New Stage Players MISSION STATEMENT:
The New Stage Players are committed to developing theater makers in our area and telling stimulating stories of new or reimagined work that is inclusive, entertaining, and resonates with audiences in an intimate theatrical setting.
Join the The New Stage Players as we read plays that you know, plays you may not know, and original plays. This is a monthly series to create conversation and community, fun while learning about theatrical writing, and gather feedback on plays NSP is considering for production.
May 9th, we will be reading and discussing Middletown, by Will Eno. @ 7pm
Grange Hall Cultural Center, 317 Howard Avenue, Waterbury Center, VT
The New Stage Players invite the community for a creative social & dramatic reading of acclaimed play, Middletown, by Will Eno read by local actors. With Middletown, Will Eno provides us a contemporary retelling of the beloved 1938 play Our Town (by Thorton Wilder set in 1901), bringing forth themes of Daily Life, Love & Marriage, and Death & Eternity, creating a funny, whimsical, and ethereal theatrical journey for 21st century audiences. We welcome discussion to hear thoughts, impressions, questions, and compare the two plays as desired.
Charles Isherwood, theater critic for the New York Times called Eno “a Samuel Becket for the Jon Stewart generation.” Will Eno is best known for his play, Thom Paine (based on nothing), which received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, and has earned numerous prestigious awards for his dramatic writing. Middletown garnered Will Eno the 2010 Horton Foote Award for Promising New Play when it was performed Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater in NYC that same year.
These readings are free and open to the public.
Reservations are very much appreciated so we can plan accordingly, but are not necessary.
Reservations & information @ 802-244-4168 or info.acrossroads@gmail.com
Sponsored by Across Roads Center for the Arts and Grange Hall Cultural Center.
Is there a play you would like to hear read outloud?
New Stage Players is open to suggestions for plays to read in this series!
Are you a Playwright? A Director? An Actor? A Theater-Curious Person?
Contact us! We welcome the opportunity to read and talk about all kinds of plays that aren’t the usual community theater fare. This is not only an educational opportunity to expand our community knowledge of plays, but also to possibly consider them for future production and to introduce you to people who would like to support the project. To propose a play, please email us for the form with “Play Proposal” in the subject line: info.acrossroads@gmail.com
Daisy and the Wonder Weeds -- Development of script and score in process!
Daisy and the Wonder Weeds, written by Jean-Elliot Manning, Executive Producers Brenda Caforia-Weeber & Eric Weeber and Produced by New Stage Players (with Across Roads Center for the Arts) at the Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury Center, slated for 2026.
This is a joyful and colorful story of respect for the life and world around us. It focuses on inclusion, responsibility, and the power of being our best selves for each other and our planet despite the dark forces that might intercede. Our tag line is “Here comes a miracle!” (also a song in the show).
To learn more or become involved, please contact us at info.acrossroads@gmail.com