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1. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Owen Leavey / Weston Theater Company

   In Weston’s ‘Primary Trust,' the underdog finds a life (opens the original)

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   Kenneth is one of those people that everyone likes — when they notice him. Now 30, Kenneth has created his own orderly little world, the job at the bookstore followed by mai tais at a local bar with his best friend Bert — until losing his job forces him out into the “real” world. Eboni Booth’s uniquely gentle comedy “Primary Trust” follows the unprepossessing young man as he faces challenges the rest of the world has dealt with daily — but this is Kenneth’s first time around. A

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2. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Photo by Owen Leavey

   Weston reveals tenderness in operatic musical ‘Rent’ (opens the original)

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   Weston Theater Company’s “Rent” achieved a level seldom achieved in a rock musical — it’s beautiful. Vermont’s oldest professional theater company opened a production of Jonathan Larson’s masterpiece, Friday at Walker Farm, sharing the plight of struggling young New York artists during the height of the AIDS epidemic. But, far from being a downer, directed and choreographed by Michael Berresse, it is a glorious celebration of human resilience — and the staging is spectacular. “

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