The New Stage Play Festival 2025: An Evening of Comedy

The New Stage Players invites the community to enjoy local directors and performers in a presentation of a variety of comedic storytelling to lift audience spirits and raise productions funds for this new community theater group, located in Waterbury, Vermont. From a call for new short plays, ten plays of comedy were chosen out of 330 plays that were submitted nationally. The playwrights presented are: Jeanne Beckwith, Donna R. Boyd , Bruce Deveau, Lori Goodman), Amanda Lay, John Minigan, Mark Saunders, David Simpatico, Ken Preuss, and Bill Triplett, representing work from Vermont, all over the United States and Australia.

Local directors Jeanne Beckwith, Louis Bronson, Monica Callan, Paul Cavaliere, Bob Carmody, and Stephanie Seng are heading up these original plays, featuring local actors, Rick Boyle, Dan Comeau, Kohl Comtess, Ramona Godfrey, Chris Hagdis, Jacquelyn Kelleher, David Klein, Clarke Jordan, David Lagala, Evan Lewis, Jennifer McCabe, Dennis McSorley, Fred Patchen, , Cynthia Seckler, Mo Seivwright, Mary Scripps, Augie Stevens, Lila Stratton, Meredith Vaughn, Janice Gohm Webster, and Mary Woodruff performing the roles. Silas Vaughn will be the festival’s MC.

Tickets are $20 suggested donation, or on a pay-as-you-can basis.

Reservations are very much appreciated. Seating is limited. PG-13 (some language).

Advanced tickets can be found at sevendaystickets.com or https://sevendaystickets.com/events/new-stage-play-festival-2025

For reservations and more information, please call 802-244-4168 email or info.acrossroads@gmail.com.

Sponsored by Across Roads Center for the Arts and Grange Hall Cultural Center