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15 May 2009
Announcing Our 2009-2010 Season
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Musicals, dramas, comedies, shows for families and shows just for adults -- these form the 2009-2010 season at Weathervane Playhouse.
Weathervane Executive Director John Hedges -- who shapes the Playhouse's artistic direction and chooses the shows -- says next season will have something for everyone and that his choices reinforce a strong core theme of bringing people together.
"As we look to commemorate Weathervane's 75th anniversary and set the stage for the next 75 years, we hope to welcome a broad cross-section of people from our community to join us in this year-long celebration," said Hedges.
"In addition to the striking new facility that we'll be unveiling later this summer, the shows we've chosen for our anniversary year speak to the breadth of human experience that exists within our community in a powerful and compelling way.
"I know everyone will find at least one show in our season that will appeal to him or her," he said.
John Hedges
Executive Director
The 2009-2010 Weathervane Playhouse Mainstage Series
"Putting It Together"
A musical revue featuring the songs of Stephen Sondheim ~ Sept. 10 – 27, 2009
Inimitable! Incomparable! Incredible! These words describe the prodigious talents of Stephen Sondheim, whose wonderful songs receive a grand showcase in this fabulous musical revue.
"The Last Night of Ballyhoo"
A comic drama by Alfred Uhry ~ Oct. 8 – 25, 2009
From the playwright behind "Driving Miss Daisy," this comic drama examines the lives of Atlanta’s "Jewish upper crust" against the late 1930s backdrop of the city’s frivolous "Gone with the Wind" fever as well as the harsh reality of an approaching World War II. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play!
"Rabbit Hole"
A drama by David Lindsay-Abaire ~ Feb. 4 – 21, 2010
A sudden and incomprehensible accident forces a young married couple to cope in ways a husband and wife might never imagined in this powerful play, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
"The Great White Hope"
A drama by Howard Sackler ~ April 1 – 18, 2009
This drama – inspired by the life of boxer Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world – examines the American Dream as seen through the prism of race. A co-production with Cleveland’s Karamu House and Ensemble Theatre.
"Italian American Reconciliation"
A comic drama by John Patrick Shanley ~ April 29 – May 16, 2010
From the Oscar-, Pulitzer- and Tony-winning writer of "Doubt" and "Moonstruck," this heartwarming and comical play shows the lengths to which a man will go to prove his capacity to love and be loved.
"The Wedding Singer"
A musical based on the 1998 film of the same name ~ June 3 – 27, 2010
Music by Matthew Sklar; Lyrics by Chad Beguelin; Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy
Comb your mullet, grab your fluorescent hair ribbons, leg warmers and super-sized cell phones – and take a trip back to 1985 to meet Robbie Hart, New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer in this laugh-yourself-silly musical comedy.
The 2009-2010 John L. Dietz Theater Series at Weathervane Playhouse
"The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?"
a drama by Edward Albee ~ Oct. 29 – Nov. 14, 2009
An award-winning architect watches his life crumble after he admits to an adulterous affair in this highly provocative drama by the celebrated playwright of "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Winner of the 2003 Tony Award for Best Play.
"The Sum of Us"
A comic drama by David Stevens ~ Jan. 14 – 30, 2010
A gay man and his father support and cajole each other in this comic and tender examination of the ties that bind. Smart, witty and thoughtful! Winner of the 1991 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play
The 2009-2010 Weathervane Playhouse Young Actors Series
"Madeline and the Gypsies"
A musical based on the book by Ludwig Bemelmans ~ July 24 – Aug. 9, 2009
Impish schoolgirl Madeline and her fellow classmates, under the ever-watchful eye of Miss Clavell, enjoy an amazing day at the circus in this tuneful musical.
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
A musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice ~ Nov. 24 – Dec. 21, 2009
Marking its tenth consecutive year at Weathervane, this toe-tappin’ musical spins the Biblical tale of Joseph and his coat of many colors. An Akron holiday-season tradition!
"Pride and the Prejudice"
A romantic comedy adapted from the novel by Jane Austen by Jon Jory ~ March 2 – 14, 2010
Weathervane’s ensemble of teen actors presents the beloved tale of Elizabeth Bennett and her four sisters searching for suitable husbands in 18th Century England.
A Christmas-time Special Event!
"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"
A parody by Christopher Durang ~ Dec. 3 – 19, 2009
Definitely NOT your father’s version of "A Christmas Carol," hang on for a wild, irreverent send-up of a Christmas classic!
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