Mainstage Productions

A Song for My Father by David Budbill

The World Premiere of Vermont’s most popular poet-playwright’s touching new theatrical event.
Wrenchingly real, fiercely emotional & unexpectedly funny — Chicago Sun Times.
Before time runs out, a son facing the long-distance challenges of caring for his dad, also hopes to bridge the personal distance between them.  From the author of Judevine. Budbill plays with the present, memory, humor, and dreams, like soloists in a jazz combo trading riffs to let the story soar.
April 22-May 9 see curtain times

Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck

The Romanian Mob, a Bug-Loving Buddhist and a Single Mom with a Shoe Fetish create the latest comedy by the award winning playwright and screenwriter for Law & Order.
Bad Dates iS a Good Night Out “Irresistible” - Boston Globe
A single mom does her best to manage her finances, her teenage daughter, to find love, and to outwit the Mob.
May 27-June 13 see curtain times

Love Letters Made Easy by Jeanne Beckwith

Love’s a slippery— slope even for the most experienced!
Clever, witty comedy juxtaposing Edwardian advice with modern day crisis!  Meet eccentric characters in an astonishing range of emotions & situations inspired by love: from personal ad attempts, to office intrigue, to a woman in love with an alien.
A fun romp through the promises, perils & pitfalls of love in today’s Electronic Age!
June 24-July 11 see curtain times

All Night Strut by Fran Charnas

Sensational Sassy Musical Celebrates The Swinging And Sultry Sounds Of The 1930’s & 40’s. A fabulous foursome sings & dances its way from the Funky Jive of Harlem to the Lullaby of Broadway. Revel in such favorites as In the Mood, Minnie the Moocher, A Fine Romance, Ain’t Misbehavin! Jitterbug, blues, gospel, swing, jazz, be bop and pop tunes from Duke Ellington, The Gershwins, Cab Calloway, Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer and more!
July 15-Aug 1 see curtain times

Fully Committed by Becky Mode

1 actor. 40 characters. Eric Love (of 2009′s Complete works of Wm Shakespeare-Abridged) stars.
Sam has it hard. He’s in demand — but not for his acting.  Instead, he mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan’s number-one restaurant. He juggles rude scheming socialites, desperate name-dropping wannabes, fickle celebrities, ego-maniacal bosses, his snide agent and  his lonely widowed dad.
Performed at a dizzying pace Fully Committed is theatrical daredevilry, exhilarating to watch.
Aug 5-22 see curtain times

The Complete History of America Abridged by Long, Martin, and Tischler

After the thunderous response to our The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, Lost Nation is eager to bring you more irreverent smash-hit fun from the “bad boys of abridgement”  and the very same production team!  This time 600 years of American History are squeezed into 6000 hysterical seconds. Think The Daily Show performed by the Marx Brothers. Get ready for more crazy costumes, silly props, bad wigs and men in delightful drag.
Sept 23-Oct 10 see curtain times

Annual Traditional Productions

An Edgar Allan Poe Spooktacular!

Ghoulishly gleeful candlelit staged readings from the master of the heebie-geebie genre by your favorite LNT actors. The evening also includes a costume contest, decadent desserts, cash bar, and dancing til you drop to the swingin’ 21-Piece LC Jazz Band. It’s Halloween for Grown-ups! Celebrate with us.
Call the Theater for details: 802-229-0492.
Saturday, October 30

It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play by Joe Landy

City Hall Auditorium becomes a 1940′s broadcast studio (WLNT) as five versatile actors and a busy sound effects wizard bring to life Frank Capra’s classic before a live studio audience (that’s you)! Now in its 3rd year as an annual event, It’s A Wonderful Life is Lost Nation Theater’s gift to the community. Tickets are just $10 and kids under 11, who come with an accompanying paying adult – are free. Be part of the magic of this inspirational story, which reminds us that no one is poor who has friends. 
7pm Tuesday-Thursday, December 7-9.

Performer’s Showcase and Special Events

STORYSLAMS

With Jason Lorber leading the way as host and guide, Lost Nation Theater is featuring Slam Contests in connection with its mainstage shows: Bad Dates, Love Letters Made Easy, Fully Committed, and coming next on Sunday, Sept 26 – The Complete History of America Abridged!

Aardvark Malarkey-Youth Sketch Comedy

Imagine six Vermont teens, percolating with energy and channeling every gag they’ve ever seen. Aardvark Malarkey is just that–it’s aard. And malarkey. Plenty of it. You’ll laugh! Suggested donation of $5.  www.kingdomcounty.com for more information. 7:30 pm Tuesday, August 10

Theater for Kids by Kids

Alice in Wonderland -

is the culminating production of LNT’s 2-week Youth Musical Theater Production Lab. Kids, age 9-19, perform this fabulous fun musical based on Disney’s 1951 Film and Lewis Carroll’s classic books, after spending weeks honing their vocal, movement and acting skills in LNT’s Camp. The show will run approximately 75 minutes.
11am & 2pm. Fri & Sat Aug 20 & 21.

LNT’s 2010 Winter Youth Theater Lab presented its own rendition of Snow White, Feb 26 at 5:30pm.

Winterfest 2010!

Rosalee Was Here by Maura Campbell ran Jan 28-31

Rose with Mary Wheeler ran Feb 4-7

Piecework: When We Were French by Abby Paige ran Feb 11-14