CONTROL TOP was created with the support of the Vermont Arts Council,
the Vermont Community Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Evening Performances at 7:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday June 20 & 21
Thursday - Friday & Saturday, June 26, 27 & 28
Matinee Performances at 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 21
Saturday, June 28
VENUE
The Auditorium
at the South Burlington Public Library
180 Market Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
CONTROL TOP premieres at South Burlington’s newest venue, The Auditorium at the beautiful South Burlington Public Library. A professional and inviting space, The Auditorium is acoustically designed with comfortable seating.
CONTROL TOP is a one act play
~ approximately 90 minutes ~
no intermission
(i.e. no long bathroom lines :)
The playwright and cast
will host a post-show Q & A
- for those interested -
We’d love to hear your thoughts.
$20 / $18 senior
CONTROL TOP proudly donates 15% of all ticket sales to THE SAFETY TEAM, whose mission is to empower women, prevent violence and heal trauma.
PARKING
Plenty of parking available behind the library (where there’s an additional entrance to the lobby of The Auditorium). More parking available on Market Street and in the parking lot across the street from the front of the library.
THE PLAY
CONTROL TOP features an ensemble of five women who reflect on their lifetime experiences with clothing. In funny and poignant conversations, they reveal what lies beneath the very fabric of their lives.
From lack of pockets to varying opinions on pantyhose ~ gendered t-shirts ~ dress codes ~ not-so-miracle bathing suits and training bras (and what exactly is being trained?), the women share, empathize and strategize how to move forward.
CONTROL TOP was inspired by Abby Wambach’s quote, “Wear what you want. Love who you love. Become what you imagine.” Vasta Folley says, “Wambach’s words are a rousing declaration and an invocation to recognize control - both blatant and hidden, ” adding, “How else to ‘wear what you want’ than to first understand what you wore and why?”
Written by Vermont playwright Carole Vasta Folley. Her proposal to write a play about the impact of gendered clothing on women received the 2024 VAC “People's Choice” Creation Grant Award. CONTROL TOP was created with the support of the Vermont Arts Council, the Vermont Community Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Playwright
An epiphany chaser, a lover of phrases that create goosebumps and a stalwart devotee of the power of the written word, Carole Vasta Folley is an award-winning playwright, columnist and writer living in Vermont.
After all those years as a woman hearing “not thin enough,
not pretty enough, not smart enough,
not this enough, not that enough,”
almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought,
“I’m enough.”
~ Anna Quindlen
Our Cast
Kelly Kendall
Linda McGinnis
Carole Vasta Folley
Pam Toof Norton
Kimberly Rockwood
Meredith Neary - Lighting/Sound
Our Crew
Andrea Wolga - Producer
Whitney Doremus - Stage Manager