(White River Junction, VT – March 9, 2026) Northern Stage is proud to announce its 2026/27 Season, featuring five Main Stage productions in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts. This dynamic season leans into Northern Stage’s commitment to bold storytelling, nationally recognized artists, and work that sparks conversation long after the curtain falls. The season will open with the regional premiere of the Tony-nominated John Proctor Is The Villain by Kimberly Belflower, fresh off its successful Broadway run, from September 23 to October 11, 2026. Next up is the worldwide phenomenon, Disney’s Frozen, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and book by Jennifer Lee, from November 18, 2026 to January 3, 2027. In the new year, we present the gripping new true-crime drama The Getaway Driver by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston from February 3 to February 21, 2027; Conor McPherson’s modern Irish masterpiece The Weir, celebrating its 30th anniversary, from March 17 to April 4, 2027; and a musical to be announced, from May 5 to May 30, 2027.

Also on the Main Stage this season, Northern Stage will introduce an exciting new program called Northern Stage In Concert that will feature a semi-staged professional presentation of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street this August. Additionally, Jazz at the Junction will return, alongside readings of new works, and additional special performances to be announced.

“This season is about transformation,” said Producing Artistic Director Carol Dunne. “Transformation through building community, strengthening our families, through sharing our stories and especially listening with empathy. In these uncertain times, empathy has the power to transform hope into action, uniting us to address the great issues facing us - together.”

2026/27 Full Season and Pick-3 Subscriptions will be available March 17, 2026. Single tickets will go on sale July 1, 2026. More information can be found at northernstage.org.

About Northern Stage’s 2026/27 Programming

The regional premiere of John Proctor Is The Villain by Kimberly Belflower, directed by BOLD Associate Artistic Director Sarah Elizabeth Wansley, opens the season, running September 23 to October 11, 2026 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts. When a rural Georgia high school English class begins reading The Crucible, their classroom discussions ignite a firestorm. As #MeToo allegations surface in their own community, the students begin to question the narratives they’ve inherited and the heroes they’ve been taught to defend. Sharp, funny, and electrifyingly current, this Tony-nominated drama captures the thrilling danger of young people finding their voice and rewriting the story.

This holiday season, Disney’s Frozen, the global phenomenon, comes to the Upper Valley, directed by Kyle Brand with Associate Director Kevin David Thomas, running November 18, 2026 through January 3, 2027. Featuring a cast of more than twenty performers, including talented students from Northern Stage’s education programs, and the beloved music of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, this dazzling production transforms the Byrne Theater into the kingdom of Arendelle. Journey with sisters Anna and Elsa through snowstorms, self-discovery, and sisterhood. Audiences of all ages will be swept up in this breathtaking theatrical event celebrating love, courage, and the power of being true to yourself.

Continuing the season is the world premiere of The Getaway Driver by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston, directed by Curt Columbus, who will this year conclude an incredible 20-year run as Artistic Director at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI. Performing February 3 to 21, 2027. Based on the true story of Katherine Ann Power and Clare Schroeder, this gripping new drama follows two women bound by a single, life-altering moment. It’s 1970. College student Power joins an activist group to protest the war. When their resistance turns deadly, Schroeder must grow up in the shadow of her father’s murder while Power disappears and spends decades on the FBI’s Most Wanted List. Years later, when Power resurfaces seeking redemption, she must confront Schroeder and the past that shaped their lives. Unfolding like a true crime thriller, this remarkable story asks: How far is too far in the fight to do what’s right?

In spring 2027, Northern Stage celebrates the 30th anniversary of Conor McPherson’s modern classic The Weir, directed by Peter Hackett, running March 17 to April 4, 2027. In a small Irish pub battered by wind and rain, four local men swap ghost stories to impress a newcomer. But as the evening unfolds, the most haunting revelations prove to be deeply human. Atmospheric, poetic, and quietly devastating, The Weir is a masterwork about loneliness, vulnerability, and the fragile magic of connection.

The season concludes with a musical to be announced, from May 5 to May 30, 2027.