2025
Summer Season
2025 Summer Musical: Chicago | Teen Edition
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
Music by John Kander - Lyrics by Fred Ebb - Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins - Script adaptation by David Thompson
Director: Gavy Kessler
Musical Director: Graham Christian
It's the 1920s in the Windy City, and two would-be jazz starlets Velma and Roxie vie for fame, fortune and notoriety-- all while on trial for killing their husbands. Can legendary lawyer Billy Flynn keep these "merry murderesses" out of the hangman's noose by controlling the narrative around their crimes?
Six Performances:
Friday August 8th 7pm
Saturday August 9th 2pm & 7pm
Friday August 15th 7pm
Saturday August 16th 2pm & 7pm
Sliding Scale: $15/$17/$20
Special Thanks to our Season Sponsors: The Bear Bookshop, Southern Vermont Solar, The Royal Diner, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Farnum Insulators, Sam’s Outdoor Outfitters, and Stripe-It, Seal-It
Adult Playwriting Workshop
With Abigail Drach
August 2&3, 2025
10am-4:30pm (with a 30 min break)
Is there anything more mysterious than a play? How does an idea in someone's head become words on a page and then transform into life embodied on a stage that moves its audience to cry and to laugh and to rage and to think? In this weekend workshop, we will explore just that. Everyone is welcome—whether you are a novice or experienced, whether you have an idea you've been dying to explore or you don't know where to start. We will cover the basics of formatting, setting the stage, narrative structure, characterization, and dialogue by drawing on examples from the canon such as: Lorraine Hansberry, Thorton Wilder, Arthur Miller, and Tony Kushner. Participants will also have ample time to develop, write, and workshop a scene from anywhere in their play. Everyone will have an opportunity to receive feedback from the workshop leader and from the other participants. By the end of the weekend, each participant will have a fleshed-out concept for a play and several pages of a draft to continue writing if they so desire and a strong sense of how to develop ideas into a script in the future.
Sliding Scale Pricing $100/$150/$200
Financial Support is available!
Afternoon Improv Camp
With Jane Baker
Ages 8-19
1 Week, Mon-Fri, 1-4
August 4 - August 8
Spend 5 half days exploring skills that will serve you your whole life, in or out of the theater: thinking on your feet, working collaboratively, keeping focus, and having fun! The best part is that in the learning of these things we also have a great time! We will explore traditional theater games as well as short form, long form, and structured improvisations. Come play!
Sliding Scale Pricing
If you are able to pay at the middle or higher rate, the difference goes directly towards financial aid and helping other families access NEYT programming.
$200/$175/$150
Financial Support is Available!
2025 Summer Camps
Brave Young Vaudevillians
Ages 6-8
Looking for a summer program that is fun, educational, and exciting while also incorporating outdoor activities, unstructured play, and theatre arts training? This is the one! We’ll play our way through the summer - singing, dancing, acting, dressing up and frolicking. Includes a performance on the final day for families and loved ones.
On Stage Programs
Ages 8-19
Students learn various acting skills. Most programs offer a family share or full scale production for the public. From Improv to Shakespeare, there’s something here for everyone! With our professional instructors, students learn valuable lessons to use on stage and off
Tech/Design Programs
Ages 10-19
For kids that prefer to learn about behind-the-scenes, there are opportunities to learn about costuming, stage lighting and sound, and creating scenic elements for the stage! These camps fill up fast, so sign up today!
2025 Season Sponsors
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