This six-piece band brings hip-hop, salsa, rock and reggae together with a message of social justice.

From the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, Dr. Matthew Delmont (Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History) uses American Bandstand to bring together major themes in American history including civil rights, rock ‘n’ roll, television, and the emergence of a youth culture.

The themes in his book, The Nicest Kids in Town, illustrate how national issues have their roots in local situations, and how nostalgic representations of the past, like the musical Hairspray, can work as impediments to progress in the present.

Grab some take out and tune in to this exclusive LOH discussion. To be added to the guest list, email [email protected] and we’ll send a link to the event by noon on December 8.

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Join Grammy winner Dan Zanes and his musical wife, Claudia, for a joyful multicultural wintertime party!

Coming to a screen near you from their home in Baltimore, the duo’s Holiday Sing Along is based on the Christmas gatherings Dan experienced as a child in New Hampshire in which friends and neighbors came together to sing carols around the piano.

Now, the songs are from a variety of traditions near and far — Christmas and Hanukkah classics in English, Hebrew, and Ladino as well as holiday songs from Korea, Tunisia, and Haiti. Instead of a piano there are the sounds of guitar, mandolin, flute, trombone, ukulele and anything else that happens to make it in the door.

Get ready to sing and dance with wild abandon!

‍Grab some take out and tune in to this exclusive LOH house concert streamed via YouTube. To be added to the guest list, email [email protected] and we’ll send a link to the event by noon on December 15.

Find out more

By Stephanie Everett
Directed by Carol Dunne
Choreographed by Beatrice Capote

It’s Fine, I’m Fine will run live on stage at the Barrette Center for the Arts October 7 – 25 and will stream online October 22 – November 29.

A one-woman show written and performed by Stephanie Everett and nurtured at Northern Stage, It’s Fine, I’m Fine follows Steph as she comes to grips with a new normal after four career-ending concussions as a varsity soccer player at Dartmouth. Funny, heartbreaking, and human, It’s Fine, I’m Fine advocates for compassion in the face of all of our invisible struggles. This play was a fan favorite in 2018’s New Works Now and won the Best Festival Debut at New York’s United Solo Festival in 2019.

Recommended for ages 12 and up for mild references to sexuality and drug use.

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About The Naked Librarian

Upper Valley playwright Marisa Smith (Mad Love, Venus Rising) brings us a world premiere cycle of monologues that weave a tale of love, regret, family, and how things change (or don’t) from generation to generation. When memory is so strong, how can we make sure our best days are ahead of us?Approximate run time: 54 minutes

About On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco

Northern Stage favorite and Emmy-winner Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) brings to life one of Anton Chekhov’s heartbreakingly comic characters in this companion piece to Smith’s The Naked Librarian. Nyukhin, a long suffering husband and father, has been prodded by his wife to give a lecture on “The Harmfulness of Tobacco,” in spite of the fact (and because, we realize) he is a smoker. This ineffectual little man lays bare his unhappiness and failed dreams as we laugh together about the ridiculousness of life.
Age Advisory: Recommended for ages 12 and up for adult themes.
Approximate run time: 19 minutes

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For the holidays, Northern Stage will be producing It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play. This beloved American classic comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast starring a cast of Northern Stage favorites.

This is the saga of George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been squashed by family obligations and civic duty, and whose guardian angel has to descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair, and to remind him – by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born – that he has had, after all, a wonderful life.

Find out more …

This six-piece band brings hip-hop, salsa, rock and reggae together with a message of social justice.

From the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, Dr. Matthew Delmont (Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History) uses American Bandstand to bring together major themes in American history including civil rights, rock ‘n’ roll, television, and the emergence of a youth culture.

The themes in his book, The Nicest Kids in Town, illustrate how national issues have their roots in local situations, and how nostalgic representations of the past, like the musical Hairspray, can work as impediments to progress in the present.

Grab some take out and tune in to this exclusive LOH discussion. To be added to the guest list, email [email protected] and we’ll send a link to the event by noon on December 8.

Find out more

Join Grammy winner Dan Zanes and his musical wife, Claudia, for a joyful multicultural wintertime party!

Coming to a screen near you from their home in Baltimore, the duo’s Holiday Sing Along is based on the Christmas gatherings Dan experienced as a child in New Hampshire in which friends and neighbors came together to sing carols around the piano.

Now, the songs are from a variety of traditions near and far — Christmas and Hanukkah classics in English, Hebrew, and Ladino as well as holiday songs from Korea, Tunisia, and Haiti. Instead of a piano there are the sounds of guitar, mandolin, flute, trombone, ukulele and anything else that happens to make it in the door.

Get ready to sing and dance with wild abandon!

‍Grab some take out and tune in to this exclusive LOH house concert streamed via YouTube. To be added to the guest list, email [email protected] and we’ll send a link to the event by noon on December 15.

Find out more

By Stephanie Everett
Directed by Carol Dunne
Choreographed by Beatrice Capote

It’s Fine, I’m Fine will run live on stage at the Barrette Center for the Arts October 7 – 25 and will stream online October 22 – November 29.

A one-woman show written and performed by Stephanie Everett and nurtured at Northern Stage, It’s Fine, I’m Fine follows Steph as she comes to grips with a new normal after four career-ending concussions as a varsity soccer player at Dartmouth. Funny, heartbreaking, and human, It’s Fine, I’m Fine advocates for compassion in the face of all of our invisible struggles. This play was a fan favorite in 2018’s New Works Now and won the Best Festival Debut at New York’s United Solo Festival in 2019.

Recommended for ages 12 and up for mild references to sexuality and drug use.

Find out more

About The Naked Librarian

Upper Valley playwright Marisa Smith (Mad Love, Venus Rising) brings us a world premiere cycle of monologues that weave a tale of love, regret, family, and how things change (or don’t) from generation to generation. When memory is so strong, how can we make sure our best days are ahead of us?Approximate run time: 54 minutes

About On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco

Northern Stage favorite and Emmy-winner Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) brings to life one of Anton Chekhov’s heartbreakingly comic characters in this companion piece to Smith’s The Naked Librarian. Nyukhin, a long suffering husband and father, has been prodded by his wife to give a lecture on “The Harmfulness of Tobacco,” in spite of the fact (and because, we realize) he is a smoker. This ineffectual little man lays bare his unhappiness and failed dreams as we laugh together about the ridiculousness of life.
Age Advisory: Recommended for ages 12 and up for adult themes.
Approximate run time: 19 minutes

Find out more

For the holidays, Northern Stage will be producing It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play. This beloved American classic comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast starring a cast of Northern Stage favorites.

This is the saga of George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been squashed by family obligations and civic duty, and whose guardian angel has to descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair, and to remind him – by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born – that he has had, after all, a wonderful life.

Find out more …