We are very pleased to announce our 2025 season!
FREE to attend
FREE to perform
HATCH 2025 CALENDAR
(events have varying start times)
02 feb - zero to sketch*
(FREE show starts at 7:00pm)
03 mar - clown around**
17 mar - improv/variety
14 apr - the dead letter office
19 may - vt filmmaker showcase
22 may - student film showcase
*ZERO TO SKETCH - Feb 2, 2025 - How to participate
Facilitated by comedian Brian Hines
Are you totally new to sketch writing? Have you been writing for years for SNL? Are you somewhere in between and would love the madness of writing sketches to be performed in a few hours? Join all levels of sketch comedy writers in a welcoming, inclusive environment to create a show the same night!
This full day write-a-thon will focus on writing sketches in a collaborative manner (think writing partners and a writers room) while starting with absolutely zero ideas. It will end with a live read through in front of an audience!
This is an all-day event (Starts at 1pm and we'll have our performance in front of an audience at 7pm).
It's FREE and first come, first serve! Register here: [email protected]
Facilitated by comedian Brian Hines
Are you totally new to sketch writing? Have you been writing for years for SNL? Are you somewhere in between and would love the madness of writing sketches to be performed in a few hours? Join all levels of sketch comedy writers in a welcoming, inclusive environment to create a show the same night!
This full day write-a-thon will focus on writing sketches in a collaborative manner (think writing partners and a writers room) while starting with absolutely zero ideas. It will end with a live read through in front of an audience!
This is an all-day event (Starts at 1pm and we'll have our performance in front of an audience at 7pm).
It's FREE and first come, first serve! Register here: [email protected]
** CLOWN AROUND - Mar 3, 2025 - How to participate
Hosted by baby clown Maris Parisol
Seeking clowns to perform 10-minute turns for a mischievious night of play and fun and all things clown.
All are welcome to participate. First come, first served! Email [email protected] to request a spot.
Hosted by baby clown Maris Parisol
Seeking clowns to perform 10-minute turns for a mischievious night of play and fun and all things clown.
All are welcome to participate. First come, first served! Email [email protected] to request a spot.
HATCH - 2023-24 CALENDAR
(all events start at 7:00pm)
Nov 13, 2023 - Improv Night with The Cafeteria
Nov 27 - Playmakers
Dec 18 - Improv Night with The Cafeteria
Jan 15, 2024 - VT Filmmaker Short Film Showcase
Feb 5 - Improv Night with The Cafeteria
Feb 19 - Playmakers
Mar 4 - The Dead Letter Office
Mar 11 - VT Filmmaker Short Film Showcase
Mar 18 - Playmakers
Apr 22 - The Dead Letter Office
May 18 (Saturday) - HATCH Season Finale
HATCH Season Finale
a tasting platter of all the events from our first season
Improv Night hosted by The Cafeteria
Vermont Filmmaker Short Film Showcase
For submissions and questions, contact [email protected]
PLAYMAKERS (the new play reading series) is 10 years old
& is part of HATCH this season!
For more info on how to participate, contact [email protected]
The Dead Letter Office
For submissions and questions, contact [email protected]
When magic ruled the U.S. Postal Service, there was an entire division devoted to receiving and, if possible, rerouting undeliverable, non-returnable mail. “Dead letter detectives” did their best to carry senders’ missives as far as they could go; unsuccessful attempts would be shelved for posterity and eventually sold. After the death of magic in the 1990’s, The Dead Letter Office was rebranded as the Mail Recovery division, with Centers in disparate locations. Time for another re-org, America!
During The Dead Letter Office, writers will read their work—letters to and/or from anyone or anything, real or imagined—or enlist area carnies to perform on their behalf. This event, launching as part of the Off Center for the Dramatic Arts’ Hatch Series, creates a space for all of the messages we need to send but don’t know how to deliver.
During The Dead Letter Office, writers will read their work—letters to and/or from anyone or anything, real or imagined—or enlist area carnies to perform on their behalf. This event, launching as part of the Off Center for the Dramatic Arts’ Hatch Series, creates a space for all of the messages we need to send but don’t know how to deliver.
Contact us at [email protected] for more information.
