Audiences at The Vergennes Opera House were invited to crash a wedding reception August 20–23, 2026 when the Middlebury Community Players Company Be presented Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, the sharp-tongued comedy by Academy Award winner Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under).

Five bridesmaids. One hideous dress. Zero desire to be at this wedding. Set during an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee estate, the play finds five very different bridesmaids hiding out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason for avoiding the festivities below. As the champagne flows and the party rages on without them, the women discover a surprising common bond in this wickedly funny and unexpectedly touching celebration of friendship, honesty, and the things we survive together.

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress premiered in 1993 and has become a favorite of theaters across the country for its razor-sharp wit and big heart.

The production was directed by Kush Sharma, stage managed by Skylar Franklin, and produced by Jon Fenner.

The cast featured Avery Cutroni, Christina Dewar, Ethan DeWitt,Addison Pollard, Molly Tatlock, and Jillian Torres.

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Five Women Wearing the Same Dress was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.