Upcoming Events

Event

Our Place As Nature

Sunday, 19 July 2026  ·  5:00pm – 6:30pm  ·  Crumb Factory, Montpelier VT

An evening of poetry hosted by poet Amy Beth Sisson and naturalist-garden designer Rose Fairley, featuring poet Sarah Audsley and her collection Landlocked X (Texas Review Press). MNTC actors will also perform works by Franny Choi, Louise Glück, Ross Gay, Jacqueline Suskin, and others exploring our relationship with the natural world. Free and open to the public — registration encouraged along with a $10 donation, half of which goes to the North Branch Nature Center native plant restoration nursery.

Workshop

Acting On-Camera with Annie Chang

Tuesday, 21 July 2026  ·  6:00pm – 9:00pm  ·  Barre Social Club

Join us for a three-hour master class in on-camera acting with MNTC founding member Annie Chang (Peacemaker on HBO, Interior Chinatown on Hulu). Using a simple setup you can recreate at home, learn film acting foundations and technical skills to perform confidently on-screen. Annie will assign participants a scene to workshop and offer coaching from the perspective of a working actor. Includes a Q&A on the business side of film/tv. Curious but not ready to perform? Sliding scale audit spots available.

Workshop

Shakespeare Is for Everyone

Sunday, 26 July 2026  ·  10:00am – 12:00pm  ·  Grange Hall Cultural Center, Waterbury Center VT

Co-hosted by MNTC and Full Circle Theater Collaborative, this workshop is open to everyone — from total beginners to seasoned Shakespeare nerds. Taught by visiting Los Angeles performers Taylor Jackson Ross and MNTC founding member Kristina Mueller, the class includes a brief look at Shakespeare's world, theatre warm-ups for body and voice, and hands-on work with text from both a comedy and a tragedy. 18+.

Workshop

Creating Characters from the Ground Up

Tuesday, 28 July 2026  ·  6:00pm – 8:00pm  ·  Vermont Comedy Arts

LA-based comedian and MNTC founding member Emily Day Blackwell teaches this exciting character workshop. Learn techniques to find characters that are interesting and fun to play, sharpen your existing wheelhouse, or stretch the limits of your physical container and voice. Basic improv training required.