This Saturday night's staging of "A Christmas Memory" only has four tickets left, so we weren't gonna send out a newsletter. But... there's four tickets left. If you want to go, best jump on it. Fair warning. Plus there are other great shows coming up fast that have tons of tickets available.
So, howdy! How are ya?
All individuals are required to wear a mask at our events except when eating or drinking, and maintain a six-foot social distance from people not in their party. Performers are not required to be masked while performing. Seating is set up in pods; if you wish to make a custom pod for your party, arrive early and we’ll help. (Our chairs are movable and configurable.) People who have already arrived and have arranged their seating will not be expected to move. This policy may change without notice. Some events may have tighter restrictions by the performer’s or presenter’s request.
One performance only of an in-the-round staged reading / radio play / casual theater hybrid of the quirky Prohibition-era Truman Capote story “A Christmas Memory.” John Hadden directs his adaptation of the tale along with David Stern and the Wild Goose Players and others, which will be recorded and filmed with a studio audience at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Saturday evening, December 4. Door at 7:00, show at 7:30. $10 suggested donation. Seating is limited.
is going to premier the audio of this performance on Sunday December 12 at noon, with rebroadcasts on Friday December 17 at 7pm, and Sunday December 19 at noon. The station has a tradition of playing all holiday music starting at noon on the 23rd and going through noon on the 26th — everything from schlock to rock and classical to classless. It's unexpectedly fun, the nuggets that churn up. Anyway, they'll be playing the play again during that barrage on Christmas Eve and Day at noon and 5pm. Then once more for good measure on Sunday December 26 at noon.
in Springfield is eager to broadcast the video through their channels once we get it edited and over to them; we don't know the schedule though. They're actually sending a camera guy down to help with the documentation, which is great and totally appreciated. We're not sure about
, they never got back to us. We'll drop off a DVD of the finished edit whether they want it or not, we presume they'll air it. We'll also post it on YouTube so you can watch it whenever you want, over and over and over.
Rupert played here once, two years ago in The Before Times. So good. He loved the audience and the room, both of which loved him back. When he asked about having a return engagement, we hemmed and hawed. (Ha! We jumped at it.) Here's video of that first one. We're looking forward to getting the much-better cameras and one of the new vocal mics on him.
London-born, Oxford-educated touring artist Rupert Wates brings his thoroughly American acoustic folk steeped in deep wells of cabaret and jazz to Stage 33 Live on Sunday, December 12 at 7:00 PM. Local favorite Josh Maiocco opens. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; limited seating; recorded and filmed. Masks required.With the lyricism of Gordon Lightfoot and the attention to craft of Richard Thompson, his highly developed songwriting is by turns vulnerable and bold, featuring intricate lyrics and memorable melodies, exceptional guitar skills, and a smooth, expressive voice.He’s released eleven internationally acclaimed solo albums and won dozens of songwriting awards, and his work has been covered by artists in the UK, Canada, and the US, including two tribute albums to his material. While the doors to large venues and big festivals are open to him, he prefers intimate, up-close audiences in small listening rooms where the emphasis is on the music. The recognition that regular people are what make the world extraordinary reflects in his vivid, sophisticated songwriting about the American experience.“As the former manager of the late Harry Chapin, I’ve heard my share of story songs. Rupert’s are right up there with the best.” — Bob Hinkle
An exciting co-headline matinee show with multi-instrumentalist Olivia Nied and powerful musician-poet Doctora Xingona Diana Alvarez on January 2 at 3:00. Tremendous LGBTQ+ / BIPOC talents. $10 in advance, or $15 at the door.
Olivia Nied has been performing since she was nine as a soloist, leader, and side person. She often incorporates LGBTQ+ lyrical themes in her work and believes in creating safe spaces at her shows for gender diverse individuals. She was awarded a merit scholarship to Berklee College of Music’s Summer Jazz Program, where she received honors. She has studied at the Vermont Jazz Center, and studied music and film at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, graduating with a BA in 2020. Olivia also studied music at Goldsmiths University in London and filmmaking in Paris.
Doctora Xingona Diana Alvarez‘s ancestors bloom in her voice, roaring an otherworldly fire against oppression, creating a gripping atmosphere for healing in poetic songs that live in-between, where borders are a myth. Her music, poetry, performances, films, and gatherings center transcendence, kinship, and the co-liberation and nourishment of queer and trans artists of color. Doctora Xingona is the composer and filmmaker behind the award-winning Quiero Volver: A Xicanx Ritual Opera, a multimedia performance altar for queer and trans BIPOC artists to convene and manifest futures. Dr. Alvarez earned her PhD in Electronic Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is an invited performer, lecturer, facilitator, and keynote speaker at venues and schools worldwide.
Man Made Tragedies from Saxtons River in Rockingham, Vermont, has been around for some time, notching up their game while going through the personnel and name changes that most young bands go through.
They are front-man Ezra Holloway on vocals and bass, guitarist Jake Tretler, and Kiegan Eastman drumming.
The band was a highlight at BrattRock 2019 according to the festival’s founder, Jaimie Scanlon, who told local press that their set was “jaw dropping… really brought the crowd to its knees.” They’re loud and they have attitude. This is not the softer fare typical at Stage 33 Live.
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and will be recorded and filmed. Suggested $5+ donation for the band in advance or at the door. Seating is limited. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; snacks by donation.
Josh Maiocco showed up at an open mic at Stage 33 Live in 2018 and stunned everyone with a pair of skillfully wrought songs performed brilliantly. Since then he’s played our stage as an opener and a side-person, but this is his first headline in the room.
It should be enough to say that he’s a talented writer and a standout player, but that makes for lean promotion. The fact is that there’s a lot we don’t know about him. Like, almost everything.
We know that he’s not from here originally, but since arriving has played in tasty and stylistically diverse bands like Ingrid’s Ruse, Ninja Monkey, 84 Sheepdog, and the Ben Carr Music Project, in addition to solo gigs.
There are hints that in younger days he may have played in New Jersey and New York City a lot.
He has a lingering MySpace page with basically nothing on it, probably forgotten long ago.
He’s an enigma. Come and bask. He asked Ezra Veitch to open and got an enthusiastic Yes.
Recorded and filmed.
Eleanor & The Pretty Things is a dynamic, atmospheric, emotionally charged alt / indie rock band from Boston known for powerful emo-leaning live performances that range from downright shimmering to borderline screamo, always tastefully, often within the same song.
The members’ diverse tastes merge to compelling result, creating, as they put it, “music that helps us sort out the great big mess that is life” with lyrics obliquely addressing themes like isolation, detachment, heartache, and anxiety – while never being ham-fisted about it, or going over the top.
They’re not scary or stand-offish or self-important. These are friendly, slightly geeky people who love their effects pedals, and aren’t afraid to be heartfelt and awkward.
This will be a loud show by a rock band. They’re probably going to bring an opening act with them.
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and will be recorded and filmed. Suggested $10 donation for the band in advance or at the door, or $5 if you don’t have $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Capacity is limited. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; snacks by donation.