Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group is an organization dedicated to the promotion of non-profit professional theatre in the United States. TCG has over 450 member theatres located in 47 states; 17,000 individual members; and a growing number of University, Funder, Business and Trustee Affiliates...
.