A nonprofit community theater · Bellows Falls, Vermont
Five productions on the season line, from the autumn opener to the youth showcase at the end of summer. Reserve a single seat, or carry the whole parade with a pass.
Five productions, carried lantern by lantern
The Season
Every production on the line takes single-show reservations. Each one is its own night, carried by the people who take a seat — book one, or take the whole procession with a pass.
Lantern 01 · Autumn
The first lantern lit. A full-length play on the mainstage to open the season, with the house lights down and the river street quiet outside.
Lantern 02 · Winter
An evening of song and story for the coldest weeks of the year, built for a full house and a warm room.
Lantern 03 · Winter
A close, quiet staging with the audience near enough to hear the breath between lines — the smallest lantern on the line.
Lantern 04 · Spring
The biggest lantern of the year: a full musical with the whole company on the stage and the whole town in the seats.
Lantern 05 · End of summer
What the summer stage camp builds, performed on the same boards the season plays on — the last lantern, carried by the youngest hands.
Titles and dates go up on this page as each production is confirmed. Reservations open for every lantern on the line; if you would rather not choose, a season pass or flex-pass bundle carries you through all five.
Season Pass & Flex-Pass
A pass is the whole procession in one purchase. The gold ribbon runs the length of the season and collects a lantern for every night you carry — take the full run, or a bundle of nights that fit around your winter.
Reserve one show and one seat. The simplest way to walk the river street and take a lantern home.
A bundle of nights you choose yourself, spread across the season, so the parade fits around your winter.
Every lantern on the line, from the season opener through the youth showcase. Carry the whole parade.
Youth Summer Stage Camp
Each summer the Playhouse turns into a workshop: a long table, paper and wire, and a company of young performers building a show together. Camp ends with the Youth Showcase — the last lantern on the season line, lit by the youngest hands in the building.
Auditions
Auditions for the season are held at the Playhouse, where the door is left lit for anyone who wants to step through it — first-timers and old hands alike. Sign up ahead so we know who is coming, and bring what the part asks for.
Casting notices go up before each production, and the signup list is how the doorway stays open.
Sign up to audition
Support the Playhouse
The Lantern Playhouse is a nonprofit community theater, and every lantern on the line is held up by the town. Donations keep the lights on the stage; sponsorship carries a production from the first read-through to closing night.
Sponsorship levels run from a single gift to underwriting a full production. Tell us which lantern you would like to keep burning and we will find the level that fits.