The Williston One Acts 2026
Year Two: October 15-24, 2026
The Williston One Acts are our festival of one act plays at Vermont Repertory Theatre’s new venue in Williston, The Rep.
Vermont Rep proudly opened our new space, lovingly known as “The Rep”, with the Williston One Acts last year and this year it is brining it back - bigger and better!
This years festival features 6 short productions over 2 weekends, each helmed by a distinct director, showcasing a dynamic mix of voices, visions, and theatrical styles.
The One Acts helped inaugurate The Rep, and we are excited to continue this tradition for years to come.
2026 Productions
The Way of All Fish
By Elaine May
Directed by Bridget Edwards
“All the rules are changed.”
New York City, 1998. Ms. Asquith and her secretary, Ms. Riverton, swim in uncharted waters in Elanie May’s delightfully dark comedy, The Way of All Fish. Unforeseen circumstances have left Ms. Asquith with no Friday evening plans. An impromptu dinner invitation, and some very good wine, reveal the depths to which each woman is willing to go to be the biggest fish.
Their dinner takes turns both comic and macabre as Ms. Asquith and Ms. Riverton’s awkward getting-to-know-you chitchat becomes an exploration into the nature of power – getting and keeping it. Is the mere appearance of power enough, or do you also need to be able to back it up with physical strength?
The Way of All Fish was first produced at Manhattan Theatre Club as part of Power Plays, an evening of one-acts written by May and Alan Arkin.
Mountain Language
By Harold Pinter
Presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals
Directed by Rachel Solomon
Harold Pinter’s Mountain Language focuses on a brutal society where a minority of the population is forbidden from speaking their own language. Mountain Language utilizes a unique blend of absurdism and realism, silence and language to convey the suffering of political prisoners struggling to survive within a system specifically geared towards their oppression.
The Author’s Voice
By Richard Greenberg
Directed by Connor Kendall
The Author's Voice by Richard Greenberg is a story about art, ownership, and the human desire to be seen. Todd and Gene have a...unique relationship. Todd is pretty...and that's about it. He dreams of stardom but has no means to achieve it. Gene is a literal goblin who has a magical way with words. Together, they hope to odd couple their way to literary fame with Todd's face plastered over Gene's words. When overeager editor Portia gets involved, the delicate balance the pair has struck is thrown off kilter...and might never recover. What lengths are each willing to go to wield the power of "their" words?
THE AUTHOR'S VOICE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.
