Brattleboro, VT, June 9, 2026: Performers led by Bob Marcus, Artistic Director of Tiny Theater, will play authors and historical figures featured on the Brattleboro Words Trail on Wednesday, June 24, from 6pm to 8pm. The performers will indulge the audience in a live interaction and play-act historical figures including Rudyard Kipling, commune leader John Humphrey Noyes, Lucy Terry Prince, Saul Bellow, Royall and Mary Tyler, Madame Sherri, Dr. Robert Ferdinand Wesselhoeft of water-cure fame and others whose stories span 250 years of the American experience.
The event, titled ‘Revolution to Reflection: Live on the Brattleboro Words Trail’ will be held outdoors on the town lawn behind the new Brattleboro Amtrak Station on Depot Street, Brattleboro, Vermont. The performances will also feature live music by Pete and Linda Simoneaux. Attendance to the event is free and audiences are advised to bring chairs, blankets and picnic, some seating will be provided. Early arrival for parking is advised. In case of rain, the event will be held at the Brooks Memorial Library’s main room.
The performances are part of the celebrations for the unveiling of the Brattleboro Words Trail Exhibit on the outside wall of the new Amtrak station that will take place at 11:30am on June 24. Some Tiny Theater actors playing the historical characters will also be present at the unveiling ceremony, offering a chance for attendees to interact with them. The ceramic Exhibit features representations of the area’s historical figures in the form of ceramic portrait medallions carved by local artist Cynthia Houghton. Their stories are linked to a GPS-triggered app and podcast that leads listeners on an audio journey of the people and places that make Brattleboro Vermont’s most storied small town. For more details, please visit brattleborowords.org or write to BrattleboroWords@gmail.com.
Complete list of performers:
Rudyard Kipling: Jackson Gillman
John Humphrey Noyes: Kevin O’Keefe
Lucy Terry Prince: Cheniece Brown-Goding
Saul Bellow: Michael Sola
Robert Frost: John Moran
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Andrew Seidman
Mary Palmer Tyler: Jenny Holan
Royall Tyler: Richard Epstein
Mary Cabot: Lissa Weinmann
Laura Lockie: Madame Sherri and
Dr. Robert Ferdinand Wesselhoeft: Ned Childs