David Weinstock
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MACo presents Heidi Schreck’s ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’
Ratified in 1788, permanently inked in cursive script on broad sheets of parchment, the U.S. Constitution might look like settled history, a totally done deal.
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Rescued by love: Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ takes the stage
The Opera Company of Middlebury’s production opens on June 2 and should not be missed. Not only is the music as powerful as you’d expect, but the 19th…
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A very different kind of audition: Meet the singers of ‘Fidelio’
Landing a singing role on the professional opera stage is never easy. The audition process is rougher than the NFL Combine, and more selective than getting into Middlebury…
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What does inner silence look like? See it on stage
Six adults arrive at a secluded retreat center in the woods for five days of guided meditation. Each one is a troubled soul who has tried other healing…
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Getting into college: The drama and the fury
Throughout 2022, Middlebury Acting Company has staged plays about the hottest topics in American political life.
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New play tells the story of a reproductive rights pioneer
A few hours at the theater can help us escape momentarily from the wrenching problems of the real world. But sometimes a play does an even more important…
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‘Orphee aux Enfers’ opens June 3 at Town Hall Theater
Is “Orphee aux Enfers” the funniest opera of all time? Opera Company of Middlebury Artistic Director Doug Anderson thinks it is.
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Opinion: Ilsley workshop spurs creativity of poets
A library — the best kind of library — can give something back. The library can make books.
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Shakespeare like you’ve never seen it before
MIDDLEBURY — Since Shakespeare’s perky rom-com “Much Ado About Nothing” opened in London 400 years ago, you might think that by now it had been staged in every…