Vermont Reads 2025
The Light Pirate
The Dorset Players will be performing a Staged Reading on Friday, November 14th at 6:30 pm at the Dorset Playhouse and Saturday, November 15th at 2:00 pm at the Manchester Community Library.
This novel opens with a storm—a devastating hurricane—and the birth of a baby girl named Wanda. Her arrival marks the beginning of a powerful journey set against the backdrop of Florida’s slow, inevitable collapse.
As the seas rise and infrastructure disappears, Wanda’s world is redefined. Raised in isolation and shaped by loss, she grows into a woman deeply connected to the earth and what remains of her community. The book is divided into four parts—Power, Water, Light, and Time—each one marking a new phase in her life and in the world around her.
But The Light Pirate is so much more than a climate crisis narrative. It’s a meditation on resilience, connection, and what it means to evolve in a world that’s crumbling beneath your feet. From a review by Jen Hatmaker
Come hear members of the Dorset Players and participants from surrounding communities bring this novel to life. Read by Joanne Beck, Evelyn Bond, Sandra Gartner, Kathy Malley, Lynne Marcus, Jon Mathewson, Becky Nawrath, Martha Jo Perkins, Carolyn Stellatella, and Trish Weisbrot. This production is sponsored by the Vermont Humanities as part of their 2025 VT Reads program. It is produced and directed by Maureen Chaffee.
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