Vermont Public Community Calendar

The iconic work gets new wings in a mystical and technologically transformed experience uniting dance and orchestra.

Filippo Ciabatti, DSO director
John Heginbotham, DDE director

Famous for its rich rhythms, Russian folkloric melodies and dissonant strains, Stravinsky's 1910 work for the Ballet Russes broke boundaries. Now, two Hop Ensembles collaborate to reimagine the tale of rebirth as a pair of simulcast performances. The Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra will perform the entire "Firebird" in Spaulding Auditorium, enriched by a live projection of choreography by the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble. At the same moment (and on the other side of the Hop) audiences will be immersed in the reworked dance, accompanied in real-time by the dynamic orchestral score.

The iconic work gets new wings in a mystical and technologically transformed experience uniting dance and orchestra.

Filippo Ciabatti, DSO director
John Heginbotham, DDE director

Famous for its rich rhythms, Russian folkloric melodies and dissonant strains, Stravinsky's 1910 work for the Ballet Russes broke boundaries. Now, two Hop Ensembles collaborate to reimagine the tale of rebirth as a pair of simulcast performances. The Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra will perform the entire "Firebird" in Spaulding Auditorium, enriched by a live projection of choreography by the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble. At the same moment (and on the other side of the Hop) audiences will be immersed in the reworked dance, accompanied in real-time by the dynamic orchestral score.

The choral singers round out the year with an uplifting performance.

Filippo Ciabatti, director

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET: Conversation with the Creatives

Friday, May 15
Following the 7:30 PM Preview Performance

Join us after the show for a conversation with the creatives on the development process for the world premiere of Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret! Don’t miss out on a fun and exciting peek into the alchemy of how we bring new works from page to stage here at Northern Stage.

Admission is Free to the Public.

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

The Coast's graduating seniors grab the reins.

Taylor Ho Bynum, director

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

Sing, dance and clap along!

Regional Emmy award winners and stars of the Vermont PBS take to the stage in this fun family concert. Chris Dorman (Mister Chris) and his collaborators share classic and original kids' songs.

Check out episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 of "Mister Chris and Friends" on Vermont PBS or YouTube.

This program is a great fit for ages 3-8 and families and is free and unticketed.

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

The program features works by long-time collaborators and composers Juan Pablo Contreras and Nubia Jaime Donjuan.

Brian Messier, director

Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring Danzón No. 3 "The Lone Pine" by Donjuan and a new piece by Latin Grammy-nominated Contreras—both commissioned by the Hop and performed for the very first time.

Part of the Mexican Repertoire Initiative—a Hop initiative to create, support and expand the reach of new repertoire by Mexican composer.

Artists Talkback
Saturday, May 23rd following the 7:30pm performance

Join us after the 7:30 PM show for a conversation with Wonder! company.
Admission is Free to the Public.

Tickets to the performance are NOT included or required for the event.

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+

WONDER! A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET
by TALENE MONAHON
directed by AILEEN WEN MCGRODDY
adapted from The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret by SUSANNA CENTLIVRE (1714)
MAY 13 - 31, 2026

A family vacation on the high seas goes awry when a famous painting is discovered missing and the culprit is suspected to be one of the passengers aboard the Aqua Royale: Paris to Portugal. Loosely adapted from Susanna Centlivre’s 1714 farce of the same name, Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret follows a colorful cast including a pair of jealous lovers, an iceberg-phobic captain, a frustrated musical revue performer, a scheming mother-in-law, and an enterprising toilet maid as they try to make it to Lisbon with a boat-load of secrets. Set sail for a side-splitting, laugh-’til-you cry adventure!

Regular Tickets: $37-$80
Student / Youth (Under 25): $28
Pay-What-You-Can Preview (May. 13): $10+