A 2010 Pulitzer Prize Finalist!

In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)

By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Scott Edmiston
Featuring Anne Gottlieb

September 17 - October 16, 2010

This laugh-out-loud, provocative and touching play is a comedy about marriage, intimacy and electricity. Set in the 1880s at the dawn of the age of electricity and based on the bizarre historical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat ‘hysterical’ women (and some men), the play centers on a doctor and his wife and how his new therapy affects their entire household.

The Shirley, VT Play Festival

Body Awareness

By Annie Baker
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Featuring Paula Plum & Adrianne Krstansky

October 22 - November 20, 2010

“Body Awareness” week on a Vermont college campus is the setting for this smart and touching comedy about ordinary people grasping for connection. When Phyllis, the organizer, and her partner, Joyce, agree to host a photographer famous for his female nude portraits, a firestorm erupts that could break apart their unconventional family.

"Body Awareness" is part of "The Shirley, VT Plays" series - learn more here.

A Holiday Musical
For People Who Don't Like Holiday Musicals

Striking 12

Book, Music & Lyrics by
Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin & Valerie Vigoda
Featuring José Delgado

December 8, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Weaving a modern-day New Year's Eve into Hans Christian Andersen's classic fable "The Little Match Girl," this unique hybrid of musical theatre and live concert tells the story of a grumpy, overworked New Yorker whose resolve to spend New Year's Eve alone in his apartment crumbles when an unexpected visitor brings some much-needed cheer.

Two-Time Tony Award-Winner - Best Musical

nine

Book by Arthur Kopit
Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Adaptation from the Italian by Mario Fratti
Based on Fellini's 8½
Directed by Paul Daigneault

January 21 - February 19, 2011

Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault celebrates SpeakEasy's 20th anniversary with a very special production of his all-time favorite musical, nine. Based on Fellini's classic film 8½, this spectacular show tells the story of celebrated film director Guido Contini, who is facing both mid-life and marital crises after turning 40. Drifting toward a nervous breakdown, Guido finds himself examining his past flawed relationships with the many women who have come through his life, while struggling to accept and live life as a mature adult man.

2009 Tony Nominee – Best Play

Reasons to Be Pretty

By Neil LaBute
Directed by Paul Melone

March 4 - April 2, 2011

This incendiary drama from Neil LaBute (Fat Pig, The Shape of Things) asks, “How much is ‘pretty’ worth?” Sparked by one man’s offhand remark about his girlfriend’s appearance, Reasons to Be Pretty navigates the crumbling relationships of four young friends as they come to terms with their unfulfilling lives and question the American obsession with physical beauty.

A Musical Within a Comedy

The Drowsy Chaperone

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert
and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Featuring Will McGarrahan and Karen Macdonald

May 6 - June 4, 2011

Mayhem, mix-ups and a gay (in the old sense of the word) wedding mark the high-spirited hijinx of The Drowsy Chaperone, winner of five 2006 Tony Awards. The fun begins when a die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called "The Drowsy Chaperone" and the show magically bursts to life. Suddenly the man finds himself immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring to the rafters.