We are mission oriented

VPT creates theater in many forms, for many spaces.

VPT is a theater company dedicated to creating work with compassion, integrity and artistry founded by Mary Bacon and Dina Janis.

Vermont Public Theater believes that a theater should serve as a “round table” for community; inviting audiences from diverse walks of life, across cultures, ages, gender identifications and economic backgrounds to participate, engage, and inspire exuberant theatrical storytelling that lifts up our shared humanity.

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The WHY of

Vermont Public Theater

As a growing collective of theater artists and community members from the Vermont region and beyond, we are inspired by the idea that theater can exist in different forms and different spaces; both traditional and innovative.

We are not interested in being a brick and mortar organization, but instead desire to be creatively itinerant; a moveable feast if you will.

We imagine performances that are developed in collaboration with top professional theaters and arts partners in the region, but just as easily we envision developing work that could be presented in libraries, pubs, coffee shops, homeless shelters, hospitals, and outdoor venues.

We believe art should be participatory. We challenge the idea that an “audience” is a passive group of viewers or listeners.

We welcome participation and public discourse, and we strive to make work that will inspire both.

Last but not least, we believe that art should be free and offered at no charge to its audience.

Meet the Team

Dina Janis

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Mary Bacon

LEAD ARTIST
Heidi Armbruster

LEAD ARTIST
Alisha Bade Shrestha

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED

Since its inception, Vermont Public Theater has done things a little differently. Central to our model is collaboration.

When we presented A Christmas Memory on tour this past winter, we partnered with VT Public, Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Arts Exchange, Little City Cider and The Savoy Theater in a fundraiser for Vermont Flood Relief.

Together, we are stronger. Together we can build healthy communities through the arts.