Lost Nation Theater

Lost Nation Theater Located in the City Hall of Vermont's capital, Montpelier, this unique 3/4 thrust stage brings unique and thought provoking theater to Vermont!

“One of the Best Regional Theaters in America” — NYC Drama League

"Best Theater of the Decade" "Best Play" "Best Musical" - Winner 2020 Broadway World Regional Theatre Awards

Year-round performance, education & community engagement programs. Now protected by the State-of-the-Art Synexis Bio-Defense Air Purification System. (A major investment that removes pathogens from the air in real time, 24/

7).

- the best way to be in touch is email: [email protected]
(or calling the office, 11am-3pm, Tuesday-Friday)

Coming up in 2022 a FULL SEASON
(our first since 2019!)
NEW VOICES, COME DREAM WITH US! Shows, special events and Winter, Spring, & Summer Youth Education Programs and Production Camps. ON THE MAINSTAGE
May 6-22. - Alegwasimek 8thlokadin: Abenaki Artists Speak. June 16-26. - Les Filles Du Quoi? -world premiere by Abby Paige
comedic, bilingual wild ride thru ancestry, identity, and storytelling

(July & August are all about our education programs, including Pushing Up the Sky and Frozen Jr.) September 8-18: Both Eyes Open: the Annie Oakley Story - world premiere of
Jeanne Beckwith's play especially commissioned for Maura O'Brien
Annie Oakley sets the record straight. October 6-23: Sondheim Musical R***e
LNT celebrates the master of blending the perfect lyric with the perfect melody whose genius gave us such shows as Sweeney Todd, Little Night Music, Company, Into the Woods and so many more. THEATER FOR KIDS BY KIDS:
March 1 - Return to the 100 Acre Wood

July 1 - Pushing Up the Sky - performed by our intermediate acting camp, ages 9-16 directed by Erin Galligan Baldwin and Avalon Dziak

Stay Tuned for special events - like new play readings or concerts! To Donate www.lostnationtheater.org/donate)

To Volunteer as an LNT "Thank You Ambassador" : https://forms.gle/hjcYffXAc2K2pknUA

To sign up for general volunteering: http://bit.ly/3ffMh4y

- LNT offers a wide variety of award-winning year-round performance, education and community engagement programs

During this Covid-19 Pandemic, which temporarily closed our physical doors, LNT pivoted to online content and coaching! But even tho we are back, live and in person, we will continue to live-stream content and keep up with our Patreon Page! To read LNT's Covid Protocols: https://lostnationtheater.org/lnt-and-covid-19-safety-protocols.html

- Join our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/lostnationtheater

- Watch the Webpage for scene snippets and short interviews with artists, or to sign up students for one-on-one coaching.

-Typical Year programming includes:
4-6 Mainstage Shows each year
3-4 Theater FOR Kids BY Kids shows each year
Special Events:
-LNT-Aid! Mega Benefit Concert (Nov)
- Stories for the Season (Dec)
- On Dark Nights - variety series, with different shows (theater/music/dance/magic/etc) happening between Mainstage Play events throughout the year
Visit the Website for specific info: www.lostnationtheater.org

Main Stage Curtain Times:
7:30pm Wednesdays-Saturdays
2pm Sundays
Check the website for up-to-date info on Covid-Safety protocols & requirements in place. Workshop/Camp/Intensive offerings:
Masterclasses on Sondheim, Cabaret Performance, Scenic Painting, Physical Storytelling, musical theater, etc. visit www.lostnationtheater.org/education for the latest info! Box Office: 802.229.0492
EMAIL (the best way to reach us): [email protected]

06/12/2026

How it started; How its going...
SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE by Jane Wagner for Lily Tomlin.

Join us for a night of boundless laughter and pondering the mystery of life in sweet, sweet AC! Find out what gym and coke bro Paul maybe shouldn't have been honest about and then watch Stoph turn into Kate in on stage in front of your eyes.
💚 Tonight 6/12 at 7:30pm
🛸 Tomorrow 6/13 at 2 and 👽 7:30pm
💚 Closing Sunday 6/14 at 2pm

Video description: Stoph Scheer as Paul seated at a table for the first read through saying "I shouldve just let the lies pile up. The one time in my life I make a conscious effort to be honest, it blows up in my face." Next clip from promo shoot shows character, set and costume progression one week later, followed by production photos of the fully realized production.

Directed by Kim Bent, the show stars Maura O'Brien and Stoph Scheer. Designers John Paul Devlin (set) Jessica Della Pepa Clayton (costumes), Avi Sheehan (lighting & video), Andrew Vachon (sound) and Anna Blackburn (stage manager & props) create a vibrant, inventive playground for Maura & Stoph to tell the story!

Lost Nation Theater at Montpelier City Hall Auditorium Arts Center. June 4-14.

firstday

The clock is ticking! We've hit the Final Four of THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE at LNT starti...
06/12/2026

The clock is ticking! We've hit the Final Four of THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE at LNT starting Tonight!
AND - not only is the elevator working - but LNT is Air-Conditioned!!
Stay cool and see a really cool show that audiences are Loving!

The show is full of belly laughs, wry smiles and maybe even a tear or two. A nourishing soup of fun!

Get tickets at the door - or online - www.lostnationtheater.org
Box Office opens 1 hour before curtain!
7:30pm Fri (tonight!; 2pm & 7:30pm Sat; 2pm Sun - and then it's gone!

(runs about 2 hours including intermission - so if youre invested in the NBA playoffs - you'll get to see the game too)



Brought to you by: actors Maura O'Brien & Stoph Scheer; director Kim Bent; designers Jessica Della Pepa Clayton, John Paul Devlin, Avi Sheehan, & Andrew Vachon; production stage manager Anna Blackburn; producing artistic director Kathleen Keenan, associate managing director Brandy Perez, and social media guru Emily Harvey LaCroix.

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06/11/2026

Sizzle Reel for LNT's THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE! - We're down to the FINAL SHOWS!
Performances must end Sunday June 14.
www.lostnationtheater.org

Get a sneak peek into the show and hear what audiences are saying about the show! Curtain: 7:30pm Th/Fr/Sat and 2pm Matinees Sat & Sun.

Thanks to Emily Harvey LaCroix and Sam Biondolillo for their amazing help putting this together!

Brought to you by: actors Maura O'Brien & Stoph Scheer; director Kim Bent; designers Jessica Della Pepa Clayton, John Paul Devlin, Avi Sheehan, & Andrew Vachon; production stage manager Anna Blackburn; producing artistic director Kathleen Keenan, associate managing director Brandy Perez, and social media guru Emily Harvey LaCroix.



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06/10/2026

What's your favorite line in the show?

Maura (Trudy): For instance, I am standing here on the corner of Walk/Don't Walk, waiting for these aliens from outer space to show up. I call that crazy, dont you? If I were sane, I should be waiting for the light like everyone else.

Stoph (Kate): How much longer must I wait, I have read all the magazines?

SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE by Jane Wagner for Lily Tomlin.

Directed by Kim Bent, the show stars Maura O'Brien and Stoph Scheer. Designers John Paul Devlin (set) Jessica Della Pepa Clayton (costumes), Avi Sheehan (lighting & video), Andrew Vachon (sound) and Anna Blackburn (stage manager & props) create a vibrant, inventive playground for Maura & Stoph to tell the story!

Lost Nation Theater at Montpelier City Hall Auditorium Arts Center. June 4-14.

SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE hits the stage again tomorrow to begin its FINAL week of performanc...
06/10/2026

SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE hits the stage again tomorrow to begin its FINAL week of performances!
Take your friends and neighbors advice: Come see the show!
AND remember - The ELEVATOR is WORKING!
7:30 Wed-Sat; plus 2pm Matinees Sat & Sun. June 10-14.
Then... it's gone!
www.lostnationtheater.org

Kudos to the entire team for the joyous audience resposnse!

Brought to you by: actors Maura O'Brien & Stoph Scheer; director Kim Bent; designers Jessica Della Pepa Clayton, John Paul Devlin, Avi Sheehan, & Andrew Vachon; production stage manager Anna Blackburn; producing artistic director Kathleen Keenan, associate managing director Brandy Perez, and social media guru Emily Harvey LaCroix.
and all LNT's underwriters - including the City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, Eternity & The Point FM!

www.lostnationtheater.org



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06/08/2026

Favorite Lines: Production Team Edition

All from Trudy, the wisely "crazy" bag lady
John Devlin (Scenic Design): See the human mind is kind of like a pinata. When it breaks open, theres a lot of
Kim Bent (Director): See I got the kind of madness Socrates talked about. A divine release from custom and convention.
Avi Sheehan (Lighting Design): I refuse to be intimidated by reality anymore.
Anna Blackburn (Production Stage Manager): Reality is the leading source of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small doses; but as a life style, its too confining."

SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE by Jane Wagner for Lily Tomlin.

Directed by Kim Bent, the show stars Maura O'Brien and Stoph Scheer. Designers John Paul Devlin (set) Jessica Della Pepa Clayton (costumes), Avi Sheehan (lighting & video), Andrew Vachon (sound) and Anna Blackburn (stage manager & props) create a vibrant, inventive playground for Maura & Stoph to tell the story!

Lost Nation Theater at Montpelier City Hall Auditorium Arts Center. June 4-14.

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More Vermonters making good at the Tony's this year! Big Congrats to our friends (and LNT Board Members) Sam Biondolillo...
06/08/2026

More Vermonters making good at the Tony's this year!
Big Congrats to our friends (and LNT Board Members) Sam Biondolillo and Sam Houlihan for winning - as producers - the BEST MUSICAL TONY AWARD for *Schmigadoon!"
(What fun seeing Sam B up on the Tony stage for the acceptance speeches for the show!)
Congrats to all the nominees and the winners.
And Kudos to all of the hard-working educational and regional theater folk too.

But... isn't it fun to say you know Tony-Award Winners!
Congrats again guys!



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2pm Matinee Today (Sun June 7) brings our sensational opening week of THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UN...
06/07/2026

2pm Matinee Today (Sun June 7) brings our sensational opening week of THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE to fruition!
There are still a few tickets - get them at the door!
www.lostnationtheater.org (or link in bio for info)
Audiences and critics are continuing to rave, leap to their feet in standing ovations, laugh, cry & practice "awe-robics" with Trudy.

Don't miss it! Today at 2pm - and then just one more week: Wed-Sun June 10-14.
www.lostnationtheater.org

Brought to you by: actors Maura O'Brien & Stoph Scheer; director Kim Bent; designers Jessica Della Pepa Clayton, John Paul Devlin, Avi Sheehan, & Andrew Vachon; production stage manager Anna Blackburn; producing artistic director Kathleen Keenan, associate managing director Brandy Perez, and social media guru Emily Harvey LaCroix.
and all LNT's underwriters - including the City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, Eternity & The Point FM!



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We're jumping for joy! THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, by Jane Wagner, directed by Kim Bent - ...
06/06/2026

We're jumping for joy! THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, by Jane Wagner, directed by Kim Bent - has officially opened and its a hit!
Two shows so far and two standing ovations!
And I think this is the first time an audience member has described a show as "JAW DROPPING FUN!!"

You can still get tickets at the door for tonight (7:30pm curtain) - but remember this show has a limited run - just two weekends. The final performance is June 14.
www.lostnationtheater.org (or follow the link in our bio) for details and tickets.

KUDOS and Thanks to the entire creative ensemble!
Actors Maura O'Brien & Stoph Scheer; director Kim Bent; designers Jessica Della Pepa Clayton, John Paul Devlin, Avi Sheehan, & Andrew Vachon; production stage manager Anna Blackburn; producing artistic director Kathleen Keenan, associate managing director Brandy Perez, and social media guru Emily Harvey LaCroix.



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Celebrating tonight’s Official Opening of *The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe* and the Elevator at...
06/05/2026

Celebrating tonight’s Official Opening of *The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe* and the Elevator at our home in Montpelier City Hall finally being finished! Inaugural Ride with cast members Maura O’Brien and Stoph Scheer, LNT artistic directors Kim Bent and Kathleen Keenan, associate managing director Brandy Perez, and mighty elevator whisperers Andrew and Jacob of Alpha Elevator.
It’s LIFT Off folks!!

Search for Signs has a limited run. Just 2 weeks. Now thru June 14!
www.lostnationtheater.org

Thank you City of Montpelier!



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