Phone:  (802) 387-4051
Fax: (802) 387-4051

URL:  www.sandglasstheater.org
Email:  info@sandglasstheater.org

Sandglass Theater
PO Box 970
Putney, VT 05346

Our mission is to present, develop, and support innovative theatrical work, to provide our audience with a broad interpretation of theater, and to encourage dialogue across ages and cultures. Sandglass is a touring theater company dedicated to the use of the puppet as a theatrical medium, often in collaboration with actors, artists, and composers. We have become increasingly interested in other media, current issues, and a range of ensemble theater forms and collaborations. We have been presenting guest artists to the local community since 1996, including biannual seasons in our 60-seat theater and biannual international puppet festivals in local venues.

Located in a village in Southeastern Vermont, we serve a predominantly white and rural extended community of about 30,000. There is strong interest in multi-cultural, urban, and world affairs and recently we have shifted our programming toward new media and current issues around multi-cultural identity and diversity. Increasingly, we present theme-based series in order to develop an extended dialogue over a period of several weeks. Our ‘Theater as Memoir’ series in 2003 opened the door for exploration of diverse cultural identities.  This theme was broadened and deepened in 2005 with our first ‘Voices of Community’ which will continue in 2007.